View all 2 pagesChristmas picture word search (Easy)
Reading Christmas words (tree, gift, bell) and finding them across and down
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Christmas Word Searches
Christmas word searches at three levels, from picture puzzles to hard 8-direction grids, all with answer keys.
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Easy (K–2)
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View all 2 pagesChristmas morning word search (Easy)
Reading Christmas words (candy, drum, train) and finding them across and down
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2 pages309 KB
View all 2 pagesChristmas word search with a word list (Easy)
Reading Christmas words (santa, merry, jolly) and finding them across and down
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2 pages39 KB
View all 2 pagesChristmas word search for kindergarten
Finding and reading short Christmas words
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2 pages205 KB
View all 2 pagesChristmas word search for 1st grade
Finding and reading Christmas words
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2 pages316 KB
View all 2 pagesChristmas word search
Reading and finding Christmas words in a letter grid
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2 pages43 KB
View all 2 pagesGingerbread man word search
Reading and finding words from the Gingerbread Man story
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2 pages43 KB
Medium (3rd–4th)
View all 2 pagesChristmas decorations word search (Medium)
Reading and finding 14 Christmas words (ornaments, tinsel, garland) across, down and on a slant
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View all 2 pagesChristmas cookies and treats word search (Medium)
Reading and finding 13 Christmas words (gingerbread, sugar cookie, frosting) across, down and on a slant
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2 pages47 KB
View all 2 pagesChristmas around the world word search (Medium)
Reading and finding 14 Christmas words (mexico, germany, sweden) across, down and on a slant
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2 pages49 KB
View all 2 pagesNorth pole word search (Medium)
Reading and finding 14 Christmas words (reindeer, sleigh, north pole) across, down and on a slant
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Hard (5th and up)
View all 2 pagesChristmas word Search: hard
Finding 22 Christmas words (christmas, december, ornament) in all 8 directions, including backwards
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2 pages56 KB
View all 2 pagesHoliday baking word Search: hard
Finding 20 Christmas words (gingerbread, shortbread, snickerdoodle) in all 8 directions, including backwards
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2 pages57 KB
View all 2 pagesChristmas around the world word Search: hard
Finding 24 Christmas words (mexico, germany, sweden) in all 8 directions, including backwards
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View all 2 pagesChristmas word Search: expert
Finding 26 Christmas words (celebration, decorations, ornaments) in all 8 directions, including backwards
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2 pages61 KB
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About these christmas word search worksheets
These free Christmas word search printables come in three levels, so the same holiday puzzle works for a kindergartner and a fifth grader. The themes cover decorations, cookies and treats, the North Pole, holiday baking and Christmas around the world.
Easy puzzles have big letters, a picture word bank, and words that only go across and down. Medium puzzles are 12x12 to 14x14 grids with words across, down and on a slant. Hard puzzles are 16x16 to 18x18 grids where words run in all 8 directions, including backwards: a real challenge for older kids and adults.
Every puzzle has an answer key on page 2 with each word ringed. Each word appears in its grid exactly once, and the filler letters are checked so no unkind words show up by accident. For more holiday puzzles, see the winter word search page for snow, weather and animal puzzles, and the Christmas crossword and word scramble pages.
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.6Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.6Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that pertain to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.6Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).
How to use them
- Pick the level that fits: easy for K–2, medium for 3rd and 4th grade, hard for 5th grade and up.
- Before younger children start, read the word bank aloud together and point to each picture.
- Use a hard puzzle as a timed partner challenge, or put one in the holiday party or early-finisher basket.
Teaching tips
- Teach a strategy: look for the first letter of a word, then check the eight letters around it for the second letter.
- On hard puzzles, remind children that words can run backwards and up, not just across and down.
- Have children say or spell each word as they ring it, so the puzzle doubles as reading and spelling practice.
Questions teachers and parents ask
Are these Christmas word searches free?
Yes. Every puzzle is a free PDF for US Letter or A4, with no sign-up, and the answer key is on page 2.
Is there a hard Christmas word search?
Yes. The hard puzzles are 16x16 to 18x18 grids with 20 to 26 words hidden in all 8 directions, including backwards. They suit 5th graders, older kids and adults.
Which puzzle should I give a kindergartner?
Use an easy puzzle with a picture word bank. The letters are big and the words only go across and down, so children can match each picture to its word and then find it.
What words are in the puzzles?
Holiday vocabulary such as tree, ornament, gingerbread, sleigh and reindeer words. Medium and hard puzzles add longer, less common words to stretch older readers.