Sopas Locas - Volume 1

Inspired by Strands (the NY Times game), these are word searches that don't follow your typical rules. In a traditional sopa de letras, you look for a list of words going horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. In a sopa loca, (a) there is no word list and (b) the words can go in any direction. The only rules are that (a) two words will not cross each other, (b) all valid words are at least 4 letters long, and (c) no letter is used in more than one word. There is one palabra clave hidden in each board, which is the theme of the puzzle. This set contains 13 word searches. There are two versions of each (one "traditional" and one with "pistas" that tell students which words to look for). An answer key is included.

Since these are more challenging than your average word search, they'd be great for heritage speakers or fast finishers.