Printable school word scramble

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About school word scramble

This free printable school word scramble is a great way to welcome the new school year! Not only it’s an entertaining activity, but it also allows kids to practice spelling and expand vocabulary.

This fun game includes 15 school-themed words. The rules of the game are simple, players will need to rearrange the letters to spell out the words correctly.

There are also pictures of school-related objects to color in: scissors, an apple, a pencil, a marker, and an alarm clock.

You might want to pair this page with other school-themed printable activities.

Simply download and print the game.

You will find the download link at the end of this post. Enjoy!

Tips to unscramble words faster

If you feel stuck, don’t peek at the answer key right away, try the following tips instead.

• Look for common letter pairs. There are letters, that often appear together, common examples are: TH, ER, ON, and AN. If you can spot these letter combinations, you can try to connect them with the remaining letters.
• Find prefixes and suffixes. Look for prefixes and suffixes and try connecting them with the rest of the letters. Common prefixes are: ANTI-, DE-, DIS-, EM-, EN-, IM-, IN, IR-, MID-, NON-, PRE-, RE-, SUPER-, UN-, UNDER-.  Common suffixes are: – ABLE, -ED, -ES, -FUL, -ING, -ITY, -IVE, -LESS, -LY, – MENT, -NESS, -TION.
• Identify the vowels. Look at the vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and try to construct the word around them.
• Use a pen and paper. Unscrambling words in your head can be pretty difficult, so grab a pen and a piece of paper to write down word fragments and try out different letter combinations.

You can pin this image to your Pinterest board!

Supplies

You will need the following supplies for this activity:

• Home printer (you can also print this page at your local print store).
• Paper.
• Pencil.

Printable school word scramble

Click the button below to download the word scramble.

Print on standard 8.5″×11″ paper (US Letter). To print on A4 paper select “Fit to page” in your printer settings.

To make the page more durable print on cardstock.

If you want to make this activity reusable you can laminate the page. You can also place it in a dry-erase pocket and have kids use dry-erase markers so they can use it over and over again.

Please note: This printable is for personal and classroom use only. Please don’t sell or distribute this printable. If you’d like to share it with your friends or audience, please share the link to this post. Thank you!