Our school bus clipart gallery holds 12 yellow buses, from a grinning cartoon bus to a tidy outline that kids can color on the first morning of the year. Behind every bus is a see-through background, so the yellow sits right on your chalkboard slide, transportation note or welcome sign.
Tap Download PNG to keep a bus on your computer, or hit Copy and paste it into a slide in one step. Before you save, flip the background preview to kraft paper or chalkboard to check the yellow still pops. Building a full back to school set? Add a friendly face from the teacher clipart page and more wheels from our train and bus clipart.
Cute School Bus Clipart and Cartoon School Bus Clipart
Big eyes and a wide smile turn a plain bus into a buddy. These cartoon school bus pictures are what most families mean when they look for animated school bus clipart, and they shrink well for labels.
A round little yellow bus grins with big shiny eyes for headlights. It is short and chunky, so it still looks friendly at one inch wide.
Try this Write each bus rider's route number on a copy and clip it to their backpack for the first week.
A classic long bus rolls left to right with six windows and black trim. The bold outline keeps every window sharp on a projector.
Try this Drop it onto the title slide of your field trip plan, right above the leave and return times.
Two kids wave from the front windows of a yellow bus wrapped in a thick white sticker edge. That white rim gives scissors an easy path.
Try this Hand one out each day a kindergartner rides the bus calmly, and let them stick it on a bus behavior chart.
School Bus Pictures Clip Art in Watercolor, Retro and Realistic
Not every project wants a face on the bus. These school bus images clip art styles look calmer and suit notes home, reports and old-school party decor.
Soft yellow washes and three falling leaves make this bus feel like the start of fall. It sits gently on cream cardstock.
Try this Print it on the cover of a welcome back card that you mail to new students before day one.
An old-fashioned bus with a rounded nose and chrome bumper comes in mustard with teal trim. It matches vintage classroom themes.
Try this Use it as the anchor picture on a vintage travel themed bulletin board titled with your class name.
A modern flat-nosed bus is shown at an angle with shiny windows and soft shading. It reads like a picture from a safety handbook.
Try this Label the mirrors, door and emergency exit on this picture for a grade 3 bus safety lesson.
Children Boarding the School Bus One by One
Lining up, waiting your turn and saying hello to the driver are real lessons for little riders. These scenes show the routine so you can talk it through before the first ride.
Three kids with backpacks climb onto the bus in a neat line, each waiting for the one ahead. It shows the routine without a single word.
Try this Put it beside the rule about waiting your turn on a pre-K bus safety poster near the cubbies.
A smiling driver in a blue cap waves from behind the big steering wheel. Use it for a thank you note or a community helpers lesson.
Try this Have first graders color a frame around it and write a short thank you to their bus driver.
A happy bus holds out its red stop arm like a little hand. It is a gentle way to teach that cars must wait when the arm is out.
Try this Pair it with a toy car picture in a kindergarten lesson about why cars stop for the bus.
School Bus Clipart Black and White
These outline images are all black lines, so they print cheaply and color easily. The silhouette is one solid shape for cutting and stencils.
A side view bus outline with big open windows leaves plenty of space for crayons. Kids can draw faces in each window.
Try this Ask each child to draw themselves and a friend in the windows, then color the bus yellow.
A front view bus with round headlights and a wide windshield, drawn with thick simple lines. Little hands can color it in minutes.
Try this Print it at half page size and let three year olds dab it with yellow paint sticks during transportation week.
The classic bus shape in solid black, with the wheels and windows showing only in the edge line. It cuts cleanly from cardstock or vinyl.
Try this Cut it from yellow vinyl and press it onto a plain tote bag used for library books.
School Bus Ideas for Pre-K to Grade 3
- Pre-K: Use the boarding scene and the stop arm bus to walk through a first bus ride. Tape them in order on a strip of paper so children can retell the steps.
- Kindergarten: Make a bus graph. Each child colors a small bus outline and adds it to a column for bus, car or walker.
- Grade 1: The driver picture starts a lesson on community helpers. Kids write one job the driver does every day.
- Grades 2 and 3: Label the realistic bus in a safety lesson, then write a short how-to about crossing in front of a bus.
For a full page of wheels to color, our car and truck coloring pages make a good follow-up.
How to Print, Cut and Display a Bus
Each bus downloads as a 1000 by 1000 pixel PNG. That gives a crisp print up to roughly 3 inches across at 300 dpi, which is just right for cubby tags, bus tags and stickers. On a slide it can fill half the screen without blurring.
For a bulletin board train of buses, print several of the side view outline at full width on yellow paper instead of coloring them. Trim around the roof and wheels and leave the tiny gap between the tires uncut so the shape stays strong. Laminate bus tags before they go on backpacks, since they get rained on.
Need supplies to fill the windows? Glue in cut-out crayons and backpacks from the school clipart page.
Colors That Go With a Yellow Bus
| Background | Bus style | Feel |
|---|---|---|
| Black or chalkboard | Flat color, Cute | Bright and bold |
| Sky blue | Sticker, Doodle | Cheerful and young |
| Kraft paper | Retro, Watercolor | Warm and cozy |
| White | Realistic, Line art | Clean for reports and handouts |
Avoid pale yellow paper, since the bus fades into it. A thin black border on your sign makes the yellow look even brighter.
Questions people ask
Is the school bus clipart free?
You are welcome to use these buses for home, class and school projects at no charge, and you do not need to add a credit. Selling them as they are, or inside a clipart pack, is not allowed. If you want a bus on something you sell, ask us first through our Contact page.
Where can I find school bus clipart black and white?
Scroll down to the final group, where two bus outlines sit next to one silhouette. The outlines are made for coloring, and the silhouette is best for cutting from vinyl or paper.
Do you have cute school bus clipart with a face?
Yes. The chubby smiling bus and the bus with its stop arm out both have big eyes and happy faces. They are the most popular picks for preschool and kindergarten name tags.
Is there clip art of children boarding the school bus one by one?
Yes, the doodle scene shows three children with backpacks climbing the steps in a line. It works well on bus safety posters and visual routines for new riders.
Why does my bus show a white box in my document?
The PNG itself is clear, but some word processors place pictures in line with text. Change the picture's wrap setting so it floats over the page, and the white box goes away.
Can I use a clip art school bus on a field trip permission slip?
Yes. The flat color side view bus is a good pick because it prints clearly in color or grayscale. Keep it about 2 inches wide so there is room for the form.
