Pilgrims Activity: Pilgrims Word Search (non-fiction, reading facts)
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Pilgrims: Are you learning about the Pilgrims in your classroom? If so, your students will enjoy this fun 'fact find' word search! If your students are like mine, they love these puzzles.
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I have marked this for grades 3-5, but some third graders that have weaker reading skills might need help on some words, such as words like echolocation.
This is perfect for fall, especially for November as you near Thanksgiving. Of course, it can be used any time you are studying Pilgrims, Thanksgiving, or this particular time in history.
This is not just any 'ole puzzle. It doesn't just include words. It includes facts about Pilgrims that your students will enjoy reading. I call it a 'fact find'. Within each fact, a word (or words) is underlined. Those are the words the students will find in the puzzle. For example, one sentences says, "Before leaving the Mayflower, the Pilgrims came up with a set of laws called the Mayflower Compact." The word 'compact' is underlined and that is the word they will find.
In this Pilgrims themed word search puzzle, words are found forward, backward, up, down, and diagonal. I would consider it on the challenging side since students are looking for words diagonally and backwards, and because they will practice reading skills.
I use word searches to introduce vocabulary, or even just give it as morning work. They are also great to use in writing. Perfect for a sub, too.
There are many options for using this word search 'fact find'.
One option is to have students partner up and practice fluency. They can take turns reading the sentences. This can be used for a writing activity. Have them take the facts from the puzzle and turn them into a paragraph, changing out some of the words to make it their own. Use it as a reading homework assignment,too. Parents can work with their child to find the words. Feel free to be creative and use it in your classroom however you would like.
The Pilgrims themed words included in the word search are:
Mayflower
sixty-four days (traveled)
tools
Pilgrims
Bradford (William)
One hundred-two (passengers)
Massachusetts (landed)
Compact
Plymouth (first permanent settlement)
poor health (over half died first winter)
Samoset
Massasoit
Native Americans (taught to farm and more)
Squanto (spoke English and translated)
First Thanksgiving
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FACT FINDS you will like:
Candy Canes and Christmas Cards
Pie in America (incorporate into Pi Day)
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For more creative lesson ideas, click on 'elementary lesson plans' by my picture above.
