Apology and Forgiveness word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Apology and Forgiveness word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this apology and forgiveness puzzle set for my 2nd and 3rd graders during our social-emotional learning unit. The kids could say sorry but had no idea what words like apologize, forgive, or mean it meant when we talked about making things right. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like apologize, forgive, sorry, mean it, listen, understand, change, move on, and fix it. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the apology vocabulary finally stick.

The PDF is four pages. Three puzzles plus one answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess or indoor recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether saying sorry is always enough. The crossword I use for partners or as a review. I added a couple simple heart, handshake, and smiley face drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 2nd through 4th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers write one thing they can do to show they mean "sorry" on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.