First Week of School Coloring Pages, 52 printable sheets of backpacks, lunch milk, and open books for the opening days of a new school year. Print a class set in one go.

The backpack appears on nearly every sheet, drawn with a curved top flap, a clasp in the middle, a rounded carry handle, and a wide open smile. A pencil often pokes out of the side pocket. An apple with a curled leaf sits beside it. Books show up both ways, closed with a quiet smile on the cover and open flat with a separate small face on each page. A milk carton stands with the word MILK printed on the front and a gable top folded into a peak. A crayon in its paper wrapper joins in on some pages. The headings vary between rounded lowercase script and tall outlined capitals, both spelling out the first week of school. Daisies, open stars, corkscrew swirls, and dots fill the background.

• Recognition of school routines eases first day nerves for younger children.
• • Fine motor control develops on the buckles, straps, and carton folds.
• • Print awareness comes from the two lettering styles used across the pack.
• • Naming practice happens as students identify each supply on the page.
• • A settled start to the morning follows a shared quiet activity.

• Put a sheet on every desk before students walk in.
• • Use during the first roll call and paperwork rush.
• • Print for a welcome table at meet the teacher night.
• • Send home in a first week folder with the supply list.
• • Offer while you assess reading levels one by one.
• • Build a corridor display from a set of finished pages.

52 A4 pages, one design per sheet, in a single printable PDF. A selection of the interior designs sits in the Product Preview.

PreK through 5th grade. Backpacks are drawn large enough for a four year old to manage. The swirls and small stars around them are slower work.

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This product is designed for educational and learning purposes only. It is intended for young children to help them develop fine motor skills and creativity through fun, safe coloring activities. The goal of this product is to support early learning and creativity in a wholesome, educational, and ethically appropriate way.