Welcome to School! Fun back-to-school worksheet with word puzzles and activities for kids.

Let's solve each of the three puzzles on this "Welcome to School!" worksheet step by step.

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1. SCHOOL IS COOL! WORD JUMBLE

Instructions: Search across and down for the words below. Hint: Find the first letter in each word and read across or down from there.

We are given a grid:

```
T E A C H E R Y W T
S C H O O L E B S C
C S C F B S A P M M
H C H R O M D L A A
I I A I O A U A T W
F E L E A R N Y H R
W N K N P T B U P I
O C T D B O O K S T
R E M U S I C G R E
K T E B U S G R O W
```

And the list of words to find:
- SCHOOL
- FRIEND
- CHALK
- READ
- MUSIC
- SMART
- GROW
- TEACHER
- LEARN
- WRITE
- SCIENCE
- WORK
- PLAY
- MATH
- BUS
- BOOKS

Let’s locate each word:

1. SCHOOL – Look for "S-C-H-O-O-L"
→ Row 2: `S C H O O L E B S C` → Starts at (2,1), goes right → ✔

2. FRIEND – F-R-I-E-N-D
→ Row 6: `F E L E A R N Y H R` → Wait, that’s not it.
Try column-wise?
Check column 3:
- Row 1: E
- Row 2: H
- Row 3: B
Not matching.
Try row 4: `H C H R O M D L A A` – no
Try column 5:
- Row 1: E
- Row 2: O
- Row 3: S
- Row 4: O
- Row 5: A
- Row 6: A
No.
Wait — look at row 7: `W N K N P T B U P I` — no
How about column 1:
- T, S, C, H, I, F, W, O, R, K → T-S-C-H-I-F-W-O-R-K → not helpful
Let’s try diagonally? Probably not.
Actually, let’s check row 9: `R E M U S I C G R E` → "MUSIC" is here!
So MUSIC = row 9, columns 3–7: M-U-S-I-C → ✔

3. CHALK – C-H-A-L-K
→ Look at row 3: `C S C F B S A P M M` – no
Row 4: `H C H R O M D L A A` – has H, C, H, R...
Column 2:
- Row 1: E
- Row 2: C
- Row 3: S
- Row 4: H
- Row 5: I
- Row 6: E
- Row 7: N
- Row 8: D
- Row 9: E
- Row 10: E
→ Not helping.
Wait — row 1: `T E A C H E R Y W T` → has “A C H” but not “CHALK”
Maybe down?
Try column 1: T, S, C, H, I, F, W, O, R, K → T-S-C-H-I-F-W-O-R-K → no
Try column 5: E, O, B, O, O, A, P, B, S, U → no
Try row 6: `F E L E A R N Y H R` — contains "EARN" but not "FRIEND"
Wait — maybe FRIEND is in column 7:
- Row 1: Y
- Row 2: E
- Row 3: A
- Row 4: D
- Row 5: A
- Row 6: Y
- Row 7: B
- Row 8: O
- Row 9: G
- Row 10: R → not matching

Wait — perhaps we need to be smarter. Let's look for TEACHER.

TEACHER – T-E-A-C-H-E-R
Look at row 1: `T E A C H E R Y W T` → First 7 letters: T-E-A-C-H-E-R → YES!
So TEACHER starts at (1,1) → ✔

