Arctic animals word search

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Grades 2 and 3 (ages 7-8), 12 by 12 grid, 12 words. Free for home and classroom use. License
Twelve animals from the Arctic region hide across, down and diagonally. The polar bear and cub beside the grid can be colored when the search is done. Read unfamiliar names together before starting. Penguins are not in this puzzle because they do not live in the Arctic.
Words to find: polar bear, seal, walrus, arctic fox, beluga, narwhal, hare, caribou, snowy owl, lemming, musk ox, puffin.
The picture is also a full-size coloring page: polar bear and cub coloring page.
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