This 2-page kindergarten word search hides eight recycling words in an 8 by 8 letter grid: can, jar, box, bin, paper, glass, reuse and earth. Words run across (left to right) or down (top to bottom) only, never backwards or on a slant. Each word in the bank sits beside a small picture, such as a blue recycling bin and a shopping bag for reuse, so early readers can match picture to word. Page 2 is an answer key with every word circled and a list of where each one starts.
“Find and circle words in a letter grid, reading left to right and top to bottom.”
The grid hides four words across and four words down.
“Match simple words to pictures of everyday recycling items.”
Each of the eight words in the bank has a picture next to it.
An 8 by 8 grid of capital letters. Students circle PAPER, GLASS, REUSE and EARTH across, and CAN, JAR, BOX and BIN down.
Eight cards under the grid, each with a small picture: a can, a jar, a box, a bin, a stack of paper, a glass bottle, a shopping bag and the Earth. Students read the word under each picture to know what to look for.
The same grid with all eight words circled, plus a list giving each word's direction, row and columns.
Picture first
Read the bank aloud and ask students to name what is in each picture before they search. Reuse and earth need a sentence of talk, because the bag and the globe do not show the word as plainly as the can and the jar do.
Next to the real bin
Put a recycling bin and a paper tray beside the sheet. After students find the words, let them sort a few clean classroom items into the right pile.
Model one word
On the board, find CAN together: spot the C, then look right and down for A and N. Most students need to see that once before they work alone.
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