This free printable Earth Day word search gives you a simple, no-prep activity for older kids to practice vocabulary while having fun.
This word search for kids is designed for students around 6th grade.
Download a free copy below. The PDF includes the answer page.
Skill Level
The difficulty level is medium to hard, a perfect challenge for older elementary to middle school students.
There are 28 hidden Earth Day words for older kids to find and circle in an 18 X 18 grid of uppercase letters.
Eighteen of the words are at a 6th grade spelling level. Most of them are from the Earth Day themed weekly spelling list of these grade 6 spelling words.
The remaining ten words were on spelling lists of previous grades.
The words of this printable word search are hidden in every possible direction – horizontally, vertically, and diagonally: forwards and backward.
Earth Day Words
The words on this printable Earth Day word search are:
- atmosphere
- biodegradable
- clean
- conservation
- disposable
- disposal
- Earth
- ecology
- empty
- energy
- environment
- faucet
- glass
- metal
- paper
- planet
- plastic
- pollute
- pollution
- process
- protect
- save
- solar
- recycle
- reduce
- reusable
- waste
- water
Printable Word Search
Download and print a copy of this free Earth Day word search using either form below. It will also be sent to your email.
The 2 page pdf file includes an answer sheet. Print page 1 to print just the puzzle page.
The puzzle prints in black and white to for budget-friendly printing.
More Earth Day Word Puzzles for Kids
Here are some more Earth Day activities and word puzzles:
- Earth Day fill in word puzzle
- 5th grade Earth Day crossword
- 4th grade Earth Day crossword
- Earth Day word scramble with jokes
Kids might also enjoy coloring these Earth Day bookmarks.
For Earth Day activities for kids in early elementary grades, see:
- Easy Earth Day Word Search
- Save our planet Earth word puzzles which includes a word search with a secret message, crossword puzzles, and a Earth Day spelling game.
Answer Key
Here is the answer key for this earth day word search:
