School is right around the corner. Right before school starts or in the first few days of school, these back to school coloring pages can help teachers as well as parents.

Teachers find coloring pages especially useful on the first day of school as students trickle in. Coloring these pages keeps the students busy while the teacher takes care of incoming students. It also helps students get mentally ready to start the school year.

Especially if it is a child's first time in school, parents will find these pages invaluable. Coloring a school-related page will help a child get mentally ready for his or her first day in school. It will help your child prepare for all the new experiences he or she is likely to encounter.

Parents can also use these school coloring pages for any student, all year long. They are a great way to start conversations about school with your child.

This Coloring Site has 17 back to school coloring pages. It also shows you how to make a coloring book story with 21 pages including bus stop, schoolhouse, walking to school, crossing guard, teachers, raising hands, and more.

Black Dog has the regular back to school coloring pages, but also offers a coloring book cover for those who want to put together an entire back to school coloring book. A complete back to school coloring book makes a great gift for any child.

The Preschool Coloring Book website says these coloring pages are intended for pre-school, but most can be used for elementary grades as well. There are 25 coloring page categories including alphabet, numbers, doctor/hospital, family, and much more. The back to school section includes children boarding a bus, a happy boy on a slide, and a backpack.

Kaboose is an all-around great parents' and kids' site. The back-to-school section includes a calculator, backpack, bus, students, and more. Their additional back to school printable section has links to other sites and includes great ideas such as lunchbox notes. Kaboose also has a special parents' section that offers all kinds of printables beyond just coloring pages.

ABCteach has over 5000 printable pages and worksheets. This site has everything printable a teacher could possibly need. The site includes subject matter, theme units, back to school coloring pages, more coloring pages, flashcards, and fun activities.

Primary Games has a dozen back to school coloring pages, including a school bus, a boy at a desk, the teacher, and a boy reading.

Suitable for kindergarten, preschool, lower elementary grades, and parents, First School offers coloring pages that show elements and routines of the first days of school. Some of the colorable images are the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes, naptime, and boarding the school bus.

Free Kids Coloring offers twelve coloring pages with images of playing at school, a teacher with students, the library, a girl going to school, and more. You will need an Adobe reader to open the pages. The site provides a link to download Adobe reader.

Crisp black lines and shapes make Kids' World School Days Coloring Pages top quality. Choose from a schoolhouse, book with apple and pencil, pencils, and more.

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