Back to School Word Search - Free Brain Game

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This Back to School Word Search is a fun way to exercise your brain. Word searches train concentration and visual perception.

Click the Small, Medium, or Large link under the picture at left to open the word search in a pop-up window.

After the word search loads, click the "Start" button.

Note: To print this puzzle, click the "Printable Version" link above. You have my permission to copy and distribute this word search as long as you keep the copyright notice at the bottom of the page in place.

If you like this word search, check out my other free online word searches page.

Back to School Word Search Instructions

HOW TO PLAY. Find the words hidden in the letter grid. The words you need to locate are listed to the right of the puzzle.

When you find a word, use your mouse to cross it out. Words can be forward, backward, or at an angle.

If you can't find a word, try the Hint feature. Click the Hint button, and the first letter of one of the words in the word search flashes as your clue. Careful, though, you can only use this once!

As everyone with school-age children knows, the end of vacation means a return to school and stress. It is both a busy time and a hectic time for all involved. Why not take a short break from all the excitement and solve this Back-to-School Word Search puzzle?

There are plenty of words associated with going back to school. The words you need to find in this puzzle are:

Backpack
Classes
Elementary
End of Summer
First Week
Friends
Haircut
High School
Middle School
New Shoes
Notebooks

Open House
Orientation
Paper
Pencils
Pens
Registation
September
Schedules
School Bus
Textbook

There are surely many more back-to-school words, but these were the first 21 that popped into my mind. In any case, this word search is a good brain exercise for anyone, whether they have kids or not.

SCHOOLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. Here are a few miscellaneous facts about school from Wikipedia. I find trivia like this fascinating:

In North America, the term school can refer to any educational institution at any level. This is not generally true in the rest of the world.

Some of the most selective and expensive private schools in the U.K. are known as "public" schools, which can be confusing to speakers of North American English.

In much of the Commonwealth of Nations, including Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, and Tanzania, the term "school" refers primarily to pre-university institutions.

In ancient India, schools were in the form of "Gurukuls", which were traditional Hindu residential schools of learning; often the teacher's house or a monastery.

Some well-known songs about schools include "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd; "Back to School" by Bo Didley; "Back to School Again" by the Four Tops (from the movie Grease 2); "Getting Better" by the Beatles. There are many more.

Word searches are one of my favorite types of puzzle. I hope you enjoyed this back to school word search!

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