Foundation Year Teaching Resources
Teach Starter has an extensive collection of Foundation year resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum. They have been created for primary school children aged four through to six years, featuring simple and clear layouts, minimal text, interactive elements, appealing images and colourful illustrations. The collection encompasses a range of resource types and student activities including worksheets, posters, educational games, interactive PowerPoints, engaging widgets and so much more! Using Teach Starter resources in your classroom will help your foundation students communicate with peers, teachers and known adults, assisting with the development of independence, speaking, listening, language and comprehension skills as they begin the smooth transition to the early years of school life. In their first year of education, a child should develop understanding, fluency, problem-solving and reasoning, and observe and explore the world around them.
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My Home – Worksheets
A set of 4 worksheets that allow students to describe the special and important features of their home.
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Random Acts of Kindness Chatterbox
A random acts of kindness chatterbox template.
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What Makes Australia Unique Posters
A set of 6 educational posters highlighting some of the things that make Australia unique
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Colour Counting Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate the concept of numbers and associated values.
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Number and Place Value Worksheets - Foundation
10 number and place value worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Individual 2D Shapes Posters - BW
2D Shapes and their names, diagrams and properties on individual posters.
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Torres Strait Islander Flag - Rectangular Bunting
A Torres Strait Islander Flag rectangular bunting to decorate your classroom.
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Australian Aboriginal Flag - Rectangular Bunting
An Australian Aboriginal Flag rectangular bunting to decorate your classroom.
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Letter Formation Alphabet Posters (With Instructions)
A set of letter formation alphabet posters, with simple instructions, to display in the classroom.
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Team Mascot - Activity
A printable template for students to design their own team mascot.
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'Number Busting' Book Cover
Make it easy for your students to find the correct book by using this 'Number Busting' Book Cover.
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Letter Formation Alphabet Posters
A set of letter formation alphabet posters to display in the classroom.
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Guided Reading Groups - Reading Strategies Checklist (Individual Profile)
A checklist to help keep track of your students' reading progress and the strategies they use.
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Pencils - Numbers 1 to 100 Chart
A pencil themed hundreds board.
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Free Parts of the Face Worksheet
Use this parts of the face worksheet highlighting features of the face.
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Piggy Bank Pigs - Australian Coins
Piggy Bank Pigs are a fun, hands on way for students to learn each of the coins and how their values add up to a certain amount.
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Monthly Behaviour Tracker
Use a Monthly Behavior Tracker chart to collect individual student data over the course of a month.
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Foundation Location and Position Teaching Slides
Teach location and position concepts with this interactive slide deck.
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Exploring Everyday Materials Posters
Recognise and identify objects made from different materials with a set of Everyday Materials Posters for early learners.
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Addition War Card Game
Practise quick addition skills with this war-style card game.
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Natural and Man-Made Materials Worksheets
Introduce your students to different materials and their properties with these Natural and Man-Made Materials Worksheets.
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The Changing Seasons – Worksheet
Read and write about the changing seasons with a comprehension passage and worksheet.
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Capital Letter and Full Stops Worksheet Set
Explore capital letters at the start of sentences and full stops at the end with this puncutation worksheet set.
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How Do Toys Move? Worksheet
Explore motion and how things move with a printable ‘How Do Toys Move?’ Worksheet.
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How It Moves - Digital Toy Sorting Game
Explore motion and categorisation with an engaging Interactive Toy Sorting Game.
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‘How Toys Move’ Worksheet Pack
Download our ‘How Toys Move’ Worksheet Pack to boost science inquiry skills and encourage your students to explore motion.
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High Frequency Tricky Words Teaching Slides - Prep
Use these explicit, ready-to-teach slides that help students segment sounds, identify the “tricky” part, and learn it by heart, aligned with structured literacy.
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Living and Non-Living Things Poster
Highlight the differences between living and non-living things with an illustrative Living vs. Nonliving Things Anchor Chart
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Features of Animals Bingo Game (F-2)
Explore and identify the external features of animals with an exciting Features of Animals Bingo Game.
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CVC Blending Word Car Mats
Get students excited about blending simple CVC words with these engaging car-themed blending road mats!
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Find and Colour Alphabet Activity
Help students recognise different letters of the alphabet with this find and colour worksheet pack.
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Interactive Plant and Animal Sorting Game - External Features
Observe, sort, and group living things based on external features with an Interactive Plant and Animal Sorting Game.