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Composting Word Search
Provided by: Green Guardians |Published on: May 4, 2023
Games Grades 3-5, k-2
Synopsis
- This interactive activity is a great way for students to practice their word-search skills on the subject of composting.
- Included in the word list are words of varied lengths and meanings that will get students thinking about many facets of composting.
Subjects: Science, English Language Arts
Authors: Green Guardians
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This word search is engaging and fun for students who are learning or who have learned about composting.
- This resource is perfect for students at various levels and will help students retain vocabulary acquisition.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with composting and should have access to the definitions of the words in the word search.
- This activity requires access to the Internet and a device.
- You can also try this link and scroll through the search results to find this interactive game.
Differentiation
- This resource would work equally well in science classes learning about composting or language arts classes that are reading non-fiction texts on the subject of composting.
- This word search would make an excellent component in an activity set about composting. Other great resources to include are A Peek into Composting, Scraps into Soil, Worm Bin: 100 Day Timelapse, and Crossword on Composting.
- Younger students would benefit from completing this activity together, while older students may enjoy turning it into a race and completing it independently.
- As an extension, have students create their own crossword puzzles with additional composting vocabulary for their classmates to solve.
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Green Guardians
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