Free Printable Shark Word Searches
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Dive into a sea of words with these free printable Shark Word Searches – perfect for Shark Week! Explore shark-related terms and sharpen your kids’ spelling and cognitive skills.
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Shark Word Searches
Word search puzzles are fun for kids and adults alike, and are a perfect activity for Shark Week!
about this word search theme.
I have created there different word searches of varying difficulty (they are color-coded).
The words to find are all species of shark. The hard puzzle has the full name, e.g., Hammerhead Shark, whereas the easy and medium puzzles just have the name, e.g., Mako (rather than Mako Shark)
- In the blue easy word search puzzles, 10 species of shark may appear horizontally or vertically but forwards only.
- In the red medium word search puzzles, 15 species of shark may appear horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, but forwards only.
- In the green hard word search puzzles, 20 species of shark may appear forwards and backward and in all directions – horizontally, vertically, and diagonally.
Also included are the answer sheets to all the puzzles should you have trouble finding all of the sharks!
And for more shark-themed printable fun, check out our Printable Shark Week Activity Pack now available in the Purple Pumpkin Printables Shop. There are 20 different activities and over 500 pages to enjoy!
How To Solve A Word Search
- A list of words is hidden in a grid of jumbled-up letters.
- You must search through the grid to find the words, crossing them off the list as you go.
- You can use a pen or pencil to cross out the words as they are found.
- I like to use highlighter pens to mark words when I find them instead of crossing them through.
- Highlighting the words is best for children as the letters can still be clearly seen (useful when words cross paths on the grid).
- Words appear in a straight, unbroken line. Two or Three-word phrases, such as “HAMMERHEAD SHARK” will be unbroken and appear as “HAMMERHEADSHARK” in the grid without a space in between the words.
- Depending on the difficulty level of the puzzle, words may appear forwards and/or backward, and horizontally, vertically, and/or diagonally. The directions for each puzzle are included in the printable.
- Words may also cross paths or overlap (especially the more difficult levels).
Puzzles like this shark-themed word search are also fab for those with a competitive nature!
Whether it is by yourself and trying to solve the puzzle against a timer, or with other people and see who can find all the words first.
Where Are The Word Search Downloads?
- You will find the download links further down this page surrounded by a purple box.
- Tap the purple download buttons to save the file(s) to your device.
- Printables are available in two paper sizes – A4 and US Letter (8.5″ x 11″).
- Download the size that is appropriate for your printer.
- The files are PDFs and can be opened with the free-to-use Adobe Reader.
- Visit The Purple Pumpkin Printables Shop for more awesome printables and products, including our huge Shark Week Activity Pack with more Shark Word Searches!
Benefits of Word Searches
Word searches are great brain-training puzzles for people of all ages.
They are fun to do and they have some great benefits including:
- Developing word recognition
- Developing pattern recognition
- Encourage problem-solving
- Increasing vocabulary
- Improving spelling
- Can help to boost your memory and brain development
More Word Search Printables
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