6 easy to read Canva fonts for kids

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As a mum and a teacher and Canva Education Creator (Follow me on Canva here!), I have spent hours looking through so many fonts trying to find the ones that are easy for our kids and students to read. Particularly while you're at the stages of life when they are learning to read and write, it's important that we are able to give our young ones examples in their life that are clear and explicit.

In this post, I am sharing 6 easy to read Canva fonts, that my students and daughter have found a really easy to read and understand and they're also super cute too!

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I am also going to add a bonus one at the end that is one of my newest additions and current favourites so make sure you read all the way to the end to check it out!

As a mum and a teacher when I'm creating on Canva, I really love to have my resources feature fonts that my students and my daughter can easily read and understand. And yes, I know sometimes they're not the prettiest fonts out there, but it's really important when we have our little learners learning to read and write that we have fonts that are easy for them to read, replicate and refer back to.

I have been searching for many years to bring together a group of easy to read fonts for kids in Canva and this is just six of my favourite ones that I like to use in my teaching resources at home and at school.

1. Canva Student Font

This first font, is Canva Student Font and you can see how I have used it in this poster set I made in collaboration with Bidjara artist Sheri Skele (Bigi Nagala) for the Burn Off Collection, is called Canva Student Font and I have to say, out of all of the fonts that I'm going to share with you today this one is possibly what I consider to be my go to for teaching resources for our daughter and my students.

Another favourite example of Canva Student Font in action is this set from my Editable Coquette Bow MEGA Growing Classroom Decor Bundle in the Pencil Parade Collection. Canva Student Font is one of the closest matches I've found to Australian state and territory foundation fonts, with that all-important rounded 'a' and a capital G that's actually written the way our students are taught, so what they see on the poster matches what they're learning to write. That consistency makes a real difference for early readers and writers who are still building those letter-formation habits. On top of that, each poster includes a mouth/articulation visual, so students can see exactly how their lips and mouth should form each sound, perfect for supporting explicit phonics and Science of Reading practices in your classroom.

2. Sniglet

This next one, is also one of my favourite go to Canva fonts for when I am creating teaching resources. The reason I like Sniglet, is because it is not just only easy to read for our little learners but it is also easy on the eye as far as it's a bit softer and not as formal, say the Canva Student Font, which is quite a recognisable style of font for educational resources. Sometimes, it's nice to have something in our teaching resources that softens the resource and makes it feel a little bit more informal, but still easy to read for our little learners.

3. KG Penmanship

KG Penmanship is a really great font for using in teaching resources because it has that little bit of a formal feel to it but it's also a lot more rounded than say your Canva Student Font or Sniglet.

As you can see, I have used KG Penmanship to create this set of Canva Rainbow Pencil Alphabet Bunting and they are so easy to read doe to the clarity of this font and also the contrast in colour I have used to create the font too.

This template is a free template for you to download with your Canva for education account so please enjoy this template and share the link with a friend you know will love it too. I will link to my Canva profile here and also this Rainbow Pencil Classroom Decor Collection. This collection is ever growing and I feel so honoured to be able to create for you in this way as a Canva Specialty Education Creator.

4. Coming soon

This next font is called Coming Soon and it's not one, I guess, that is typically recognised as a 'teacher / educational font' or one that would be used in teaching resources. However, I particularly like it because it does have that informal sort of feel to it, which kind of replicates a student's handwriting but it is still easy for our little learners to read, replicate and refer to. Plus, I like how it gives the students that feeling of something familiar and welcoming. This particular font has the rounded 'a' as opposed to the a with a 'hat' on the top but it does have a capital G with both a vertical and horizontal stroke so this might be something to consider when you are using this particular font.

5. Schoolbell

Schoolbell is considered by Canva to be a School font, which is fair enough because it does have school in its title (hehe). Again, I like this font because it is really easy to read for our students but it's also got that softness, that is really nice to include in some of our teaching resources. Again, this particular font does have the rounded 'a' as opposed to the one with the 'hat' on the top but it does also have the G that has both of the stroke lines that go vertical and horizontal, so again that is something to consider for your individual classrooms if that's what you want to being seen by your students.

6. More Sugar

This last font that I am sharing with you, featured in my Pastel Rainbow Classroom Decor Collection is probably one of my favourites just because of the playful feeling that it kind of has. I quite like in More Sugar, how all of the letters are formed. The 'a' in particular of course is rounded so that makes it a lot easier for our students to identify when they're learning to read. However, the main reason I would choose this font is definitely just because of the softness that it has and it's playful feel seems to resonate so ell with our students.

Take away notes

* Please remember that some of these fonts do need you to have Canva Pro for you to be able to access them. If you are a teacher then of course you can apply to Canva for a Canva for Education account, that will give you access to all of Canva and for free, however, this is with the understanding that it is for education. Canva will require you to fill out a form that identifies and shows how you will use Canva in your classroom and also some information to verify that you are in fact a teacher, but the processes really easy for teachers to fill out and use and it's such a wonderful thing for Canva to be able to support teachers in this way to.

*** Bonus favourite Canva font ***

Canva font name: Handpicked Seashells

Why I love it:

Not only is this font easy to read for our little ones who are still learning to read and write but this font is also super cute! making this one of my newest favourites!

If you are a Gingham, Pastel or Capybara fan, then check out my Capybara Cuties MEGA Growing Bundle for your classroom where all additional future templates will be free for you to download when you purchase today. This font is the feature font of this adorable Capy bundle and will be loved by you and most importantly, all of your students!

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Remember, if you are a teacher and needing to use Canva for educational purposes then please head over to my blog post: Free Canva Pro for teachers | How to get verified to signup for Canva for Education account.

Thank you & comment

If you have enjoyed this blog post and found it to be helpful then please share it with a friend who might also find it helpful too.

I would love to hear in the comments about what fonts you love to use to create your teaching resources? And please feel free to share a resource below where you have used one of the fonts, for us all to check out!

Thank you so much for spending your time with me today, I know how valuable it is so it really does mean the world that you've chosen to spend it with me.