Two Player Word Searches

The answers to all of our free printable word search puzzles for kids are always provided in a separate document to avoid mistakes! It’s a new idea so we’d appreciate your comments too.

INSTRUCTIONS

The children or teenagers should first be divided into pairs. One of the players is then given Sheet A and the other is given Sheet B. Where they sit will be dependant on the type of quiz game that parents or teachers want to set (see below) but typically the players will either sit opposite each other or alongside each other.

It is important that the children understand that the answers may appear on either of the printed sheets. For example, the word SHREK may appear on the list of names on Sheet A but the corresponding answer might be found in the word grid on Sheet A OR Sheet B. This is why both players will need to work together to finally cross off all the word search answers on both quiz sheet A and quiz sheet B; communication and cooperation is key!

It is entirely up to parents or teachers how they wish the word puzzle challenge to proceed and what logic to apply. There are many different game rules you could choose to make the word search easier or more challenging. For example, you could allow the kids to look at each other’s quiz sheets and maybe even swap them … or you could say that the two players are not allowed to see each other’s sheets. How about trying a timed game in the classroom to see which team can complete the word search sheets the fastest? Or you could try three players, one for Sheet A, one for Sheet B, and the third as a ‘floating’ helper.

An alternative for older children and teenagers would be to just pair them up and not even explain the rules! They would need to work together to figure out the quiz logic and how to find all the answers on both sheets. For a really noisy kids’ game try splitting up the pairs across a classroom so they have to shout to each other to find the missing answers!