Welcome 5th grade students back to class with this free printable back to school word search. A word search for kids is a great first day of school activity.
If your student is in a different elementary grade, see these back to school word searches for earlier grades, or this 6th grade puzzle.

This printable puzzle has 24 hidden school words for kids to find and circle. Many of the words are grade 5 spelling words.
The words can be found in every direction: horizontally, vertically, and diagonally – forwards, backwards, and upside down.
Free to Download and Print
You can download a free copy of the 5th grade back to school word search below. The pdf includes an answer page.
More Free Back to School Printables
Here are some more printables that would be great for the beginning of a new school year:
- back to school word searches for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th graders
- back to school word search for a student in 6th grade
- difficult back to school word search for elementary students ready for a challenge
- back to school crossword puzzles for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th graders
- back to school word scrambles
- back to school fill in puzzles
My teacher gave this to me for homework.
I found all the words, some of them were hard to find.