Free Printable School Bus Template

 

Are you looking for a free printable school bus template for the new school year? I got you covered. Use this template for an easy bus craft for back to school time with kids at home or in a class. Teach kids about school buses and have some fun!

There are so many fun school crafts for young kids you can make with this template. Ideal for kids from preschool to early elementary school. I will show you some different ways to use this school bus template pdf file for crafting with young kids. This is a perfect craft for kindergarten students or first grade.

If you are looking for more back to school fun these all about me printables are super fun for a get to know you activity and these first day of school signs for photos are really fun.

 

Skills Development

 

This craft works on fine motor skills for young kids. Coloring, cutting, and gluing all help refine those fine motor skills in young kids. Meet kids at their skill level and help them strengthen their fine motor skills.

It can help kids get comfortable riding the bus and understanding how school buses work too. If this school season is your kids first time riding the bus it can be overwhelming. Doing a craft and talking about school bus can build up their confidence to ride the bus. My daughter loved riding the bus once she got over the fear of something new and unknown. Knowing what to expect helped her feel comfortable.

Why not read some books about buses too? Reading and crafting go together like peanut butter and jelly. There are many wonderful stories about school buses to help kids learn about riding the bus.

The Magic School Bus is a fun learning show for kids to watch and make their own magic school bus!

 

5 Bus Templates

 

There are 5 bus templates to choose from.

These simple bus coloring pages come in different sizes for coloring or bus crafts.

Large Bus Template Black and White

Large Bus in Color

Medium Bus Template Black and White

 

 

Small School Bus Template Black and White

 

Next is a cut and paste bus craft with different options for a bus already colored in and a coloring one.

Build A Bus Coloring

 

Build A Bus Color

 

 

 

Ways to use the School Bus Template

 

Make name tags for kids on the first day of school. Print out as many buses as you want for personal use in a class. Write kids names above or below the bus for a name tag. They can build their own bus to build their name tag! Add bus numbers for their desk number or class number.

Use it for a coloring page. Kids can color the bus with the coloring free printable template. Creating a bus with fun colorful designs or make it look like a real school bus.

Use the blank template to trace on black and yellow paper to make a bus with construction paper.

Glue the bus on to an empty milk carton to make a fun bus for pretend play.

Cut and paste for kids to build their own school bus. Use the colored in template for a simple craft for kids to just follow directions to put together.

For a cute photo craft. Put a picture of kids in the window of the front of the bus waving. For a class take pictures of them waving. Then cut out the pictures and glue them in to the bus. Send these home for parents to see.

To decorate a bulletin board. Have kids create their buses for a school activity and decorate a bulletin board in the classroom with their creations.

As a fun craft when kids are going to ride the bus for a field trip.

Kids can use the template to make a card for a new teacher at the beginning of the school year or teachers can use the card as a welcome gift for kids in their class.

Use the blank template for a painting craft with toy cars or buses. Let kids roll over the template after dipping the wheels in paint. Then they can wash the cars/buses with soap and water for two activities in one!

For party decorations! You can use the digital download multiple times for personal use. Print out the bus template many times for a back to school party.

For older kids have them create a story about a bus driver to go with the bus craft or draw a bus driver.

 

Materials needed to make the bus craft:

 

Pdf file and a pdf reader such as adobe to view the file.

A home printer or take it to a local print shop

White cardstock paper or printer paper

Glue stick

Pair of scissors

Optional: construction paper or colorful craft paper in yellow, black, red, and white

Optional: crayons, paints, or markers for coloring in the bus template

 

School Bus Craft:

 

First you will want to download the digital file of the template you want. Do you want the white template, coloring, or build a bus option.

Next print out the file on white cardstock or printer paper. You can even print it on yellow paper and add black paint for the wheels.

If you are going to color in the bus template now is the time to color it in on the original coloring sheet. Paint, color with colored pencils, or markers. The materials you use might depend on the age and skill level of your kids. Kids can use yellow paint to paint the entire body of the bus.

Cut out different pieces of the bus on the build a bus template. Trace the template on to construction paper if you prefer to not print out the color version. Use yellow for the main part of the bus, white for windows, black for wheels, and gray for the bumper. There is also a cut and glue option if you don’t want to use construction paper. I like to give the option to use a blank template and save on the extra cost of ink for printers.

Glue the wheels on to the front and back bottom part of the bus. Glue the windows on to the side of the bus on the back, middle, and front portion of the template towards the top but not at the very top.

Then you are done but you can also write school bus on the side in black marker. You can also write a kids name on the side. If you are adding pictures in the bus just glue the picture into the one of the windows on the bus.

I hope your kids or kids in your class have a wonderful time going back to school!