Word searches are without a doubt one of the most beloved word games around!
In this version, you’ll find 5 fun themes: Clothing, Animals, Human Body, Nature, and Food.

Teacher Information

Word Search – Themes is an engaging educational resource designed for early literacy. It helps children practice attention, visual perception, and concentration, while also reinforcing letter recognition, word formation, and spelling in a playful way.

Subject: Language Arts

Grade Level: Elementary School – 1st Grade (ages 6–7)

Learning Focus::

• Develop alphabetic awareness and strengthen early literacy skills.
• Recognize and reinforce vocabulary related to familiar themes (Clothing, Animals, Human Body, Nature, Food).
• Support spelling practice through repeated word recognition.
• Enhance visual tracking and attention to detail.
• Encourage independent and collaborative word exploration.

Learning Benefits:
This game combines fun gameplay with meaningful educational objectives. It promotes literacy development while fostering focus, pattern recognition, and word-building skills — making it a versatile tool for both classroom use and at-home learning.

How to Play:

• Choose a theme from the menu:
  Clothing, Animals, Human Body, Nature, or Food.
• Look for the hidden words in the letter grid. Tap and drag to highlight a word — if it’s correct, it will stay marked.
• Once you’ve found all the words on the list, the puzzle is complete!
• Difficulty levels are on the side:
  Baby (6x6, words up to 6 letters), Easy (8x8, up to 6 letters), Medium (12x12, up to 8 letters), Hard (15x15, up to 15 letters).
  You can also switch levels quickly with the shortcut keys 1, 2, 3, or 4.
• Just below the level buttons, you’ll find a checkbox to enable vertical words, making the puzzle more challenging.

About the Game

Designed especially for elementary school children, this game includes over 270 words across 5 themes. It’s simple to use, yet engaging enough to keep learners motivated.

By combining smaller and larger grids, plus the option to keep words horizontal only, this word search can be enjoyed both by younger learners and by those who are ready for bigger challenges!

At AriêToy, our focus is always on creating intuitive, smooth user experiences that don’t require lengthy instructions. Learning should feel natural — and fun!

Did You Know?

A Family of Puzzles: Word searches and crosswords are like relatives from different generations. Crosswords are the “grandparent,” invented over 100 years ago, while word searches are the “younger sibling,” with just over 50 years of history.

Quem o Inventou? O caça-palavras foi criado por um professor chamado Norman E. Gibat, nos Estados Unidos. Ele fez o primeiro jogo em 1968 para um jornal de sua escola, para ensinar novas palavras aos seus alunos.

Who Invented It? The very first word search was created in 1968 by Norman E. Gibat, a teacher in the United States, who published it in his school’s newsletter to help students learn new words.

How It Spread: The idea quickly caught on, moving from school newsletters to newspapers, and soon became one of the world’s favorite pastimes.

A Worldwide Pastime: While in English it’s called a Word Search Puzzle, in Spanish it goes by Sopa de Letras (literally “Letter Soup”). Whatever the name, it’s a game loved by learners everywhere!