Do it Yourself Word Search Games
Word searches are games in which letters are scrambled across a page in a grid-like pattern, and the objective is to find certain words. Word searches can be a good accessory to classroom lessons, and teachers can use them to help their students work on their spelling knowledge. It's a game suited to people of all ages, with adults gravitating to scrambles involving more difficult words and trickier visual set-ups. You can buy word searches, but it is just as easy to make them yourself. That way, you can help a child practice particular vocabulary or spelling words, or amuse an older player with highly challenging words.
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Go to the A to Z Teacher Stuff website and find the Word Search Generator. Enter a title for your puzzle and the list of words you want to be hidden in the puzzle. There is also an option to pick from a pre-selected list of words, if you do not have your own.
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Fill in information about how you want the puzzle to look. You can use the "Placement of word list" drop down menu to decide if you want your word list to appear to the right or bottom of the puzzle.
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Customize your puzzle's settings. You can choose the type of grid style, font style, font case, font size, and the amount of rows and columns that you want in your word search by clicking on these drop down menus and selecting your preferences. You can also decide if you want your word placement within the puzzle to be forward, backward, vertical, diagonal, or any combination of these.
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Click "Create Puzzle" and you will be taken to your personalized word search. Print as many copies as you need.
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