Collection · 14 puzzles
6th Grade Word Searches
Puzzles for the sixth grade units. World history: Ancient Civilizations, from Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt to Ancient India, Ancient China, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, with Greek Mythology and World Religions. Science: Earth Science, Plate Tectonics, the Layers of the Earth and Biomes. Math: Statistics and Probability, a sixth grade strand in the Common Core.
The Common Core language standards for sixth grade ask students to use Greek and Latin roots as clues to a word's meaning, with audience, auditory and audible as the standard's own examples. The ancient history lists are a good place to practice: democracy, hieroglyph and mythology all come from Greek.
Printable 6th Grade Word Searches
6th Grade Word Search Puzzles
Every puzzle prints in three levels: easy hides 5 words in a 10 by 10 grid, reading only across and down; medium hides 15 in a 12 by 12 grid; hard hides up to 23 in a 15 by 15 grid. Each print is a fresh draw from the topic's word list, and every sheet comes with an answer key. The same puzzles play online, on your own or against a friend in real time.