First Aid Vocabulary word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Students build first-aid vocabulary such as bandage, wound, pressure, CPR and defibrillator by solving a 15-clue crossword, unscrambling clued words and finding the terms in a word search.
Grades
Grades 3–6
Pages
6
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Sep 27, 2026

Subject
Vocabulary, Holiday & Seasonal, Reading, Language Development, ELA
Topic
Word Search, Word Scramble
Resource types
Crosswords Puzzles, Word Searches
Answer key
Included

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About this resource

I made this first aid puzzle set for my Grade 3 and 4 students during our health and safety unit. The kids could get a scrape but had no idea what to do or what words like bandage, antiseptic, or ice pack meant. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like bandage, antiseptic, and burn. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the first aid vocabulary finally stick.

The download is six pages: three puzzles, each with its own answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether you should run cold water over a burn. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple bandage, ice pack, and first aid kit drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for Grades 3 to 5. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers name three items in a first aid kit on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Connect first-aid terms such as sprain and fracture to their meanings

  • Spell first-aid vocabulary

Skills covered

  • Definition matching — solving crossword clues about injuries and emergency equipment

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