Support your students in developing emotional literacy and wellbeing vocabulary with our engaging R U OK? Day Vocabulary Word Search Worksheets. These thoughtfully designed activities help foster meaningful conversations around mental health, the importance of checking in, and understanding the power of supportive language.

Students will search for key words associated with R U OK? Day, with opportunities to build comprehension by recording and exploring word meanings. Designed to support both literacy and social-emotional learning, these worksheets are a flexible, low-prep option perfect for classrooms focusing on kindness, empathy, and emotional awareness.

Use them during health lessons, literacy blocks, or as a conversation starter during R U OK? Day celebrations. This resource encourages students to build confidence in emotional communication while developing essential vocabulary.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Recognise and understand vocabulary related to mental health and wellbeing
• ✅ Build emotional literacy and communication skills
• ✅ Develop comprehension by defining key words in context
• ✅ Encourage meaningful discussions about checking in and showing support
• ✅ Promote awareness of R U OK? Day and its message

What’s Included:

• 1 word search worksheet with R U OK? Day vocabulary
• 4 vocabulary extension worksheets with word meaning tables
• Clear instructions for independent or group use
• Student-friendly design suitable for middle and upper primary

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheets (paper or card)
• Pencils or markers
• Optional: write-and-wipe sleeves for reusable use

How to Use:

1. Print and distribute one word search worksheet to each student.
2. Students search for vocabulary words in all directions - horizontal, vertical, and diagonal.
3. On extension pages, students complete a table where they write and define each word from the word list.
4. Encourage class discussion about how the vocabulary relates to emotions and wellbeing.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use in health lessons or as part of your R U OK? Day event activities.
• 💡 Create a wellbeing word wall with student-generated definitions and examples.
• 💡 Ask students to use new vocabulary in a personal reflection or journal entry.
• 💡 Start or end the day with one new vocabulary word and discuss how it applies to daily life.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Slip the worksheets into write-and-wipe sleeves for repeated use during literacy rotations.
• 💛 Extend learning by having students write a dialogue using the new words in a supportive conversation.
• 💛 Turn key words into prompts for poster design, story starters, or discussion cards.
• 💛 Use the word list as the basis for a class brainstorming session on how to support a friend.

R U OK? Day Vocabulary Word Search Worksheets are more than just puzzles - they’re a springboard for emotional awareness, supportive dialogue, and powerful classroom discussions about kindness, empathy, and mental health. Explore more resources for R U OK? Day here.