Social Media Safety word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Social Media Safety word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this social media safety puzzle set for my 4th and 5th graders during our digital citizenship unit. The kids used apps and games but had no idea what words like private, share, or block meant when we talked about staying safe on social media. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like social media, private, share, post, comment, friend, block, report, kind, safe, and think. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the social media safety 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 you should accept friend requests from people you don't know. The crossword I use for partners or as a review. I added a couple simple phone, speech bubble, and lock drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 4th through 5th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers write one rule for staying safe on social media on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.