1950s Word Search — Growing Up, Fads & Headlines | 26 Large Print Nostalgia Puzzles, PDF

Invite memories of growing up in the Fifties with an activity you can print and use. Twenty-six puzzle themes cover school days, fads, games, and headlines.

Make activity time easier

• Offer a large-print activity with one puzzle per page, rather than a crowded worksheet.
• Save preparation time with a ready-to-print PDF and the included printing and use page.
• Use the included answer key when a participant wants help or you need to check a solution.
• Choose pages to fit the interests and available time of your residents.

Inside this download

26 large print word search puzzles from the 1950s, grouped around one topic: Growing Up, Fads & Headlines.

Each puzzle title gives the group a starting point for reminiscence conversation before or after solving.

What you get: one printable PDF, US letter size, one puzzle per page, an answer key at the back (four solutions per page), and a printing and use page.

License: unlimited printing for the residents, participants, and staff at one facility or program location. Not for resale or redistribution.

Puzzles included:

Atomic Age
The Space Race Begins
Candy Counter
Toys and Games
School Days
Playground Fun
Comic Books and Funnies
Cool Cats and Slang
Fads and Crazes
The Beat Generation
Patriotic Fifties
Summer Vacation
Wheels and Bikes
Soda Shop Romance
High School Days
Sports Heroes
Soldiers Coming Home
Newspaper and Headlines
Things We Played
Going Steady
Bowling Night
The County Fair
Things That Made Us Smile
Newsworthy Nineteen Fifties
Boy Scout Days
Girl Scout Days

Digital delivery

Printable PDF download. No physical book or printed pages will be mailed.