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Free Printable Back to School Puzzles

New backpacks, first-day nerves, and a classroom full of new words — this pack is built around the back-to-school season. A crossword and word search cover school vocabulary, two logic grids turn backpack colors and first-day schedules into pure deduction, an alphabet nonogram doubles as a letters refresher, and four DIY maze sheets are perfect for a classroom activity — design one, then trade with a classmate. Every printable prints on a single page with a fold-over answer key.

Crossword · word search · logic grid · nonogram · DIY maze — classrooms, backpacks and the first day of school

All back to school puzzles (9)
Easy

School Days

Crossword

A crossword built around classroom life and school vocabulary.

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Medium

Back to School

Word Search

Classroom and school-supply words hidden in the grid.

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Easy

The New Backpacks

Logic Grid

Three kids, three backpack colors, three clues — the simplest size a logic grid can be. Interactive on the page, or print and solve.

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Medium

The First Day Schedule

Logic Grid

Match each student to their first class using nothing but clues and deduction. Interactive on the page, or print and solve.

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Hard

Easy as ABC

Nonogram

Use the row and column number clues to reveal the first letters of the alphabet — a picture-logic puzzle that doubles as an alphabet refresher. Interactive on screen, or print and solve.

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Easy

Make Me A-Mazed 1

DIY Maze

A blank 10×10 dot grid. Design your own maze on the first day back, then trade sheets with a classmate and solve theirs.

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Hard

Make Me A-Mazed 2

DIY Maze

A tougher 20×20 dot grid for anyone who breezed through the smaller sheet. Draw it, trade it, solve it.

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Easy

Make Me A-Mazed 3

DIY Maze

A round dot grid (6 rings, 72 dots) for a spiral maze instead of a square one — a fun change of pace for a classroom activity.

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Hard

Make Me A-Mazed 4

DIY Maze

The big round grid (12 rings, 192 dots) — plenty of room for an ambitious, gnarly spiral maze.

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