Easy native bush word search
Tree, fern, kauri and ponga: ten short bush words in a ten by ten grid. The words only run across and down, a good warm-up before a walk in the bush.
- Fern
- Kauri
- Leaf
- Log
- Moss
- Nīkau
- Ponga
- Stream
- Track
- Tree
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 versionIn the bush for young kids
Name
| A | M | O | S | S | T | R | E | A | M |
| F | N | I | K | A | U | R | I | T | A |
| U | C | S | L | O | L | E | E | R | F |
| R | T | A | S | P | O | N | G | A | E |
| E | G | F | D | E | G | E | K | C | R |
| L | E | H | R | O | E | I | S | K | N |
| W | R | F | O | P | B | Y | F | B | H |
| E | C | S | T | H | P | T | F | A | O |
| T | E | T | R | E | E | P | U | D | N |
| T | T | L | E | A | F | N | R | Y | O |
Find these words
- Fern
- Kauri
- Leaf
- Log
- Moss
- Nīkau
- Ponga
- Stream
- Track
- Tree
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In the bush for young kids
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About this word search
In the bush in New Zealand the trees are tall and green all year round. The kauri is a giant tree, the ponga is a fern as big as a tree, and the nīkau is a palm. You walk along a track, past a stream and over moss and fallen logs.
The grid is ten by ten and the words only go across or down. Stream is the longest with six letters. Log is the shortest with three. Nīkau is written NIKAU, without the line over the I.
When the words are found, go for a walk and collect fallen leaves. Children can glue them next to the sheet and try to find out which tree each leaf came from.
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 ferry or the bach. 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.
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