Drawing & art shelf
Free drawing printables for the classroom
Step-by-step drawing pages, trace-and-color sheets and grid challenges by cartoonist Kevin Coulston. Print one for an early finisher, a stack for your art center, or play a video lesson on a sub day.
- 270 print-ready book pages
- 191 free activities
- 101 video lessons
- Ages 3 and up
Printable library
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Teacher tip: New here? Start with a How to Draw page: big shapes first, details last, and every student finishes with a character to name.
NewHow to DrawAges 5+Video lesson
How to Draw a Cartoon Candy for National Candy Day
Free activity
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How to Draw a Turkey Drumstick for Thanksgiving
Free activity
NewHow to DrawAges 5+Video lesson
How to Draw a Kaiju Lizard for Godzilla Day
Free activity
NewHow to DrawAges 5+Video lesson
How to Draw a Mischievous Cartoon Werewolf
Free activity
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Coloring page
Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff Coloring and Activity Book
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Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff Coloring and Activity Book
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Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff Coloring and Activity Book
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Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Cartoon Christmas Characters
Trace Then Color book page
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Cartoon Christmas Characters
Trace Then Color book page
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Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Cartoon Christmas Characters
Trace Then Color book page
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Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Cartoon Christmas Characters
Trace Then Color book page
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Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Cartoon Christmas Characters
Trace Then Color book page
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Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Cartoon Halloween Characters
Trace Then Color book page
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Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Cartoon Halloween Characters
Trace Then Color book page
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Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Spooky Stuff for Halloween
Trace Then Color book page
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Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Spooky Stuff for Halloween
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2 pagesDraw by Grid
Fairies, Princesses, and Other Cute Stuff grid set
Character page + blank grid
2 pagesDraw by Grid
Fairies, Princesses, and Other Cute Stuff grid set
Character page + blank grid
2 pagesDraw by Grid
Fairies, Princesses, and Other Cute Stuff grid set
Character page + blank grid
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Fish, Sea Creatures, and More grid set
Character page + blank grid
2 pagesDraw by Grid
Fish, Sea Creatures, and More grid set
Character page + blank grid
2 pagesDraw by Grid
Fish, Sea Creatures, and More grid set
Character page + blank grid
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How to DrawAges 5+
Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff
How to Draw book page
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How to DrawAges 5+
Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff
How to Draw book page
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Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Cartoon Halloween Characters
Trace Then Color book page
Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Cartoon Halloween Characters
Trace Then Color book page
Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff
Trace Then Color book page
Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff
Trace Then Color book page
Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff
Trace Then Color book page
Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Spooky Stuff for Halloween
Trace Then Color book page
Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Spooky Stuff for Halloween
Trace Then Color book page
Trace Then ColorAges 3+
Spooky Stuff for Halloween
Trace Then Color book page
How to DrawAges 5+Video lesson
How to Draw a Cute Cartoon Triceratops Dinosaur
Free activity
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How to Draw a Silly Jack-O'-Lantern for Halloween
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Grab-and-go packs
Ready for the week ahead
One PDF, every page you need. Print the stack once and you are set for the week.
Halloween pack
Every Halloween drawing, tracing and grid page in one PDF.
Christmas characters
Christmas drawing, tracing and grid pages from three holiday books. 11 pages.
Alien week
Silly aliens and alien cyborgs to draw, trace and copy by grid. 20 pages.
Alphabet monsters
Letter monsters to draw, trace and copy by grid. 10 pages.
Free for teachers
Get the free Classroom Drawing Kit
12 printable pages: six step-by-step lessons, a grid activity, draw-and-write sheets and teacher notes, sent with your welcome email. After that, new classroom printables by email.
Little artists welcome!
One page, a dozen lessons
Draw & write
Draw a character first, then give it a name, a problem and a plan. Little ones tell the story out loud; older students write the comic.
Change one thing
Everyone draws the same page, then changes one thing: the face, the outfit, the job. Hang them side by side and compare.
Topic tie-ins
An animal page becomes a habitat scene. A robot gets an invention to explain to the class. A dinosaur gets a fact card.
Where these fit in your plans
Notes against the National Core Arts Standards (visual arts). Use them as a starting point for your lesson plan, not a promise of full coverage. See all 11 anchor standards and the math in grid drawing on the arts standards map.
| Activity | Best for | Standards it supports |
|---|---|---|
| Trace then color, coloring pages | Pre-K–K | VA:Cr2.1 (practice with materials), VA:Cr1.1 (play and explore) |
| Step-by-step drawing | K–2 | VA:Cr2.1 (build skills through practice), VA:Cr3.1 (add details and finish) |
| Grid drawing | K–5 | VA:Re7.2 (look closely at images), VA:Cr2.1 (craftsmanship) |
| Shape drawing challenge | Pre-K–5 | VA:Cr1.1 (imagine and invent), VA:Cr3.1 (revise a drawing) |
| Draw it, then write about it | K–5 | VA:Cn10.1 (art tells a story), plus ELA narrative writing |
Good to know
Can I print copies for my whole class?
Yes. Print as many copies as your class needs, to use in the classroom or send home.
What do students need?
A printed page and a pencil. Crayons, markers or colored pencils for the tracing and coloring pages. Book pages print as letter-size PDFs.
Which pages suit my grade?
Trace Then Color pages are made for ages 3 and up, How to Draw pages for ages 5 and up. Draw by Grid suits older, more patient artists who like a challenge.
How do the Draw by Grid sets work?
Each set prints as two pages: the character on a lettered grid, then a blank grid. Students copy one square at a time until the whole character appears.
Are there videos I can show the class?
Yes. 101 activities include a step-by-step video lesson. Filter by Sub days, or look for the Video lesson tag.
Where do these pages come from?
Every page is original artwork by cartoonist Kevin Coulston, from the FirstArtBooks drawing, tracing and grid books and the free activity posts.
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