Download These Free Printable Back-to-School Coloring Pages and Activities Today
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Back-to-school season is upon us! After months of lounging in the sun and taking vacations, it’s time to get the kids in the swing of things again. One way to get their minds buzzing and creative juices flowing is to download these free printable back-to-school coloring pages and activities. They include your standard pages as well as Bingo cards, a word search, a maze, an adorable design-your-own bookmark graphic, and more.
These work great for parents, especially if you need a few minutes to focus on organization. The school supply list can be daunting, from backpacks to books to student planners and more—there’s so much to do! Teachers may also find them helpful as first-day activities or games. No matter how you plan to use them, you can rest assured that these back-to-school coloring pages will provide hours of fun and even get your kiddos in the fall spirit. All you have to do is grab their favorite markers, crayons, or pencils, and get playing.
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Back-to-School Design Your Dream Lunch Tray Game
Finally, the kids are in control! Let them draw what their dream lunch tray would include, with no limits. Imaginary cookies today? Yes, please.
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Books and Apples Coloring Page
Older children will love all the fine lines and words they can fill in on this back-to-school coloring page that features books of multiple subjects. For littler learners, you can ask them to practice spelling out the names on the spines, too.
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Free Back-to-School Word Search
Word searches are awesome activities if a teacher or parent needs a few minutes to focus. This free option features back-to-school phrases that they’ll have a blast hunting down. Psst…get the answer key here!
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Back-to-School Coloring Page
It may not be the Magic School Bus, but your crew can certainly make it magical! They can decorate it to look like their school or create a fun and fantastical version.
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Free Back-to-School Bingo
Are their friends coming over for a playdate, or are you trying to break the ice in the classroom? These Bingo cards will get them chatting and giggling. If you need ideas for how to keep track of everyone’s score, these washable dot markers are just the thing.
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Back-to-School Pencil Coloring Page
This pencil coloring page is practically an optical illusion. They can fill in the lines with every crayon in the box, if they wanted.
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Free Design Your Own Bookmarks Page
Anyone who has a reader on their hands will love these design-your-own bookmarks. They can create one based on the current book their reading or inspired by their favorite stories of all time.
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Back-to-School Apples Coloring Page
Apples are an icon of back-to-school season. You can’t get more classic than that!
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Free Back-to-School Maze
It’s time to go to school—but how will you get there? They’ll enjoy the challenge of this maze, though we suggest printing out a few copies or having multiple colors on hand so they can try and try again. Get the answer key here!
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Back-to-School Alphabet Coloring Page
Learning their ABCs? This alphabet coloring page will help them get to know their letters in a fun and active way.
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Free Back-to-School Word Scramble
Older students will rack their brains over this back-to-school word search. In fact, it may even be tough for the adults in the room, too. All the answers can be found right here. (But no cheating if you try it yourself!)
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Back-to-School Books Coloring Page
Homework may not be fun, but filling in this book-themed coloring page will be. They could shade in each book in each stack a different color, write titles on the spines, and more.