Printable PDF Teaching Resources
Explore printable PDF worksheets, activities and thousands more teacher resources you can add to your lesson plans with just a few clicks — including free printables!
Thousands of Teach Starter's teacher-created resources are available in PDF file format, making it easy for any teacher to use anywhere — no matter what type of computer or software you have.
Curious about the advantages of PDF resources for teachers? Read on for a quick guide from our teacher team!
What Does PDF Stand For?
Before we dive into all the ways you can use a PDF in your classroom, it's worth looking at the meaning behind the acronym. PDF stands for "Portable Document Format."
It's a file format that was developed by the software company Adobe in the 1990s. The format was designed to protect the appearance and layout of documents across different platforms and devices.
That's exactly what makes it so easy for teachers to use. You can print a PDF worksheet on the school printer and send that same PDF via email to a student's parent, and the layout will remain exactly the same — even if you are using entirely different computers.
How Do I Open a PDF File From Teach Starter?
Most web browsers — like the one you're using right now to access our teacher resources — will allow you to open a PDF file directly in the browser.
What if you want to open the file without opening a browser? We suggest downloading Adobe's free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to easily display any PDF.
How Do I Print a PDF Document for My Students?
The ease of printing has made the PDF format a must for teacher resources, so how do you actually print your new worksheet or activity?
Simple!
- Open the PDF file in your browser or PDF viewer (like Adobe Acrobat Reader, mentioned above).
- Click on the "File" menu in the top-left corner.
- Select "Print" or use your keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + P" (Windows) or "Command + P" (Mac).
- In the print dialog box, choose your printer from the list.
- Adjust print settings like orientation, paper size and the number of copies you'll need for your students.
- Click "Print" to start printing.
Can I Edit a PDF File?
This is a common teacher question, and the answer is a bit complicated.
There's special software out there that will allow for some edits on a PDF, but you will typically need to have the original document to get the best results.
To make sure teachers can make the edits they need to adjust our resources for their lesson plans and their individual students, most Teach Starter resources are available in other (editable) formats, such as Google Slides!
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Year 4 Multiplication Strategies Flip Book
Build multiplication confidence with a Year 4 multiplication strategies flipbook designed to support flexible mathematical thinking.
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Year 4 Budget Planning Project
Use budget planning project activities to help students apply real-world money skills while practising the four operations in an engaging school fair scenario.
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Year 2 Multiplication Strategies Worksheet Pack
Use multiplication strategies worksheets to help Year 2 students build confidence with multiplication through hands-on activities, visual models and repeated practice.
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Roll and Race Multiplication Dice Games — Year 3 and 4
Boost learning with multiplication dice games that help students build multiplication fact fluency through engaging, low-prep race-style activities.
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Multiplication Gears — Facts 0 to 12
Support multiplication fluency with times table sheets that help students practise and master multiplication facts from 0 to 12 using engaging gear-themed worksheets.
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Recount Writing Planning Templates
A set of differentiated templates for students to use when planning a recount.
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Analysing Informational Text Worksheets
Use these informational text worksheets and information text examples with your year 1 and Year 2 students to analysis text features and language features of informative texts.
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Year 3 Sources of Heat Worksheet Pack
Learn all about different thermal energy sources with this set of heat worksheets.
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Persuasive Writing Graphic Organiser Pack
Help students gather their thoughts during persuasive writing with this differentiated set of graphic organisers.
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Heat Transference Worksheet Pack
Explore how heat moves between objects with our Observing Heat Transference Worksheets.
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Advertisement Examples and Analysis Worksheets
Use these advertisement examples with accompanying analysis worksheets to teach your students about the purpose, structure and language features of product advertisements.
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The Locked Theatre Whole Class Escape Game
The Locked Theatre is an engaging whole class escape game designed for team building and collaboration.
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Spring Colouring-In Activity Sheets
Give your students a refreshing spring-inspired brain break with our printable Spring Colouring In Pages.
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Dinosaur Colouring Pages
Use our Dinosaur Colouring pages as a ‘roaring-good’ brain break activity in your classroom.
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Cartesian Plane Game — Galaxy Escape Room!
Play this engaging Cartesian plane game with your students to help refine their plotting skills as they make their escape!
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What Is Climate Change? Worksheet Pack
Teach your students about the perils of climate change with this comprehensive article with accompanying comprehension questions.
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Direct Speech - Teaching Presentation
Teach the rules of punctuating direct speech using double quotation marks with an interactive teaching presentation.
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Free Letter Tracing Worksheets - State Fonts
Use letter tracing worksheets to help your students develop their handwriting and fine motor skills.
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Free Telling Time to the Minute Worksheets
A worksheet for telling time to the minute and converting between analogue and digital times.
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Perimeter and Area Dice Game
Use this area and perimeter dice game as a pair activity during your maths lessons on measurement.
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We're Going On a Shape Hunt! Graphing Game
Consolidate students' knowledge of 2D shapes while teaching about data collection, recording and graphing!
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Mixed Number - Fraction Model Match-Up
Practice matching improper fractions, mixed numbers, bar models, and fraction number lines with this set of 36 match-up cards.
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Fractions on a Number Line – Differentiated Worksheets
Practise plotting and counting by fractions on a number line with this set of differentiated worksheets.
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Persuasive Text Writing Prompts - Complete Set
A set of 5 persuasive writing prompts, covering a variety of topics.
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Soccer-Themed Maths Problem Solving Worksheets
Practise multiplication, division and problem solving skills with a high-interest soccer-themed scenario activity.
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Space-themed Mindfulness Colouring in Pages
Use this space-themed colouring page to celebrate World Space Week or as a brain break activity during class.
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Counting by 2's, 5's and 10's Maze
Find the fun and learn to skip count by 2s, 5s and 10s up to 100 with this engaging maze activity!
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Multiplication and Division Minute Maths Booklet
Implement this maths mentals booklet with ten pages of multiplication and division questions.
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Colour by 2D Shape (Basic Shapes)
A set of five colour by shape worksheets.
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Write a Haiku Poem Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing a haiku with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
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Colouring 2D Shapes Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of rectangles, squares, circles and triangles.
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Year 4 Fractions and Decimals Worksheets
Use these fractions and decimals worksheets in your Year 4 classroom for independent practice or as an assessment activity.