Large Print Thanksgiving Word Search for Seniors

Twelve short words from the Thanksgiving table, from three letters to six: turkey, ham, gravy, corn, squash, pie, rolls, the feast, the fork, the fall leaf and the thanks. Familiar words in large type are easy to read and quick to find, which makes this the Thanksgiving puzzle for seniors and anyone with low vision.

The 11x11 grid has no diagonal words at all: every word runs across, down, up or backwards along a row. Choose the Large Print design before printing for bold letters, each in its own square.

Thanksgiving Large Print Vocabulary: 12 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down; 6 of the 12 read backwards. The longest words are Squash, Thanks and Turkey, with 6 letters each.

Corn: Maize, the grain native to the Americas that the Wampanoag taught the Plymouth colonists to grow.
Fall: The North American word for autumn, the season when leaves fall from the trees.
Feast: A large, special meal for many people.
Fork: An eating utensil with prongs.
Gravy: A sauce made from the juices of roasted meat, thickened with flour, poured over turkey and mashed potatoes.
Ham: Cured meat from a pig's leg, a common second main dish next to the turkey.
Leaf: The flat green part of a plant. In fall, the leaves of many trees turn red, orange and yellow.
Pie: A baked dish in a pastry crust. Pumpkin, apple and pecan pies are Thanksgiving classics.
Rolls: Small, round loaves of bread, one per person.
Squash: A family of vegetables that includes pumpkins and butternut squash. Native peoples grew it with corn and beans, the Three Sisters.
Thanks: What we say to show we are grateful, the heart of Thanksgiving.
Turkey: A large bird native to North America, roasted as the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinner. Wild turkeys can fly short distances.

How to Solve the Thanksgiving Large Print Word Search

There are no diagonals: look along the rows and columns only. "Squash", with the only Q, "thanks" and "turkey" read backwards. "Feast", "leaf" and "pie" read across. "Corn", "gravy", with the only V, and "ham" run down; "fall", "fork" and "rolls" run from the bottom up.

Thanksgiving Activities for Seniors

Ask the group which of the twelve dishes and things was always on their family's table, and which never was.
Share recipes: each person names a dish from the list and how they made it.
Solve it in pairs, one reading the list aloud and one searching.