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This 25-word word search covers vocabulary for community places and directions, designed for elementary students. Hidden words include library, grocery store, laundromat, bank, and neighborhood, helping learners identify common locations and directional language. Use it as a community unit warm-up, a sub-plan activity, or as a template for teaching spatial awareness and local vocabulary.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Geography
Grade Level:
2nd – 4th Grades
Updated October 2025

Word List

  • PARK
  • LIBRARY
  • CLINIC
  • COMMUNITY
  • MECHANIC
  • GROCERY
  • STORE
  • CITY
  • DIRECTIONS
  • NEAR
  • ACROSS
  • FROM
  • MAP
  • WASH
  • STATE
  • LAUNDRY
  • LAUNDROMAT
  • BANK
  • DAYCARE
  • CENTER
  • NEIGHBORHOOD
  • BUS
  • WINDOWS
  • PLACES
  • RING

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