This 2-page 1st grade social studies word search hides ten community helper words in a 10 by 10 grid. DOCTOR, TEACHER, FARMER, NURSE, POLICE, CHEF and DENTIST run across, and BAKER, PILOT and VET run down. A picture of each helper sits under the grid with its word. Page 2 is the answer key, with every word circled on the grid and a list of the row and column where each one sits.
“Read and spell ten community helper words.”
Students scan the grid for words such as TEACHER, DENTIST and PILOT.
“Match a picture of a community helper to its word.”
Each of the ten words is labeled under a picture of the helper.
A 10 by 10 grid of capital letters, with the instruction to find words across, left to right, and down, top to bottom.
Ten helpers pictured below the grid, each labeled with the word to find, from DOCTOR and NURSE to DENTIST and VET.
The grid with all ten words circled, and a list of the row and columns for each word.
Early finishers
Keep copies in a folder for students who finish other work. Ten short words make a quick task.
Say and spell first
Have students say and spell each word with a partner before they search. They then know which letters to scan for.
Picture support
Students who need support can point to a helper, say the word, then hunt for its first letter in the grid.
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