Motion, Direction, and Paths Word Search
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- Standard
- About 15 min
- 10 words
A Grade 2 motion word search with an answer key, child-friendly definitions, and a hands-on path activity for home or classroom use.
For parents and caregivers
What your child will practice
- Describe an object’s motion by its speed, direction, path, and position.
- Explain how a force can start, stop, or turn a moving object.
How to use this puzzle at home
- Read the word bank and ask your child to point left, right, up, and down for direction.
- Have your child find the hidden words and use a different pencil mark for motion words and measurement words.
- Choose a small toy after the puzzle and use the prompts to describe its position, path, speed, and direction.
Word List
- MOTION
- DIRECTION
- DISTANCE
- SPEED
- START
- STOP
- TURN
- PATH
- POSITION
- FORCE
Printable Puzzle
Vocabulary guide
Use these short definitions before or after the word search. Ask your child to explain a few in their own words.
- Motion
- A change in an object’s position as time passes.
- Direction
- The way an object moves, such as left, right, up, or down.
- Distance
- The amount of space between an object’s starting and ending positions.
- Speed
- A measure of how quickly or slowly an object changes position.
- Start
- To begin moving after being still in one position.
- Stop
- To end motion and remain in the same position.
- Turn
- To change from one direction of motion to another direction.
- Path
- The line or route that a moving object follows.
- Position
- The location of an object compared with a chosen reference point.
- Force
- A push or pull that may change an object’s motion.
Talk about the science
- How can you describe a toy car’s position without touching it?
- What force could make a rolling ball turn onto a new path?
- How are speed and distance different when we describe motion?
Try one more thing
Extension activity
Create a three-turn path on the floor with removable tape or paper strips. Move a toy through it, then draw the path with arrows and label the start, stop, fastest part, and every direction change.
Teacher and tutor note
Classroom adaptation
Set up a tabletop path with blocks as reference points. Pairs complete the puzzle, roll a toy along the path, and record one sentence describing its start, turn, stop, and final position.
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