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The first week of school is full of new pencils, new teachers and new friends. This puzzle helps ease the jitters with familiar words. Many teachers hand it out on day one as a quiet warm-up while students settle into their seats.

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Back to School Word Search

OKFECELRULER
GHRRINUERELV
LOIATONCEMCI
UMESDTCEUHLT
EENEFEHSWNAE
SWDRJBBSGFSA
TOSCHOOLBUSC
IRZPUOXGKPRH
CKBACKPACKOE
KFCRAYONSROR
DKGPENCILZMX
XTKPSCISSORS

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OKFECELRULER
GHRRINUERELV
LOIATONCEMCI
UMESDTCEUHLT
EENEFEHSWNAE
SWDRJBBSGFSA
TOSCHOOLBUSC
IRZPUOXGKPRH
CKBACKPACKOE
KFCRAYONSROR
DKGPENCILZMX
XTKPSCISSORS

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Find every word from the list hidden in the grid. In this kids' version words only run across (left to right) and down (top to bottom).