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
- Football
- Go-kart
- Hopscotch
- Hula hoop
- Jungle gym
- Kite
- Marbles
- Sandbox
- Scooter
- Seesaw
- Skipping rope
- Slide
- Swing
- Tag
- Trampoline
- Treehouse
- Water gun
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
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| O | I | S | C | O | O | T | E | R | W | S | T | O | J |
| K | N | R | M | N | N | D | G | H | A | H | R | S | U |
| O | D | H | E | G | O | K | A | R | T | T | A | T | N |
| C | W | H | O | B | U | B | B | L | E | S | M | R | G |
| E | S | K | I | P | P | I | N | G | R | O | P | E | L |
| I | E | L | R | H | S | A | F | B | G | E | O | E | E |
| T | S | A | G | U | E | C | O | K | U | C | L | H | G |
| M | A | R | B | L | E | S | O | I | N | P | I | O | Y |
| B | N | G | A | A | S | O | T | T | I | N | N | U | M |
| I | D | N | M | H | A | H | B | E | C | N | E | S | L |
| K | B | I | S | O | W | O | A | C | O | H | E | E | T |
| E | O | W | A | O | E | S | L | I | D | E | N | T | O |
| O | X | L | L | P | P | K | L | N | U | R | N | F | H |
Find these words
- Bike
- Bubbles
- Chalk
- Football
- Go-kart
- Hopscotch
- Hula hoop
- Jungle gym
- Kite
- Marbles
- Sandbox
- Scooter
- Seesaw
- Skipping rope
- Slide
- Swing
- Tag
- Trampoline
- Treehouse
- Water gun
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About this word search
Recess is where most of these games get passed down, from the older grades to grade one, with the rules changing a little from schoolyard to schoolyard. Hopscotch and Tag need almost nothing, and a box of chalk can fill a whole afternoon.
On this fourteen by fourteen board, words may slope diagonally as well as run flat or upright, but none is reversed. Skipping rope and Jungle gym appear without spaces. Tag and Kite are short and easy to overlook.
After the puzzle, take the list outside and try three of the games. Football could mean soccer or a game of catch with an oval ball, which is worth asking the kids about.
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, students check their own answers.
At home and on the go
Pack a few printed sheets for the car, the train or a family vacation. 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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