![]() They seriously look forward to this all week!! Typically, I have students finish a friend’s word search when they have extra time or Friday mornings. ![]() Students LOVE doing a friend’s word search. Using word search templates is one of my very favorite ways for students to practice spelling words. Or, sometimes, I provide my students with the word list, such as their weekly spelling words or sight words. There are times that students will make the list of words all on their own, like if they are pulling important vocabulary words from a nonfiction text. USE WORD SEARCHES TO REINFORCE WHATEVER WORDS YOU ARE TEACHING IN YOUR CLASSROOM. At another time, I allow students to trade and complete them. The kiddos will create their word lists and then hide the words. I give students blank word search templates. Honestly, I am not a huge fan of copying a word search out of a teacher’s edition or even the teacher making them on a website and then printing for students.Ĭompleting word searches with a purpose is all together different!įor the most part, I use “student-created” word searches. I do agree that word searches can sometimes be a “time filler,”… but, really, sometimes the time has to be filled. ![]() Yikes! LEAVE THE TEACHER’S EDITION ON THE SHELF. I even had an elementary principal that banned them from our campus altogether.
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