Free Back to School Coloring Pages for Kids - 56 Printable Sheets

Back-to-school season is a time to celebrate all things educational! Whether you are a parent, teacher, or student, you can find enjoyable uses for these free back-to-school coloring pages for kids.

Decorate your classroom with classic images of school buildings and school buses. Illustrate your school supply list (or label your supply storage area) with pictures of scissors and pencils.

Are you in the school band? We’ve got instruments for you to color. Are sports more your thing? Color your team members and the equipment your sport requires.

Decorate the science lab with pictures of microscopes and telescopes, or start working on your next science project. 

If you're looking for some more coloring printables similar to the Free Back to School Coloring Pages, check out Free Science Coloring pages - they're sure to give you plenty of enjoyment!

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You can print out ready-made diagrams of the cell, parts of a plant, food chains, or the water cycle to color.

Online Coloring Pages for Kids

Get creative with this interactive school boy coloring page. Experiment with unique color combinations and see which one looks the best!

In addition to the usual printable coloring pages, we also have online coloring available for every coloring sheet in this post!

Just scroll down, and you'll find the coloring options for each coloring page.

Free Printable Back to School Coloring Pages

Laboratory Coloring Sheet

Microscopes, test tubes, bunsen burners, and beakers full of bubbling chemicals - this science lab has it all! Can you match the colors of the liquids to your actual chemistry experiments?

Football Coloring Sheet

Footballs used in high school games are typically brown. Make this one a classic or you could color it to match your team colors.

Animal Cell Coloring Sheet

Can you identify the cell membrane, centriole, mitochondrion, cytoplasm, nucleolus, nuclear pore, rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulums, lysosome, ribosome, and Golgi apparatus of a eukaryotic cell? You will be able to after spending some time with this coloring page!

School Coloring Sheet

This school building has a classic look. The rectangles, triangles, arches, and other simple shapes make it easy to color. Brick or painted? The choice is yours.

Schoolgirl Coloring Sheet

This little girl has her books and book bag - she’s ready for class! Color her clothes to match your favorite outfit, your school uniform, or your school colors.

Book Coloring Sheet

Books can transport you to faraway places. Color this one to match your favorite subject or story. Can you write a title on its cover?

Water Cycle Coloring Sheet

The water cycle is vital to life, and you will learn about it in science class. Impress your teacher with this guide to evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and transpiration.

Flute Coloring Sheet

The shrill whistle of the flute is an essential component in any school band. And this type of flute, known as a recorder, is often the first one students learn to master. Recorders may be made from brown wood, painted black or white, or made from brightly colored plastic.

Scroll Coloring Sheet

Diplomas given to graduates are classically printed on off-white paper and rolled into a scroll like this one. Color the ribbon to match your school’s colors.

Playground Coloring Sheet

If recess is your favorite part of the school day, this is the coloring sheet for you! Give a bright coat of paint to the swing set, see-saw, and slide.

Trumpet Coloring Sheet

Trumpets are a must in every school marching band. As a brass instrument, most trumpets are golden yellow in color, but some are silver-toned.

Baseball Coloring Sheet

Most baseballs are white with red stitching, but they can be made in any color. What are your school’s signature colors?

School Boy Coloring Sheet

This little boy is ready for a learning adventure. He’s wearing his backpack and waving to his friends. Spruce up his outfit with your favorite colors.

Kids in Classroom Cartoon Coloring Sheet

Did you color the schoolboy and schoolgirl above? Don’t stop there! We’ve got an entire class of kids who need you to help decorate their classroom.

Alarm Clock Coloring Sheet

Don’t be late for school! Color this alarm clock to help you remember to wake up on time.

Cute Pencil Coloring Sheet

School supplies don’t have to be boring and plain. Decorate this smiling pencil with bright colors.

Scissors Coloring Sheet

Can you tell your safety scissors apart from other students’ by the color of the handles? You can even write your name on the handles.

Soccer Ball Coloring Sheet

Classic soccer balls are white with black panels, but some are decked out in bright neon colors.

Parts of a Rose Coloring Sheet

Are you learning about plants in science class? This diagram features a rose bush and can help you learn about all its parts, from the roots on up.

Pharmacist Coloring Sheet

What do you want to be when you grow up? If you’d like to study to become a pharmacist, you can color this picture for your Career Day report.

Ballet Shoes Coloring Sheet

Dancing is a sport, too! Does your school or local dance studio offer ballet classes? Color these ballet slippers a classic pink, or make them match your favorite tutu.

Teacher Coloring Sheet

Celebrate your favorite teacher with this cute cartoon portrait. You can even practice your multiplication skills in the process.

School Bus Coloring Sheet

Do you ride a big yellow bus to school? Decorate your classroom with this iconic school bus image.

Cheerleader Coloring Sheet

Go, team, go! Color this cheerleader’s outfit and pompoms to match your school’s team colors.

Magnifying Glass Coloring Sheet

Are you on a quest for knowledge? Is that a clue? This magnifying glass can help.

Library Coloring Sheet

Libraries’ shelves contain books of every color and description. Color a rainbow of book spines behind this eager student.

