Coloring Pages for Teachers
Teachers, your coloring pages are here! Find printable coloring sheets for marking holidays in the classroom, coloring projects for your fast finishers, fun art activities and a whole lot more. Best of all, every coloring page on this site has been created by a teacher for teachers!
Find yourself wondering how to make a coloring page for kids to use for mindfulness activities, morning bell-ringers or for those holiday classroom parties? Save your important planning time with printable coloring options for every elementary school teacher!
Included in this collection:
- Mindful coloring sheets to add to your chill-out corner
- Holiday coloring pages for kids, including Christmas coloring pages and Santa sheets, plus winter-themed pages
- Coloring art projects
- And more!
How to Use Coloring Pages in the Classroom
Coloring sheets have plenty of uses in the classroom, and you may already have a list. But we thought a few more ideas from our teacher team couldn't hurt!
- Use coloring pages during transitions to help students calm down and get ready for their next lesson after specials or lunch.
- Print out any of Teach Starter's giant coloring activities for students to work on together to build their collaboration skills.
- Print out packs of coloring sheets and add small boxes of crayons to hand out as fun gifts before winter break or summer vacation.
- Add a coloring element when making holiday cards with your class.
- Add mindful coloring pages to your classroom chill-out corner for students who need a little stress relief.
- Set up a coloring station for rainy days when students cannot go outside for recess.
- Use coloring as a brain break.
- Teach students about dressing for the weather with Teach Starter's fun summer and winter Santa coloring activity.
- Pull them out for your classroom party before winter break or on holidays like Valentine's Day.
- Print out sheets, and allow students to pick their favorites to make mini coloring books with their favorite holiday characters!
What Is Mindfulness Coloring?
Wait just a moment. We mentioned mindfulness coloring, but what is it? Also referred to simply as mindful coloring, this is quite simply a practice of combining the act of coloring with the principles of mindfulness meditation!
Mindfulness coloring involves focusing your attention on the present moment and being fully aware of the sensory experience of coloring.
It's a great way to work with students on engaging in an activity without judgment or attachment to the outcome, and it can help them with focus and concentration.
There's even educational research backing the benefits of coloring in for kids! Kids who are considered "at-risk," for example, have been found to benefit from coloring as a means for expressing themselves, while a study of people who colored mandalas experienced decreased heart rate and blood pressure and some improved symptoms of stress and anxiety.
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Dot Day Circle Art Project - Delaunay-Inspired
Inspire your students to create bright, beautiful art with easy dot art templates.
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Growth Mindset Inspirational Coloring Pages
Inspire creativity and encourage your students to think positively with a set of growth mindset inspirational coloring pages.
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Koala Mindful Coloring Sheet
A koala mindful coloring sheet.
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Chinese New Year – Mindful Coloring Sheet
A mindful coloring page to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
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Mindful Coloring Sheet - Tree
A tree mindful coloring sheet.
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Initial Letter Coloring Worksheet
Identify the first letter for each picture and then color it.
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Mindfulness Coloring Sheet - Landscape
A lovely mindfulness coloring sheet.
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Mindfulness Coloring Sheets - Portrait
A set of 3 mindfulness coloring sheets.
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Thanksgiving Day Coloring Pages
Use Thanksgiving Day Coloring pages to bring a bit of creative calm into the classroom this holiday season.
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Halloween Cat Color Pages
Print out some Halloween Cat Color Pages to scare up some spooky season fun!
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Dot Day Collaborative Art - Coloring Mural
Create a spectacular “Make Your Mark” bulletin board with Dot Day Collaborative Art Coloring Mural.
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Dinosaur Coloring Pages
Use our Dinosaur Coloring pages as a ‘roaring-good’ brain break activity in your classroom.
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Mindful Cat Coloring Sheets
Bring a sense of calm to your classroom with these delightful cat coloring sheets, “purr–fect” for mindfulness and creativity.
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Printable Bracelets – Celebrate Diversity!
Celebrate diversity with your students by creating and coloring printable bracelets that feature meaningful diversity words and promote inclusivity and friendship.
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Fire Safety Coloring Pages - Smoke Alarms
Remind your students of the importance of smoke alarms in the home with a set of fun Fire Safety Coloring Pages.
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Paris Landmarks – Mindfulness Coloring Pages
Use this set of mindfulness coloring pages of Paris landmarks to celebrate the magic of Paris.
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Paralympic Games Collaborative Coloring Sheet
Use this collaborative Paralympic Games coloring sheet with your class to celebrate this event.
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Paralympic Sport Coloring Sheets – Summer
Introduce your class to the Summer Paralympic Games with our Paralympic Sports coloring Sheets.
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Paralympic Values Coloring Sheets
Introduce your students to the core values of the Paralympics with these Paralympic values coloring sheets.
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Earth Day Coloring Pages
Give your students these beautiful Earth Day coloring sheets to promote sustainability and conservation.
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Olympic Sports – Coloring Sheets
Have fun creating Olympics-inspired art with printable Olympic Sport Coloring Sheets!
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Life’s a Movie, Live Drug Free Coloring Sheet
Promote drug awareness during Red Ribbon Week 2024 with a ‘Life’s a Movie, Film Drug-Free’ coloring sheet.
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Firefighter & Fire Truck Coloring Sheet Set
Highlight the brave heroes that protect the community with a printable Firefighter & Fire Truck Coloring Sheet Set.
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Reading Is Magic! Poster and Coloring Page
Celebrate the wonders of books and reading with a “Reading Is Magic” poster and coloring page.
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Planets Collaborative Coloring Display
Combine coloring with awareness of the planets and the solar system with this collaborative coloring sheet.
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Mindfulness Planet Coloring Pages
Get mindful with this set of planet-themed mindful coloring sheets.
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Dragon Coloring Pages
Create colorful Chinese dragon art to celebrate the Lunar New Year in the classroom with a pack of printable dragon coloring sheets.
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Bowerbird Coloring Sheets
Celebrate the wonderful world of birds with this set of Bowerbird mindful coloring pages.
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Student Notebook Covers - Mindful Coloring Sheets
Practice mindfulness and create fun notebook covers with a pack of printable mindful coloring worksheets.
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Back to School Retro Theme Coloring Sheets
Kick off a groovy new school year with fun retro coloring pages!
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Last Day of School Coloring Page Pack
Grab a Last Day of School Coloring Page pack to calm your end-of-year classroom chaos!
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Summer Santa Claus Coloring Pages
Heat up your classroom Christmas celebrations with a fun set of Santa on Vacation coloring pages.