Free MLK Day Word Search Printable, Large Print

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the third Monday of January. Hope and Unity is the easier puzzle: a 10 x 10 grid with eight short words (dream, hope, peace, unity) that run only across and down.

I Have a Dream is a 13 x 13 large print MLK Day word search with 15 words, including Montgomery, Selma, Atlanta, the bus boycott, civil rights and the Nobel Prize, running across, down and diagonally but never backwards. Both answer keys are included.

For the rest of the month, see the January activities for seniors guide, and the Black History Month word search for February.

How activity directors use it

Hand out Hope and Unity to everyone and keep I Have a Dream for puzzle fans. Many groups pair the puzzles with a reading or a recording of Dr. King's 1963 speech, then invite residents to share where they were during the civil rights years. The place names in the word search make a natural starting point for that conversation.

Printing and sharing

Printing tip: when the print window opens, choose Actual size or 100% so the letters print as large as they were made (every letter is at least 16 point). Make as many copies as you need for your family, residents or group.

Newsletter editors: you are welcome to reprint these puzzles in a free senior center, library, church or community newsletter, as long as the credit line at the foot of the page stays on. Please don't sell them or post the PDF files elsewhere; link to this page instead. Want puzzles sized for your layout every issue? See free puzzles for your newsletter.