Eight words hide in a 10 by 10 letter grid on this 2-page 1st grade word search: jump, jumped, jumping and jumps, and play, played, playing and plays. Words run across and down only. Every word is a root plus an ending, so students see how -s, -ed and -ing change jump and play as they circle them. It fits Common Core L.1.4c. The answer key gives the row, column and direction of each word, such as JUMPS starting at row 5, column 9.
L.1.4c
“Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).”
The eight target words are the roots jump and play with their -s, -ed and -ing forms.
A 10 by 10 grid with arrows for the two directions, and the eight target words listed underneath.
Start position and direction for all eight words.
Sort after the search
Once all eight are circled, students write them in two columns, jump words and play words, and underline each ending.
Early finisher tray
It is a short search. Keep copies in the early finisher tray during a week on -ed and -ing.
The hidden PLAY
In the key, PLAY is the word on its own in row 8. Students who circle it inside PLAYED should keep looking.
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