Now READ – R-E-A-D
Look at row 4: `H C H R O M D L A A` → R at (4,4), then E? No
Row 5: `I I A I O A U A T W` → no
Column 1: T,S,C,H,I,F,W,O,R,K → R at row 9
Try row 9: `R E M U S I C G R E` → R-E-M-U-S-I-C → has R-E but not R-E-A-D
Wait — column 10:
- Row 1: T
- Row 2: C
- Row 3: M
- Row 4: A
- Row 5: W
- Row 6: R
- Row 7: I
- Row 8: T
- Row 9: E
- Row 10: W → no
How about row 10: `K T E B U S G R O W` → has "BUS", "GROW"
"BUS": B-U-S → positions (10,5), (10,6), (10,7) → ✔
"GROW": G-R-O-W → (10,7), (10,8), (10,9), (10,10) → ✔
"BOOKS": B-O-O-K-S → look at row 8: `O C T D B O O K S T` → B-O-O-K-S → (8,5), (8,6), (8,7), (8,8), (8,9) → ✔
"WORK": W-O-R-K → row 10: `K T E B U S G R O W` → G-R-O-W → wait, G-R-O-W is at (10,7)-(10,10) → so "GROW" is found, but "WORK"?
Look at row 8: `O C T D B O O K S T` → no
Row 6: `F E L E A R N Y H R` → no
Wait — PLAY: P-L-A-Y
Look at row 7: `W N K N P T B U P I` → has P at (7,5), then T, B, U, P → no
Row 4: `H C H R O M D L A A` → has L at (4,7), A at (4,9) → maybe not
Wait — SCIENCE – S-C-I-E-N-C-E
Row 9: `R E M U S I C G R E` → has M-U-S-I-C → not science
But row 7: `W N K N P T B U P I` → no
Wait — row 5: `I I A I O A U A T W` → no
Try column 3:
- Row 1: A
- Row 2: H
- Row 3: C
- Row 4: H
- Row 5: A
- Row 6: A
- Row 7: K
- Row 8: D
- Row 9: U
- Row 10: B → no
Wait — SMART – S-M-A-R-T
Look at row 5: `I I A I O A U A T W` → has A, T, W → no
Row 4: `H C H R O M D L A A` → has M at (4,6), D, L, A → no
Wait — row 2: `S C H O O L E B S C` → S at start, then C, H, O, O, L → not SMART
But row 3: `C S C F B S A P M M` → S at (3,2), then C, F, B, S, A, P, M, M → no
Wait — CHALK – C-H-A-L-K
Look at column 1: T,S,C,H,I,F,W,O,R,K → C at (3,1), H at (4,1), A? no
Wait — column 7:
- Row 1: Y
- Row 2: E
- Row 3: A
- Row 4: D
- Row 5: A
- Row 6: Y
- Row 7: B
- Row 8: O
- Row 9: G
- Row 10: R → no
Wait — LEARN – L-E-A-R-N
Look at row 6: `F E L E A R N Y H R` → E,L,E,A,R,N → yes! From (6,2) to (6,7): E-L-E-A-R-N → but that’s E-L-E-A-R-N → not L-E-A-R-N
Wait — actually, if we go from (6,3): L, then (6,4): E, (6,5): A, (6,6): R, (6,7): N → so L-E-A-R-N starting at (6,3) → ✔

Similarly, WRITE – W-R-I-T-E
Look at row 7: `W N K N P T B U P I` → W at (7,1), then N, K, N, P, T → no
Row 8: `O C T D B O O K S T` → no
Row 9: `R E M U S I C G R E` → no
Row 10: `K T E B U S G R O W` → has T, E, B, U, S, G, R, O, W → no
Wait — column 1: T,S,C,H,I,F,W,O,R,K → has W at (7,1), O at (8,1), R at (9,1), K at (10,1) → not helpful
Wait — MATH – M-A-T-H
Look at row 9: `R E M U S I C G R E` → M at (9,3), then U, S, I, C → no
Row 10: `K T E B U S G R O W` → T at (10,2), E at (10,3), B, U, S → no
Wait — column 10: T, C, M, A, W, R, I, T, E, W → T,C,M,A,W,R,I,T,E,W → no
Wait — PLAY – P-L-A-Y
Look at row 6: `F E L E A R N Y H R` → no
Row 7: `W N K N P T B U P I` → P at (7,5), then T, B, U, P → no
Wait — SCIENCE – S-C-I-E-N-C-E
Look at row 9: `R E M U S I C G R E` → has M-U-S-I-C → close
But row 4: `H C H R O M D L A A` → no
Wait — column 4:
- Row 1: R
- Row 2: O
- Row 3: F
- Row 4: R
- Row 5: O
- Row 6: A
- Row 7: N
- Row 8: D
- Row 9: U
- Row 10: B → no
This is taking too long. Let’s skip and come back.

Actually, let's just list all words we can find:

- SCHOOL: row 2, col 1–6 → ✔
- TEACHER: row 1, col 1–7 → ✔
- MUSIC: row 9, col 3–7 → ✔
- BOOKS: row 8, col 5–9 → ✔
- GROW: row 10, col 7–10 → ✔
- BUS: row 10, col 5–7 → ✔
- LEARN: row 6, col 3–7 → ✔
- FRIEND: ??
- CHALK: ??
- READ: ??
- SMART: ??
- WRITE: ??
- SCIENCE: ??
- WORK: ??
- PLAY: ??
- MATH: ??

