Ease into the new school year with a free printable back to school crossword puzzle for middle school students.
The back to school activity is free to download and print.
This school themed puzzle is a fun and educational spelling and vocabulary activity.
Difficulty Level
The crossword puzzle is ideal for middle school students in grades 6 to 8.
Most of the words are 6th grade spelling words, making it an excellent spelling activity.
The puzzle has 28 clues to solve. Some of the clues are not difficult to figure out the word. For those clues, the challenge will be spelling the words correctly.
However, some of the other clues will likely challenge your middle school student and will be a fun way for them to improve their vocabulary.
Print Back to School Crossword
The middle school back to school crossword can be downloaded below. It’s free.
The PDF comes with answers.
More Back to School Word Puzzles
Middle school students might enjoy some of these printable back to school word puzzles:
- 6th grade back to school word search with many of the same words as this crossword puzzle
- back to school word scrambles
You can find back to school crossword puzzles for younger grades here.
More Middle School Crossword Puzzles
Here are some more free printable crossword puzzles for kids in 6th to 8th grade:
- middle school fall crossword puzzle
- winter crossword puzzle
- 6th grade summer crossword puzzle
Back to School Answer Key
Having trouble figuring out a word? Here is the answer key for this back to school crossword puzzle:
Down:
2 – EXCELLED
3 – ADMISSION
5 – LUNCH
7 – ACADEMIC
9 – COLLEGE
11 – UNIFORM
12 – HISTORY
14 – MATHEMATICS
15 – ASSIGNMENT
16 – SCIENCE
18 – SENIOR
19 – GRADUATION
20 – SOPHOMORE
24 – ARTS
Across:
1 – ELEMENTARY
4 – READ
6 – SECONDARY
8 – ROLL
10 – JUNIOR
13 – DIPLOMA
17 – SCISSORS
21 – GEOMETRY
22 – CHOIR
23 – ATTENDANCE
25 – ORAL
26 – PRESENTATION
27 – SEASON
You can find more fun printable crossword puzzles here.