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Easy feelings word search

Happy, sad, shy and calm: a gentle start to a chat about how you feel. Ten short words in a small ten by ten grid, all running across or down, for children who are learning to read.

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  • Brave
  • Calm
  • Cross
  • Glad
  • Happy
  • Sad
  • Scared
  • Shy
  • Silly
  • Tired

This is the same puzzle as on the printable sheet. Every word you find turns green and is crossed off the list.

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Feelings for young kids

Name

Find these words

  • Brave
  • Calm
  • Cross
  • Glad
  • Happy
  • Sad
  • Scared
  • Shy
  • Silly
  • Tired

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Feelings for young kids

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About this word search

Feelings are hard for young children to put into words, and a simple list helps. Cross is the British word many parents use for angry, and Glad, Calm and Silly cover the brighter side.

Shy and Sad are three letters and quick finds. The words go only to the right or down. Scared is the longest at six letters.

After each word is found, make the face that goes with it in a mirror. Ask your child when they last felt brave, or tired, or silly.

Ways to use this word search

  • In the classroom

    Print it as a task for early finishers, or to open a lesson on this topic. With the QR code on the sheet, pupils check their own answers.

  • At home and on the go

    Pack a few printed sheets for the car, the train or the holidays. A pen is all you need, no screen required.

  • Play together

    Print the sheet twice and race each other. Whoever finds all the words first wins. Or play it online and see who is fastest.

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