Wait — WORK: look at row 7: `W N K N P T B U P I` → W at (7,1), then N, K, N, P → no
But row 5: `I I A I O A U A T W` → has T, W → no
Wait — column 1: T,S,C,H,I,F,W,O,R,K → has W at (7,1), O at (8,1), R at (9,1), K at (10,1) → so "WOR" at (7,1), (8,1), (9,1)? But W-O-R → (7,1)=W, (8,1)=O, (9,1)=R → yes! Then K at (10,1) → so "WORK" down column 1: (7,1), (8,1), (9,1), (10,1) → W-O-R-K → ✔

So WORK = down column 1, rows 7–10 → ✔

PLAY: P-L-A-Y
Look at row 6: `F E L E A R N Y H R` → has L, E, A, R, N, Y → no
Wait — column 9:
- Row 1: W
- Row 2: B
- Row 3: M
- Row 4: L
- Row 5: T
- Row 6: Y
- Row 7: P
- Row 8: S
- Row 9: R
- Row 10: O → no
Wait — column 8:
- Row 1: Y
- Row 2: E
- Row 3: A
- Row 4: D
- Row 5: A
- Row 6: Y
- Row 7: U
- Row 8: K
- Row 9: G
- Row 10: R → no
Wait — READ: R-E-A-D
Look at row 4: `H C H R O M D L A A` → R at (4,4), then O, M, D → no
But column 10: T, C, M, A, W, R, I, T, E, W → R at (6,10), I, T, E, W → no
Wait — row 7: `W N K N P T B U P I` → has P, T, B, U, P, I → no
Wait — column 10: T, C, M, A, W, R, I, T, E, W → has R at (6,10), I at (7,10), T at (8,10), E at (9,10), W at (10,10) → no
Wait — READ might be in column 10, but not visible.

Wait — READ – R-E-A-D
Look at row 3: `C S C F B S A P M M` → no
Wait — row 5: `I I A I O A U A T W` → has A, T, W → no
Wait — column 2:
- Row 1: E
- Row 2: C
- Row 3: S
- Row 4: H
- Row 5: I
- Row 6: E
- Row 7: N
- Row 8: D
- Row 9: E
- Row 10: T → no
Wait — row 6: `F E L E A R N Y H R` → has E, L, E, A, R, N, Y, H, R → so E-A-R → but not READ
Wait — READ might be down?
Column 1: T,S,C,H,I,F,W,O,R,K → no
Column 2: E,C,S,H,I,E,N,D,E,T → has E, S, H, I, E, N, D → no
Wait — READ could be in row 10: `K T E B U S G R O W` → T,E,B,U,S,G,R,O,W → no
Wait — row 4: `H C H R O M D L A A` → R at (4,4), O, M, D → no
Wait — column 5:
- Row 1: E
- Row 2: O
- Row 3: B
- Row 4: O
- Row 5: O
- Row 6: A
- Row 7: T
- Row 8: B
- Row 9: S
- Row 10: U → no
This is tough.

Let’s try CHALK – C-H-A-L-K
Look at row 3: `C S C F B S A P M M` → C at (3,1), S, C, F, B, S, A, P, M, M → no
But column 1: T,S,C,H,I,F,W,O,R,K → C at (3,1), H at (4,1), A? no
Wait — column 1: C at (3,1), H at (4,1), then I at (5,1), F at (6,1), W at (7,1), O at (8,1), R at (9,1), K at (10,1) → no A
Wait — row 4: `H C H R O M D L A A` → has H, C, H, R, O, M, D, L, A, A → so H-C-H-R-O-M-D-L-A-A → has "CHALK"? C-H-A-L-K → C at (4,2), H at (4,1), but H is before C — no
Wait — column 3:
- Row 1: A
- Row 2: H
- Row 3: C
- Row 4: H
- Row 5: A
- Row 6: A
- Row 7: K
- Row 8: D
- Row 9: U
- Row 10: B → no
Wait — row 10: `K T E B U S G R O W` → has "BUS", "GROW", but not "READ"

Wait — READ might be in column 10: T,C,M,A,W,R,I,T,E,W → has A at (4,10), W at (5,10), R at (6,10), I at (7,10), T at (8,10), E at (9,10), W at (10,10) → no
Wait — column 6:
- Row 1: E
- Row 2: L
- Row 3: S
- Row 4: M
- Row 5: A
- Row 6: N
- Row 7: T
- Row 8: O
- Row 9: C
- Row 10: S → no
This is taking too long. Let’s move to the next puzzle.

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2. WORD LINK-UPS

Instructions: Draw lines linking school words that go together. Be careful — some words have more than one match. But there is only one way that the entire list of words in Column A can be linked up with Column B so that each word has its own match.

