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Presidents' Day Word Search
Free presidents day word search puzzles to print or play online.
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Washington and Lincoln
8 words to find
- GEORGE
- LINCOLN
- ABRAHAM
- PENNY
- DOLLAR
- HONEST
- LOG
- CABIN
Drag from the first to the last letter of a word, or tap the first letter and then the last. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
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18 printable Presidents' Day word search puzzles
eighteen puzzles in three levels. Easy puzzles are 10 by 10 grids with eight words across and down, medium puzzles are 13 by 13 grids with twelve words and diagonals, and hard puzzles are 16 by 16 grids with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. Themes include Mount Rushmore, Presidential Elections, White House Rooms and Washington DC Sights. Every puzzle has an answer key and prints on US Letter or A4. Every one of these 18 puzzles is free: play it online above or print its PDF, with the answer key on page 2. No account, no email.
Easy: across and down 6 puzzles
Medium: across, down and diagonal 6 puzzles
Hard: every direction, backwards too 6 puzzles
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How to use these Presidents' Day word searches
Hand one out on the Friday before the holiday as a social studies warm-up. Teachers can pair the presidents puzzles with a timeline lesson, and families can do the White House and Washington DC puzzles before a trip. Care homes can use them for a quiet group. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own Presidents' Day word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these presidents' day words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about Presidents' Day word search
Every Presidents' Day puzzle on this page is free to play online and free to print as a PDF with its answer key, one by one. Only the optional booklet, all 18 puzzles bundled into one print-ready file, costs money.
Mount Rushmore, First Twelve Presidents, Lincoln's Era and Presidents of the 1900s use presidents' last names. Only past presidents appear, and the Vice Presidents of the Past puzzle covers vice presidents who served long ago.
Start with Washington and Lincoln, The White House or Red White Blue, which are easy 10 by 10 grids. If those go well, try Mount Rushmore or Presidents on Money, the medium 13 by 13 puzzles.
It falls on the third Monday of February. The easy puzzle Presidents Day Monday includes holiday, Monday, February, parade and history, and the hard puzzles cover elections, government and Washington DC.
Easy puzzles (10 by 10, words across and down) work from about age 6. Medium puzzles (13 by 13, diagonals added) suit ages 8 to 11. Hard puzzles (16 by 16, every direction, backwards too) are for older kids and adults.
Page 2 of every PDF is the answer key, with each word marked where it hides. When you play online, the Show answers button marks them on the grid.
Every puzzle comes as a US Letter PDF (8.5 by 11 inches) and an A4 PDF (210 by 297 mm). Print at 100% or Actual size.
Every puzzle on this page plays in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer: drag or tap from the first to the last letter of a word. Nothing to install and no account.
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