Grade 1 Intro – Find the Friendly Animals!
This 10 × 10 printable puzzle hides fifteen farm- and forest-friends—from CAT to BEE. Young learners practise spelling and animal recognition in one quick, hands-on activity.
- 🐾 Supports Kindergarten & Grade-1 science units
- 🖨️ Instant PDF answer key
- ⏱️ 5-minute literacy warm-up or early-finisher task
Contents
Word List
- CAT
- DOG
- PIG
- COW
- HEN
- DUCK
- FROG
- FISH
- ANT
- BEE
How to Play – 3 Easy Steps
- Print or project the grid.
- Children find all 10 animal words—left-to-right or top-to-bottom.
- Click Show Answers or check page 2 of the PDF to review together.
Grade 1 – How to Use in Class
- Match each word to a picture card on the board.
- Allow five minutes for partners to solve; fast finishers act out each animal sound.
- Reveal answers and sort animals into farm vs wild.
Puzzle Grid
Teaching Tip: After solving, have students draw their favourite animal and label it with the word from the grid.
