Download and print this free Months of the Year word search — 15 hidden words made up of all twelve months, from JANUARY to DECEMBER, plus CALENDAR, SEASON and ANNUAL. It’s a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper and a natural fit for morning calendar time, a spelling center, or a wet-weather activity at home for a child learning the order of the year.
The word list runs easy-to-medium: MAY, JUNE and JULY are quick finds, while FEBRUARY, SEPTEMBER and DECEMBER take longer. It suits solvers from about 6 up. FEBRUARY is the month children most often misspell, so say it aloud together as each letter gets circled.
Want to look at one month in more detail? Try the November word search, or see the whole free kids word search collection.
The 15 Words in This Puzzle
The twelve months appear in this puzzle in the same order as on the wall calendar, so children can tick them off from JANUARY through DECEMBER as they go. CALENDAR, SEASON and ANNUAL are the three extra words, and they all describe how a year is organized. Here’s the full word bank you’ll be hunting for:
- ANNUAL
- APRIL
- AUGUST
- CALENDAR
- DECEMBER
- FEBRUARY
- JANUARY
- JULY
- JUNE
- MARCH
- MAY
- NOVEMBER
- OCTOBER
- SEASON
- SEPTEMBER