Rainforest Word Search
Rainforests are layered like a building, from the forest floor to the understory, canopy and emergent layer. The Amazon is the largest rainforest on Earth. This puzzle supports ecosystem lessons and is a good pick for curious upper elementary students.
Rainforest Word Search
| M | H | O | E | M | E | R | G | E | N | T | K | B | F | N |
| Q | R | U | Z | Q | S | Y | C | V | U | Q | O | E | A | T |
| C | A | G | M | M | G | S | L | O | T | H | D | I | N | I |
| N | I | H | T | I | K | L | R | A | U | G | A | J | C | D |
| B | N | V | A | V | D | S | A | A | N | Z | R | P | V | S |
| I | F | K | K | I | Z | I | R | D | D | G | S | A | H | Y |
| T | A | X | L | N | V | E | T | Y | E | B | Q | L | B | E |
| C | L | X | L | E | X | C | V | Y | R | Y | R | X | W | K |
| Q | L | I | A | S | Q | M | T | O | S | F | E | R | N | N |
| W | N | K | F | G | K | P | M | V | T | S | X | U | Z | O |
| L | L | N | R | X | I | E | E | T | O | U | C | A | N | M |
| T | I | J | E | R | L | F | N | O | R | C | H | I | D | R |
| U | E | G | T | I | H | Y | C | E | Y | S | B | U | Q | L |
| B | J | C | A | N | O | P | Y | D | P | Z | N | I | B | V |
| N | A | D | W | X | A | M | A | Z | O | N | T | M | I | J |
Find these words
- canopy
- understory
- vines
- orchid
- waterfall
- humidity
- amazon
- toucan
- sloth
- jaguar
- monkey
- fern
- bromeliad
- emergent
- rainfall
Show the answer key
| M | H | O | E | M | E | R | G | E | N | T | K | B | F | N |
| Q | R | U | Z | Q | S | Y | C | V | U | Q | O | E | A | T |
| C | A | G | M | M | G | S | L | O | T | H | D | I | N | I |
| N | I | H | T | I | K | L | R | A | U | G | A | J | C | D |
| B | N | V | A | V | D | S | A | A | N | Z | R | P | V | S |
| I | F | K | K | I | Z | I | R | D | D | G | S | A | H | Y |
| T | A | X | L | N | V | E | T | Y | E | B | Q | L | B | E |
| C | L | X | L | E | X | C | V | Y | R | Y | R | X | W | K |
| Q | L | I | A | S | Q | M | T | O | S | F | E | R | N | N |
| W | N | K | F | G | K | P | M | V | T | S | X | U | Z | O |
| L | L | N | R | X | I | E | E | T | O | U | C | A | N | M |
| T | I | J | E | R | L | F | N | O | R | C | H | I | D | R |
| U | E | G | T | I | H | Y | C | E | Y | S | B | U | Q | L |
| B | J | C | A | N | O | P | Y | D | P | Z | N | I | B | V |
| N | A | D | W | X | A | M | A | Z | O | N | T | M | I | J |
How to play
Find every word from the list hidden in the grid. Words can run across, down or diagonally, and some are spelled backwards. Spaces are removed in the grid. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.