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Easy insects word search

Tiny words for tiny animals: ant, bee, fly and bug. The grid is ten by ten with only straight words in it, good for five year olds with a magnifying glass in the other hand.

FOUND0 of 10
  • Ant
  • Bee
  • Bug
  • Egg
  • Flea
  • Fly
  • Leg
  • Moth
  • Wasp
  • Wing

This is the same puzzle as on the printable sheet. Every word you find turns green and is crossed off the list.

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Insects for young kids

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Find these words

  • Ant
  • Bee
  • Bug
  • Egg
  • Flea
  • Fly
  • Leg
  • Moth
  • Wasp
  • Wing

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Insects for young kids

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About this word search

Small words fit small creatures. Ant, Bee, Fly, Bug, Egg and Leg are all three letters, so a child who can sound out short words can find most of this list.

Every word runs left to right or top to bottom. Begin by reading the list aloud and looking at a picture of each insect. Then find the first letter, put a finger on it and slide right or down. Moth, Wasp, Flea and Wing have four letters and may need a little help.

Afterwards, go outside with a magnifying glass and see which of the ten you can spot. A leg or a wing counts.

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 French too

The same theme also exists in French and Italian, 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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