Number Name Word Search Worksheet for Kids
This word search worksheet asks children ages 4-6 to visually scan a letter grid to find hidden number names, then match each found word to its numeral — combining spelling recognition, visual scanning, and number sense in one activity. Searching for whole words rather than single letters is a step up in difficulty that pushes early readers to recognize letter patterns quickly.
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Month 3: Learning & Development | Ages 5-6Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Look at the list of number names your child needs to find before starting, reading each one aloud together. Have your child scan the grid row by row, and when they spot a number name, circle it with a pencil or crayon. After finding all the hidden words, move to the matching section and have your child draw a line or write the numeral next to each number name they found.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- •Create a simple homemade word search with just three or four number names for extra practice.
- •Time how long it takes to find all the words, then try again another day to see if speed improves.
- •Write each found number name on an index card and sort the cards from smallest to largest number.
- •Play 'I spy a number word' using a page from a book, searching for any number word you can find.
- •Practice spelling one tricky number name, like 'seven' or 'eight,' using magnetic letters.
Tips for parents and teachers
Word searches are genuinely challenging for beginning readers, so it's fine to point out the general area of a hidden word if your child gets stuck rather than letting frustration build. Encourage scanning in a consistent pattern, like left to right along each row, since random searching wastes effort at this age. Praise the process of careful looking as much as the number of words found.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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