St Patricks Day Word Search

About this resource

A St Patricks Day word search set that works for the whole room: nine puzzles at three levels, so a kindergartener, a second grader and a third grader can each get a page that fits. The words are about shamrocks and clover, rainbows, gold and coins, a pot, green, luck, a parade, Ireland, March and spring, plus the leprechaun as a character from folklore. Every student page has a big My name line and one short instruction with a picture. Grid letters are big, and the starting level shows a picture next to every word.

EVERYTHING INSIDE (28 pages)

• 1 binder cover with a spine label, and 3 divider tabs
• 1 Start Here page: what is inside, the three levels, where to use it, a short note on the words, prep
• 3 starting-level word searches (K-1): a 7 by 7 grid, 5 words each, words go left to right only, one word to a row, a picture word list (15 words in all)
• 3 building-level word searches (grade 2): an 8 by 8 grid, 6 words each, words go across and down (18 words in all)
• 3 ready-for-more word searches (grade 3): a 10 by 10 grid, 8 words each, words go in all eight directions (24 words in all)
• 3 scramble pages, one for each level (17 words in all): put the letters in order with a picture, fix the word from a word bank, or use a clue
• 1 draw-and-write page: My Lucky Day, with a drawing box, handwriting lines and a picture word bank
• 1 make-your-own word search page: write 6 words, hide them in a blank 8 by 8 grid
• 1 "when I am done" picture menu for early finishers
• 3 answer keys, one per level, with every puzzle solved and the row, column and direction of every word
• 1 Who Did What This Week class data page, with the scramble answers
• 1 family letter, 1 what's-next page, 1 credits page

Three Levels, Marked With Shapes

The levels are marked with a circle, a square and a triangle beside the name line instead of a number, so children at one table are not comparing papers. Grade labels are a starting guess; hand each child the level that feels good.

Every Grid Checked

The grids were made in code and each one was checked by a second scan: every listed word appears in its grid, exactly once in the directions its level uses. The answer keys are made from the same data as the puzzles.

Secular, Word Work Only

The words are about green, luck and spring. The leprechaun is treated as a make-believe character from folklore. There are no religious words and no history lesson, so the set fits any classroom.

Use It For

Early finishers, centers, morning work, sub plans, a mixed-level group, and a March morning-work week.

What This Is, And What It Is Not

A print-and-go PDF: print and hand out with crayons or pencils. There is no cutting except the optional binder spine label. It is not a fillable PDF and it is not Google Slides or a PowerPoint file. The pictures are Whimsy Clips art plus a few drawn by us, and the fonts are KA Fonts; the file is secured so the art cannot be lifted out of it.

Who This Is For

Kindergarten through 3rd grade teachers and special education teachers who need St Patricks Day word work for a mixed-level room.