Grade 2 Intro – Tasty Word Hunt!
Healthy eating lessons get a flavor boost with this 12 × 12 free printable grid. Learners track down fifteen delicious words—FRUIT to PASTA—while reinforcing vowel blends and consonant clusters.
Perfect for nutrition week, a calm post-lunch activity, or a take-home sheet parents can check in seconds with the built-in answer key.
- 🖨️ Easy to print (black-and-white friendly)
- 🧠 Strengthens scanning & spelling
- 🍎 Filled with foods kids recognize
Contents
Word List
- APPLE
- BANANA
- CARROT
- PIZZA
- BREAD
- CHEESE
- GRAPE
- PEACH
- MILK
- WATER
- COOKIE
- SALAD
- PASTA
- RICE
- PEAR
How to Play – 3 Easy Steps
- Print or Play Online – Click the 🖨️ button or solve right in the browser.
- Find 15 Hidden Words – Scan the 12 × 12 grid; words read left-to-right or top-to-bottom.
- Check Your Work – Click Show Answers or open page 2 of the PDF for the highlighted key.
Grade 2 – How to Use in Class
- Predict which foods belong to fruit, veggie, or grain groups.
- Give pairs five minutes to find all foods; fast finishers write balanced-plate sentences.
- Reveal answers, then sort each word into MyPlate categories.
Puzzle Grid
Teaching Tip: After solving, challenge learners to design a healthy lunch using at least four words from the puzzle.
