Bobcats! Word Search

Positives

• The grid format in the word search helps students keep track of the letters.
• The word search and the reading fit on the same page, saving teachers from printing multiple pages for students.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students with dyslexia may find the word search difficult. Teachers may need to have an additional activity on hand.
• Students should know the terms ambush, territory, and prey before they read.

Differentiation

• Teachers can show students how to report a bobcat sighting in their area.
• During social studies, students can discuss why the government would make laws to protect bobcats and research other policies put in place to protect animal populations.
• In language arts, students can use the descriptive details in the reading to practice the use of imagery in poems about bobcats.
• Students can create food webs for local ecosystems, highlighting the bobcat's niche.
• Teachers can lead students in a discussion about the impact of human actions on bobcat populations.