Emotion Words Word Search, Scramble and Crossword Puzzles

Emotion Words Happy Sad Angry word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this emotion words puzzle set for my Grade 1 and Grade 2 students during our social-emotional learning unit. The kids could say "happy" or "sad" but had no idea what words like "frustrated," "nervous," or "jealous" meant when we talked about feelings. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like happy, sad, angry, mad, scared, worried, nervous, excited, surprised, confused, frustrated, proud, calm, tired, silly, lonely, and loved. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the feeling vocabulary finally stick.

The download is six pages. Three puzzles plus an answer key page for each. The word search works well for quiet time after recess or indoor recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether "nervous" feels different from "worried." The crossword I use for partners or as a review. I added a couple simple smile, frown, and surprised face drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for Kindergarten through Grade 3. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers draw a face showing an emotion and name it on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.