Back to School printables
Getting ready for a new school year. 6 activity types, three levels each, every one free to print with its answer key.
Pick a puzzle
Every one of these is a finished sheet. Choose the level that suits and print it.
Back to School cryptogram
Crack the code to reveal the hidden words
Sudoku and number searches are not built per theme, but you can print those by difficulty or make a back to school pack that includes them.
More holidays
13 more, each with the same 6 activity types.
About Back to School Printables
Everything back to school in one place. Getting ready for a new school year. Every word puzzle below is built from the same set of back to school words - desk, teacher and eraser among them - so a child meets the same vocabulary in five different ways instead of once.
Pick by what you need rather than by name: mazes for a pre-reader, word searches for quiet focus, crosswords when you want real vocabulary work, bingo when there's a group to entertain. All of it prints free at three difficulty levels with answer keys, so siblings at different ages can work on the same theme side by side.
Questions about back to school printables
What free back to school printables can I download?
There are 18 free back to school sheets: mazes, word search, crossword, word scramble, bingo, cryptogram. Each comes in easy, medium and hard, and every puzzle prints with its answer key. No account and no email are needed.
What age are the back to school activities for?
Ages 4 to 12. Easy suits roughly 4 to 6, medium 7 to 9, and hard 10 and up, though reading confidence matters more than birthday. Start one level below where you think a child sits - a puzzle finished with room to spare gets done again.
What words do the back to school puzzles use?
Every word puzzle on the theme draws on one list of 20 words, so a word met in the word search turns up again in the crossword. It includes Backpack, Pencil, Notebook, Lunch and Teacher. Every word has a short clue, listed with it on the word search and bingo pages.
Can I use these back to school printables in a classroom?
Yes. Print as many copies as your class needs - that is what they are for. Selling them, or anything else you make on PuzzlePages, needs a Studio plan with the commercial license.
Want back to school with your own words?
Type a topic or paste a word list and the studio builds eighteen sheets around it.