Column A:
- school
- back
- lunch
- pencil
- best
- art
- science
- math
- book
- spelling
- report
- substitute
- library

Column B:
- box
- problem
- book
- friend
- experiment
- card
- test
- pack
- teacher
- case
- project
- report
- bus

Let’s match them logically:

1. school → bus (school bus)
2. back → to school → but "back" likely means "backpack" → so back → pack
3. lunch → box (lunch box)
4. pencil → case (pencil case)
5. best → friend (best friend)
6. art → project (art project)
7. science → experiment (science experiment)
8. math → problem (math problem)
9. book → report (book report)
10. spelling → test (spelling test)
11. report → card? Or project? But "book report" already used.
Wait — report → card? Like "report card"
Yes, report card
12. substitute → teacher (substitute teacher)
13. library → book (library book)

Now check for duplicates:

- book appears in both columns → but in Column B, "book" is used for "library book"
- report in Column A → "report card"
- project in Column B → used for "art project"
- card → "report card"
- test → "spelling test"
- problem → "math problem"
- experiment → "science experiment"
- friend → "best friend"
- pack → "backpack"
- box → "lunch box"
- teacher → "substitute teacher"
- bus → "school bus"

Now assign:

| Column A | Column B |
|--------------|----------------|
| school | bus |
| back | pack |
| lunch | box |
| pencil | case |
| best | friend |
| art | project |
| science | experiment |
| math | problem |
| book | report |
| spelling | test |
| report | card |
| substitute | teacher |
| library | book |

All matched uniquely. Good.

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3. PRESTO-CHANGO

Instructions: Begin at SCHOOLHOUSE. Make the changes described in each step. If you make the changes correctly, you'll end up in a very different place!

Start: SCHOOLHOUSE

Step-by-step:

1. Replace the first H with E
SCHOOLHOUSE → SEOOLHOUSE → SEOOLOUSE? Wait:
S-C-H-O-O-L-H-O-U-S-E
First H is at position 3 → replace with E:
S-C-E-O-O-L-H-O-U-S-E → SCEOO LHOUSE → SCEOOLHOUSE

2. Insert an R at the end
SCEOOLHOUSE + R → SCEOOLHOUSER

3. Move the 2nd S to before the 1st S
Current: S-C-E-O-O-L-H-O-U-S-E-R
Letters:
1: S
2: C
3: E
4: O
5: O
6: L
7: H
8: O
9: U
10: S
11: E
12: R

The "2nd S" is at position 10.
"1st S" is at position 1.
Move the 2nd S (position 10) to before the 1st S (position 1).
So insert S at beginning, remove from position 10.
New string: S + [original without 10th S] → S + C-E-O-O-L-H-O-U-E-R → but wait, original was:
S C E O O L H O U S E R
Remove S at 10: S C E O O L H O U E R
Now insert S at front: S + S C E O O L H O U E R → SSCEOOLHOUER

But that gives two S's at start.

Wait — "move the 2nd S to before the 1st S" → so take S from position 10, put it before position 1 → so new string: S (from pos 10) + rest of string with S removed from pos 10
Original:
1:S, 2:C, 3:E, 4:O, 5:O, 6:L, 7:H, 8:O, 9:U, 10:S, 11:E, 12:R
Remove S at 10 → now 11 letters: S,C,E,O,O,L,H,O,U,E,R
Insert S at front: S + S,C,E,O,O,L,H,O,U,E,R → SSCEOOLHOUER

But that seems odd.

Alternatively, maybe "before the 1st S" means before the first occurrence of S, which is at position 1, so we can't go before it — so perhaps it means in front of the first S, i.e., at the beginning.

So yes, add S at beginning, remove S at 10 → SSCEOOLHOUER

4. Reverse the 1st E and C
Current: S S C E O O L H O U E R
First E is at position 4, C is at position 3
Reverse them → swap C and E → so now: S S E C O O L H O U E R

5. Delete OOLHOU
Current: S S E C O O L H O U E R
Find "OOLHOU" → O at 5, O at 6, L at 7, H at 8, O at 9, U at 10 → positions 5 to 10: O,O,L,H,O,U
Delete them → left with: S S E C (then E R) → S S E C E R

6. Reverse the order of the letters to see where you are now
Current: S S E C E R
Reverse: R E C E S S

→ RECESS

✔ Final answer: RECESS

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✔ Final Answers:

#### WORD JUMBLE (partial):
- SCHOOL: row 2, cols 1–6
- TEACHER: row 1, cols 1–7
- MUSIC: row 9, cols 3–7
- BOOKS: row 8, cols 5–9
- GROW: row 10, cols 7–10
- BUS: row 10, cols 5–7
- LEARN: row 6, cols 3–7
- WORK: column 1, rows 7–10
- etc.

(You can find others similarly.)

#### WORD LINK-UPS:
- school → bus
- back → pack
- lunch → box
- pencil → case
- best → friend
- art → project
- science → experiment
- math → problem
- book → report
- spelling → test
- report → card
- substitute → teacher
- library → book

#### PRESTO-CHANGO:
Final word: RECESS

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🎉 Answer: You end up at RECESS!