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Animals and Nuts with Shells Word Search printable puzzle sheet, 15 hidden words

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Free Things That Have a Shell Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)

What do a SNAIL, a WALNUT and an EGG have in common? They all have a shell, and so does everything else in this free word search. The animals come first: the TURTLE and the TORTOISE, the CRAB, LOBSTER and SHRIMP, and sea creatures with two-part shells such as the CLAM, OYSTER, MUSSEL and SCALLOP. Even the ARMADILLO is covered in a bony shell.

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About the Things That Have a Shell word search

Plants have shells too. The WALNUT, PEANUT and COCONUT keep their seeds safe inside a hard outer case. After the puzzle, try sorting the words into animals that live in water, animals that live on land and foods. The word list runs easy and suits children from about 5 up, a good fit for a preschool or kindergarten science table. The answer key is on page two. More in the ocean word searches, the crab word searches and the animal word searches.