Microscope Coloring Sheet

Microscopes will help you see tiny things in science class. Pair this one with the animal cell diagram, above.

Anime School Girl Coloring Sheet

This anime school girl wears a classic Sailor Moon-style uniform with a pleated skirt and knee-high socks. Color her in the typical white, blue, and red, or make her outfit match your school colors.

Food Chain Coloring Sheet

Have you learned about the food chain in biology class? Color the grass, grasshopper, bird, snake, hawk, and mushrooms in this diagram to better understand the flow of energy in the biome.

Atom Coloring Sheet

Atoms are a basic unit of matter. Color this lithium atom to better understand the interaction of protons and electrons.

Computer Coloring Sheet

Computers are an essential school supply today. What are you learning in computer class - how to type or do research? Draw the computer programs you use on the screen and then color them in.

Basketball Player Coloring Sheet

You can use this coloring page to make a poster to cheer your team on. Color the girl’s jersey to match your team's colors.

Backpack Coloring Sheet

You will need a backpack to carry all your books and school supplies. Color this one to match your favorite outfit.

Girl in Math Class Cartoon Coloring Sheet

What is your favorite class? The student in this cartoon is good at math. What type of board is she writing on - a black or green chalkboard or a white dry-erase board?

Football Player Coloring Sheet

This football player is ready to throw the ball to his teammates down the field. Color his uniform to match your team colors and then cheer them on!

Ballerina Coloring Sheet

Are you ready for your ballet recital? This cute character is. Color her hair ribbon, leotard, tutu, and slippers to match your own.

Telescope Coloring Sheet

Have you ever gone on a field trip to view stars through a telescope? Color the instrument. They are typically black, white, or silver in color.

Basketball Hoop Coloring Sheet

Nothing but net! Make a slam dunk when you color this action shot. Pair this coloring page with the running basketball player above.

Graduation Cap Coloring Sheet

Mortarboard graduation hats are often black, but some schools use caps that match your school colors. You can also customize the tassel.

Open Book Coloring Sheet

Open books are a gateway to knowledge. Color the cover and bookmark of this one so you won’t lose your place.

School Books Coloring Sheet

Did you color the single book above? Don’t stop there! Here’s a whole stack of books for you to color. Which subject is your favorite?

Basketball Coloring Sheet

Most basketballs are orange with black lines, but they can be made in any color. Red, white, and blue basketballs are also common.

Piano Coloring Sheet

Color this baby grand piano, then put your fingers on the keys. You can practice on paper even when you don’t have an actual piano!

Football Helmet Coloring Sheet

Hut, hut, hike! Color this football helmet to match the colors of your school’s team. Then print out another and color it to represent your school's biggest rival.

Bacteria Coloring Sheet

Can you identify the pili, flagellum, capsule, DNA, plasma membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, and cell wall of a prokaryotic cell? You will be able to after coloring this bacteria coloring sheet.

Volleyball Coloring Sheet

Volleyballs are often white in color, but they may also be orange, brown, or neon colors.

Baseball Player Coloring Sheet

Baseball has been called the great American pastime. Does your school have a baseball or softball team? Color this player’s uniform to match your team's colors.

Anime School Girl Uniform Coloring Sheet

Do you know what you are wearing to school tomorrow? Picking out your clothes is easy when you have a school uniform - especially when it is cute and anime-style!

Easy Margaret Keane Big Eyes Art Project Coloring Sheet

The artist Margaret Keane was famous for her paintings of children with big, expressive eyes. The painting recreated here is called “The Stray.” In the original painting, the cat was black, the child had blonde hair and a yellow dress, and the background was gray.

Human Heart Coloring Sheet

The heart itself is a red organ. Often, however, anatomical diagrams of the heart use blue for the arteries and veins that are returning blood and red for those delivering fresh oxygen-rich blood.

Biodiversity Coloring Sheet

Biodiversity refers to the abundance of types of plants and animals in an ecosystem. This globe depicts many of them - terrestrial and marine environments, plants, mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, and insects.

Easy Globe Coloring Sheet

You can learn a lot about the world by looking at a globe - or coloring one. Usually, the land is green or brown and the water blue.

Cartoon School Bus Coloring Sheet

Yellow school buses are unique to the United States. If you live in a different country, do you take a city bus to school? What color is it?

Pencil Coloring Sheet

Classic No. 2 pencils are painted yellow and have pink erasers. But, pencils can come in any color or pattern, so you can get creative!

3d Shapes Coloring Sheet

The colors you choose can increase the three-dimensional effect of these shapes. For example, you could make the front panel a lighter shade than the sides.

Easy Street in One Point Perspective Coloring Sheet

Do you live and go to school in the city? If not, have you ever taken a field trip to the city? Color the buildings, trees, and cars in this city.

Back to School Coloring Pages - Which One Was Your Favorite?

If you are soon to leave your school days behind, don’t forget to check out the graduation cap and diploma scroll coloring sheets. They make great graduation party decorations!

You know just how much fun the Free Back to School Coloring Pages can be – so why not level up you coloring skills by giving the Free Sports Coloring pages a go as well for maximum entertainment?


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