Playground word search
A hula hoop, the swing and sidewalk chalk: twenty things you do outside when the sun is out, from hopscotch to the treehouse. For outdoor play day or the first warm afternoon.
- Bike
- Bubbles
- Chalk
- Climbing frame
- Footy
- Go-kart
- Hopscotch
- Hula hoop
- Kite
- Marbles
- Sandpit
- Scooter
- Seesaw
- Skipping rope
- Slide
- Swing
- Tag
- Trampoline
- Treehouse
- Water pistol
This is the same puzzle as on the printable sheet. Every word you find turns green and is crossed off the list.
Make your own versionPlaying outside
Name
| S | C | O | O | T | E | R | L | O | O | I | S | O | K |
| H | K | N | R | G | O | K | A | R | T | M | N | N | T |
| O | D | I | G | H | H | S | O | D | E | A | T | W | R |
| P | C | W | P | H | E | I | E | L | R | C | G | A | A |
| S | A | N | D | P | I | T | A | B | T | H | E | T | M |
| C | L | I | M | B | I | N | G | F | R | A | M | E | P |
| O | A | G | C | P | H | N | A | O | E | L | B | R | O |
| T | I | N | N | M | U | H | G | N | E | K | U | P | L |
| C | M | A | R | B | L | E | S | R | H | L | B | I | I |
| H | S | E | E | S | A | W | I | S | O | O | B | S | N |
| C | L | T | O | E | H | T | W | A | U | P | L | T | E |
| E | I | N | F | O | O | T | Y | T | S | O | E | O | O |
| K | D | L | L | P | O | B | I | K | E | K | S | L | N |
| U | E | R | N | F | P | H | S | W | I | N | G | D | T |
Find these words
- Bike
- Bubbles
- Chalk
- Climbing frame
- Footy
- Go-kart
- Hopscotch
- Hula hoop
- Kite
- Marbles
- Sandpit
- Scooter
- Seesaw
- Skipping rope
- Slide
- Swing
- Tag
- Trampoline
- Treehouse
- Water pistol
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About this word search
Several of these games need almost nothing: a stick of Chalk for Hopscotch, a length of rope for skipping, a patch of dirt for Marbles. A kick of the Footy in the street has kept Australian kids busy for generations, and parents may well recall their own favourites.
Each word in the grid lies across, drops down or slants diagonally, always reading from the start. Skipping rope and Climbing frame are written as single strings. Go-kart drops its hyphen, so look for GOKART. Tag is the shortest and often the last one found.
Keep it for a scorching afternoon when it is too hot to be outside, then make a plan for which game to play once the sun goes down.
Ways to use this word search
In the classroom
Print it as a task for early finishers, or to open a lesson on this topic. With the QR code on the sheet, pupils check their own answers.
At home and on the go
Pack a few printed sheets for the car, the train or the holidays. A pen is all you need, no screen required.
Play together
Print the sheet twice and race each other. Whoever finds all the words first wins. Or play it online and see who is fastest.
Try it in English (New Zealand) too
The same theme also exists in English (New Zealand), each with its own word list in that language. Handy if you are learning a language: you already know the topic, now just the words.
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