Lunar New Year Animals Word Search with Chinese Zodiac Signs
by English with Imagination © 2026
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Price: $1.75 USD
Subjects: ela,englishSecondLanguage,eslVocab,conventionsOfStandardEnglish,elaLanguageSpelling,lunarNewYear,games
Grades: 2,3,4,5
Description
Your ESL students will have fun learning and reviewing the animals of the Chinese zodiac while they celebrate Lunar New Year with this engaging word search. They'll practice reading and spelling the following words: chicken, dog, dragon, goat, horse, monkey, ox, pig, rabbit, rat, snake, and tiger. Colorful illustrations contextualize the words. Audio supports emergent readers and models pronunciation. I created this word search for my own students, who are learning English as a foreign language in elementary school. They need to learn vocabulary and spelling, but they also love to play. Word games like this one allow them to do both! Supports the following standards: - Common Core Language Arts: CCRA.L.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. - WIDA: ELD-SI .K-3: Inform: Define and classify objects or concepts.
Acknowledgements
Copyright © Lauren Hamilton Saez, English with Imagination, 2026. With clip art licensed from Canva Pro, Bunny on a Cloud, and Educlips: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/bunny-on-a-cloud https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/educlips-clip-art With additional clip art licensed from Canva and sound effects licensed from Pixabay.