Word search 2D shapes and words colour

What’s included?
This download includes two pages (x2 A4 sheets, portrait orientation) featuring one wordsearch for 2D shapes and related words (page 1) and the answers - clearly showing where all words are hidden (page 2). Colour version.

Who’s it for?
This simple, clear resource has been carefully designed to encourage young learners in the early years, especially pupils in years one and two as well as students needing additional learning support. Knowing these 2D shape names (and related words) is an important part of maths throughout school and in the wider world. This wordsearch makes the spellings clear and introduces/reinforces shape related vocabulary.

Support/extension
For those learners either needing the additional support of having the 2D shape image WITH the 2D shape name the 2D shape images are included here. For learners who would like an extra challenge, the images of the 2D shapes are all also hidden within the wordsearch. Once the learner has located each of these they could be circled on the wordsearch and ticked off in the boxes below.

Resource layout
The wordsearch letters are arranged in a x10 by x10 square grid and featuring easy to read size 25 ‘Sassoon Infant Std’ font.

The 2D shape names (and related words) have been organised into four groups of four, clearly showing all hidden ‘shape words’ below the word search. There are x16 words to find in total. These words are hidden horizontally (forwards not backwards) OR vertically (up as well as down). Words to find include circle, ellipse, square, edges, sides, vertices etc.

Recommendations
I recommend that learners use a ‘highlighter’ style pen when finding the hidden words as highlighters enable all letters to remain visible once each word has been identified. Some letters have been used more than once (for different words) so all letters need to remain visible (if words are instead ‘crossed out’ this makes the letters harder to read and identify). This word search may be printed and laminated to be reused and is available in black/grey in my TES shop.

Useful for…
I find word searches like this good for a range of uses including as an introduction to a topic, follow on activity for early finishers, a related fun approach to a topic themed focus and as an engaging homework task, useful in supporting reading, spelling and maths. I hope this resource will be useful to range of educators including parents, support workers, additional and special needs assistants, tutors and teachers.

Online learning
This resource is also ideal to upload and use in on-line classrooms, such as Sherpa.

Important message…
ANY issues with any of this please don’t hesitate to let me know - I am happy to make changes AND I am happy to create a new resource if you have an idea just let me know - I’d love to hear from you! Feedback would be wonderful! Thank you!