Waving Teacher With A Book Colouring Page

This teacher stands facing forward with a big open smile, one hand raised in a wave and the other tucked around a closed book held at her side. Her hair falls in soft waves to her shoulders, she wears a collared jumper with a cuffed sleeve on the waving arm, plain trousers, and rounded boots. The book cover is left completely blank, so it becomes its own little colouring job in the middle of the page.

Almost everything here is a large, closed shape, which is exactly what makes it a good early sheet: the jumper, the trousers, the boots and the book are all big enough to fill in without much steering, so a child can get the satisfaction of finishing a section quickly. The face is the one part that asks for more care, since the eyes, eyebrows and smile sit close together in a small space. The waving hand gives you an easy talking point too, since it is a natural moment to chat about saying hello to a teacher or a new class.

This is a straightforward sheet with no background clutter and no fiddly patterns, so it suits younger colourers who want to feel like they have made real progress on a page, as well as older preschoolers who want to slow down and do the face carefully. It also works well as a first day of school or "people who help us" page, given the plain, friendly pose.