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Red Ribbon Week Healthy Choices Word Search

Find 15 healthy choices words hidden in the grid

Fifteen positive words for Red Ribbon Week, October 23 to 31, 2026: healthy, choices, courage, hero, friends, sleep, exercise and more. The National Family Partnership's 2026 theme is "Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free." This puzzle keeps the focus on the everyday choices that make a hero: kindness, respect, rest and the confidence to say no. Print it for a counselor lesson, a morning meeting or a family talk at home.

Free printable PDF with a full answer key, sized for US Letter and free for classroom use. Want your own title or words? Open it in the word search editor with everything already filled in.

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Red Ribbon Week Healthy Choices Word Search

Find 15 healthy choices words hidden in the grid

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Word List

  • CONFIDENCE
  • DIFFERENCE
  • EXERCISE
  • KINDNESS
  • HEALTHY
  • CHOICES
  • COURAGE
  • FRIENDS
  • RESPECT
  • RIBBON
  • LEADER
  • SLEEP
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What is a Word Search?

A word search hides a list of words in a grid of letters. Words can run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Your job is to find and circle each one.

How to solve it

Scan rows and columns for the first letter of each word, then trace in all eight directions. Check off words as you find them.

Who is this for?

Word searches are perfect for all ages — from young students building vocabulary to adults who enjoy a relaxing mental exercise. Teachers use them for vocabulary preview activities, early finishers, and classroom brain breaks.

About this puzzle

Free printable Red Ribbon Week word search: find 15 healthy choices words, from courage to kindness. Easy level with answer key for counselors. Instant PDF.

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Format: US Letter PDF with answer key
  • Free to download, print, and use
  • Commercial use allowed for KDP publishers

Step-by-step: solving the Red Ribbon Week Healthy Choices Word Search

  1. Print the PDF. Download the free PDF and print both pages — the puzzle and the answer key — on standard US Letter paper.
  2. Scan for first letters. Read down the word list, then look across rows and columns of the grid for the first letter of each word.
  3. Trace in any direction. Words run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — and can be forward or backward. Once you spot a starting letter, trace in all eight directions.
  4. Check off found words. Cross each found word off the list. When the list is empty, compare with the answer key to verify.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Red Ribbon Week 2026 theme?›
The 2026 Red Ribbon Week theme is "Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free.", announced by the National Family Partnership, and the week runs October 23 to 31, 2026. The theme came from a middle school student through NFP's annual theme contest. Activities that fit it include this healthy choices word search, a class pledge wall and naming the everyday heroes at school and at home.
What is in this word search?›
Fifteen words: healthy, choices, courage, hero, friends, sleep, exercise, kindness, ribbon, confidence, respect, leader, say no, difference and brave. It is the easy level, for kindergarten through grade 8. It is an independent classroom printable, not an official National Family Partnership product.
Is there a bigger Red Ribbon Week puzzle pack?›
Yes. The $2.99 Red Ribbon Week Healthy Choices Puzzle Pack adds a crossword, a cryptogram, a word scramble, a word fill-in and a bigger word search, with thirty new words about good habits, goals and the people who support you.
Can words go diagonally or backward?›
Yes. Words in this puzzle run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — and they may go forward or backward. Always scan in all eight directions from a candidate starting letter.
Is there an answer key?›
Yes. Every free PuzzlePage word search PDF includes a separate answer-key page that highlights or lists every hidden word.
What grade level is this for?›
Word searches in this collection work well from upper-elementary through adult. Teachers often use them as vocabulary preview, classroom downtime, or sub-day filler.
Can I customize this puzzle?›
Yes. Open it in the free Word Search editor with the words already filled in, then change the title, edit or add words and pick a difficulty. Downloads are free with your email, and Premium removes the PuzzlePage credit.

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