Introduction: Horizontal, Vertical, and Diagonal
Can you tell which way?
Goal:
Goal:
Have you ever done a word search? You can find words that go in all kinds of different directions. They can go up and down. They can go left or right. They can even be slanted!
When a word is going up and down, the direction is called vertical. If you throw a ball up, you are throwing it vertically.
When a word is going to the left or to the right, the direction is called horizontal. If you kick a ball to the side, you are kicking it horizontally.
When a word is slanted, the direction is called diagonal. If you kick a ball from the ground up into the air, you are kicking the ball diagonally.
Question
What directions are the words in this word search?
There are horizontal words, vertical words, and diagonal words.
Let’s learn more about different directions by doing a word search!