If your child is feeling a little anxious about going back to school after a carefree summer one strategy you can implement is giving them a few school coloring pages. Coloring pages can reduce anxiety, and improve mindfulness in the moment for children, as well as providing a much-needed break.
So perhaps a few school-themed coloring pages and templates for pretend play with do the trick to help with school related nerves! This collection of school coloring pages by Melanie Hope Greenberg even includes her newest design, a math homework coloring page with a friendly teacher (or parent? or tutor? or big sister?) helping out a pair of students.
Print out the entire collection (for free!) as a fun way to help calm your kids while they wait for school to start, or after a long day at a desk, or whenever you think they need a little time to focus.
School Bus and School House Templates
Our coloring page templates are great for school-themed pretend play and storytelling. Print out the school bus, school house and bonus pizza parlor (everyone needs an after-school snack!), color, cut and fold into 3D figures.
- Click here for the school bus template and instructions.
- Click here to get the school house coloring page template!
Back-to-School Bookmarks
School means it's time to read lots of lovely new books! Make the reading journey extra special with these printable school-themed bookmarks that features pencils, numbers, transportation and animals. This coloring page also makes a great busy activity during read aloud time for kids who can't sit still.
Click here to get the back to school bookmarks!
BONUS: We have a ton more printable bookmarks kids will love!
Apple for the Teacher!
How about a tree full of apples for the teacher? This coloring page features a pair of mice getting apple cider from a tree (if only that were real!). Get this darling apple coloring page and learn how to turn the apples into stick puppets. I wrote a 5 little apples rhyme that is perfect for classroom circle time, and singing relieves anxiety too, right?
Homework Help Coloring Page
Every child needs a little help with their homework once in a while. Let them work through their feelings about needing and getting assistance from a teacher or tutor with this cute coloring page featuring a teacher helping a pair of students with their math homework.
Download and print (by clicking on the following link you agree to our terms of service* see below): Homework Coloring Page
School Frames Coloring Page
This coloring page features two sweet frame designs that kids can color and cut out to use with their school portraits. (Bad haircuts not included.) Use them to personalize the photos when giving them to grandma and grandpa.
Click here to get the school photo frames!
Write a Story Coloring Page
Make learning how to craft a good story a fun activity with this coloring page kids can turn into a story about a child flying a kit. Watch our video to see what my son came up with!
Music Appreciation Class Coloring Page
Feel the joy of music with this coloring page featuring a music teacher playing the piano while his students dance to the beat!
Click here for the music appreciation coloring page
Meet the illustrator:
Melanie Hope Greenberg does wonderful school visits where she teaches kids about the process of writing and illustrating children's visits. Learn more at her website.
Melanie is an award winning author and illustrator of more than 15 children’s books. Her cheerful, vibrant illustrations can be found in books such as Good Morning, Digger, Down in the Subway and A City Is. Her very popular Mermaids on Parade was selected as a Bank Street Best Book, and for the Texas Reading Club and PBS Kids Summer Reading Lists.
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Ms Conton says
Thank you. Great coloring pages ideas. Will look for your books in livrary.