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This 33-word limericks word search is designed for elementary students exploring comic poetry. Hidden words include wizard, ermine, simmering, and envious—vocabulary drawn from the poems in Kidsbookely Issue 3. Use it as a poetry unit activity, a reading-comprehension warm-up, or a print-and-go sub plan for Grades 3–5.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Poetry
Grade Level:
3rd – 5th Grades
Updated July 2020

Word List

  • WONDERFUL
  • ROUND
  • COURSE
  • TOUCHED
  • SIDEWAYS
  • LIGHT
  • RETURNED
  • ERMINE
  • GIRL
  • CANNOT
  • MOUSE
  • CLIENTS
  • TRIPPED
  • CHAIR
  • AIR
  • VISION
  • EASY
  • SIMMERING
  • CHEW
  • WIZARD
  • WANTING
  • ABOUT
  • DINING
  • ENVIOUS
  • MOST
  • RETIRED
  • WAITER
  • FASTER
  • LEAN
  • RELATIVE
  • DETERMINE
  • LABEL
  • INCREDIBLE

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