Eight map words hide in a 10 by 10 letter grid on this kindergarten word hunt: HOME, LAKE, MAP, PARK, ROAD, SCHOOL, TOWN, and TREE. Words run only across or down, which keeps the search manageable for early readers. The word list sits under the grid. The printed title is Neighborhood Map Word Hunt, and the answer key gives the row, column, and direction for every word. It builds the place vocabulary behind C3 Framework D2.Geo.6.K-2.
D2.Geo.6.K-2
“Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.”
The word list only, which names natural features such as a lake and a tree next to built places such as a road, a park, and a school. The sheet builds the vocabulary but does not ask students to describe a place.
A 10 by 10 grid of capital letters. Students look left to right and top to bottom to find each word.
HOME, LAKE, MAP, PARK, ROAD, SCHOOL, TOWN, and TREE, printed in a line under the grid.
The starting row and column for all eight words, such as SCHOOL at row 1, column 1, reading top to bottom.
Start with MAP
MAP sits in row 2 and is only three letters. Find it together so students see how a word reads across before they hunt alone.
Quiet table task
This is a calm independent task for a literacy center. Most kindergartners need about fifteen minutes for all eight words.
Draw the words
After the search, ask students to draw a tiny map that includes a road, a lake, and a tree from the list.
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