View all 2 pagesThanksgiving feast word search (Easy)
Reading Thanksgiving words (turkey, pie, corn) and finding them across and down
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Thanksgiving Word Searches
Thanksgiving 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 pagesFall harvest word search (Easy)
Reading Thanksgiving words (pumpkin, apple, wheat) and finding them across and down
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View all 2 pagesThanksgiving word search with a word list (Easy)
Reading Thanksgiving words (thanks, family, feast) and finding them across and down
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Finding seasonal words by their letters
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Finding and reading Thanksgiving words by their spelling
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Reading and finding Thanksgiving words, including words with vowel teams and two syllables
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Medium (3rd–4th)
View all 2 pagesThanksgiving dinner word search (Medium)
Reading and finding 14 Thanksgiving words (turkey, stuffing, gravy) across, down and on a slant
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View all 2 pagesHarvest word search (Medium)
Reading and finding 14 Thanksgiving words (harvest, orchard, wheat) across, down and on a slant
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View all 2 pagesGiving thanks word search (Medium)
Reading and finding 14 Thanksgiving words (thankful, grateful, family) across, down and on a slant
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View all 2 pagesThanksgiving parade word search (Medium)
Reading and finding 14 Thanksgiving words (parade, balloon, float) across, down and on a slant
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Hard (5th and up)
View all 2 pagesThanksgiving word Search: hard
Finding 22 Thanksgiving words (thanksgiving, gratitude, cornucopia) in all 8 directions, including backwards
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View all 2 pagesThanksgiving feast word Search: hard
Finding 20 Thanksgiving words (cornbread, sweet potatoes, marshmallows) in all 8 directions, including backwards
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View all 2 pagesFall harvest word Search: hard
Finding 20 Thanksgiving words (harvest, orchard, scarecrow) in all 8 directions, including backwards
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View all 2 pagesThanksgiving word Search: expert
Finding 26 Thanksgiving words (thanksgiving, grateful, generous) in all 8 directions, including backwards
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About these thanksgiving word search worksheets
These free Thanksgiving word search printables come in three levels, so the same holiday puzzle works for a kindergartner and a fifth grader. The themes cover the feast, the harvest, giving thanks and the parade.
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 Thanksgiving crossword and Thanksgiving 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 Thanksgiving 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 Thanksgiving 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 turkey, pie, gravy, cranberry, harvest and parade words. Medium and hard puzzles add longer, less common words to stretch older readers.