September coloring pages
Apples, owls, sunflowers and the first fall leaves, plus football for game day — free printable coloring pages for back to school and the first days of autumn.
September holidays and coloring ideas
- Back to school (early September): Color an apple page and write your name and favorite thing about school on it.
- Labor Day (first Monday): Talk about jobs in the community while coloring.
- Grandparents Day (Sunday after Labor Day): Color a page together with a grandparent, or send one in the mail.
- First day of fall (around September 22): Color a leaf page, then collect real leaves and match their shapes with the fall leaves template.
September in the classroom
Apple week: color apple pages, taste red, green and yellow apples and graph the class favorite.
Leaf science: trace leaves from the fall leaves template, color them in fall colors and talk about why leaves change.
More September printables
Coloring pages by theme: Fall · Football · Easy · Thanksgiving
Word search: Back to school word search · Fall word search · make your own
Templates: Fall leaves template · Circle template
Color by number: Fall color by number · Football color by number · Easy color by number · Thanksgiving color by number · color by number maker
Frequently asked questions
What are good September coloring pages?
Apples, apple picking, owls, sunflowers, football and early fall leaves — perfect for back to school.
Do you have fall leaf templates?
Yes — the free fall leaves template has maple, oak and ginkgo leaves, acorns and pumpkins in exact sizes.