- Read the word list first.
- Circle the first letter of one word.
- Scan slowly in every direction.
- Mark the word when you find it, then hunt for the next one.
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Wildlife Word Search
Wildlife words can hide forward, backward, up, down, and sideways. Find the animal words, then pick one and see whether you can spot it outside another day.
🔴 Watch for These Friends
Backyard Friend
Gary the Green Heron
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⭐ Gary is small for a heron, dark for a bird called green, and so still at the creek’s…
Backyard Friend
Earl the Earthworm
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⭐ Earl lives under Grandma’s garden, where the dirt is never just dirt and every fallen leaf can become…
Backyard Friend
Fenn the Eastern Fence Lizard
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⭐ Fenn has rough scales, fast feet, and a favorite fence rail that he treats like the best seat…
🎮 More game Activities
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Tootie’s Toy Sort
Tootie wants to sort every yard object into a toy pile. Grandma says some things belong to wildlife, some belong in the trash, and some need to stay right where they are. Help Tootie make better choices.
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Backyard Crossword
Use nature clues to fill in the squares. How many backyard words do you know?
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Grandma’s Garden Helpers
Grandma has garden jobs, and several wild neighbors help in ways that do not come with a timecard. Sort the helpers by what they do: pollinate, eat pests, move seeds, or break down old leaves.