Winter Solstice Word Search

Use it as an early finisher or a quiet review in December. Children can pick three words they found and explain them to a partner.

One page with a 15 by 15 letter grid and a word bank of 14 words: Solstice, Axis, Tilt, Hemisphere, Equator, Daylight, Orbit, Sunrise, Sunset, December, Capricorn, Shadow, Season and Arctic. Answer key included.

Yes. We made it for 3rd Grade to 5th Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

4 printable resources, all free to preview. There are 30 Winter Solstice resources in all, from Preschool to 5th Grade, gathered on our Winter Solstice activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 3rd Grade to 5th Grade students, roughly ages 8-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 3rd Grade to 5th Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.