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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Remembrance Day Art Project – Poppy Quilt
Use this Remembrance Day craft template to create a poppy art collaborative quilt display.
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Colour by Numbers Multiplication — Facts 1-12
Support multiplication fact fluency with this colour by numbers multiplication worksheet pack that combines times tables practice with engaging mystery picture colouring activities.
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Chance Worksheets - Year 6
4 chance worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Decimals and Percentages Maths Investigation – Plan a Party!
Get your students connecting their maths knowledge to the real world with this decimals and percentages party planning project.
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Mass Mystery Escape Room
Explore the different elements of mass with this super fun and engaging escape room resource.
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Order the Likelihood of Events Worksheet
Download our Order the Likelihood of Events worksheet to introduce students to beginning concepts of probability and chance.
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Making Inferences Comprehension Task Cards and Worksheets
Download this set of comprehension task cards to help students draw conclusions and make inferences when reading.
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Sharing Equally — Year 1 Worksheet Pack
Explore this Year 1 sharing equally worksheet pack that builds early division skills through hands-on activities.
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Probability of Everyday Events Sort
Share this probability of everyday events sort with your students to give them hands on practice identifying the likelihood of common events.
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Differentiated Volume of Rectangular Prism Worksheet Set
Differentiate instruction with this volume of rectangular prism worksheet set that offers three levels of volume problems.
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Free Lined Paper Printable - A4
Use this free printable lined paper pack to encourage students to write and publish their work in your classroom writing station.
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Narrative Writing Prompts Worksheets
Download these engaging narrative writing prompts worksheets that spark creativity and make story planning easy for your students.
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Probability Experiments — Mystery Bucket Challenge
Conduct probability experiments like our ‘Mystery Bucket Challenge’ to give your students hands-on experience with concepts of chance.
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Persuasive Text Structure Posters
Explore the structure of persuasive writing with this set of 15 posters.
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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences Worksheet Pack
Use this set of five grammar worksheets to teach about the structures of simple, compound and complex sentences.
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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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Number Patterns Year 1 Worksheet Set
Support early maths instruction with this Number Patterns Year 1 worksheet pack designed to help students recognise, copy and create repeating patterns with confidence.
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Grocery Percentages – Year 6 Maths Worksheet
Use percentages to calculate discounts with this maths worksheet designed for students in years 6 and 7.
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Poetry Analysis Worksheets – Year 3 and 4
Teach poetry analysis skills with this set of engaging children’s poems, accompanied by an analysis worksheet exploring purpose, audience, structure, sound and imagery.
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Measuring and Estimating Angles Worksheet Set
Assign our measuring and estimating angles worksheet set to your students for tiered practice with a variety of angle types.
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Australian Animals Christmas Mindful Colouring Pages
Bring an Aussie animal Christmas theme into the classroom with these printable mindful colouring pages.
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Year 2 Locations and Directions Worksheet Pack
Build spatial reasoning skills with this locations and directions worksheet pack, designed to help Year 2 students use positional language, follow directions and interpret maps with confidence.
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OREO® Planning Template - Persuasive Paragraph
Help your students write well constructed persuasive paragraphs using the OREO acronym with these planning templates.
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Follow and Create Algorithms - Number Pattern Worksheet Pack
Number pattern worksheet pack helps students confidently identify, extend and create number patterns through engaging and structured activities.
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Find the Missing Number - Addition and Subtraction Worksheet Pack
Practise finding the missing number using inverse operation strategies.
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Split Strategy Addition Worksheet Pack
Practise using the split strategy with this worksheet set.
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Telling Time Worksheet Pack — Digital and Analogue
Support time-telling success with quarter past and quarter to worksheets, a versatile telling time worksheet pack.
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Halloween Cat Colouring Pages
Print out some Halloween cat colouring pages to scare up some spooky season fun!
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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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A Poppy for Remembering - Year 5 Reading Comprehension
Discover the history of the red poppy and its relation to Remembrance Day with printable reading comprehension worksheets for year 5.
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Addition and Subtraction Colour by Number Worksheets
Combine math and art with our addition and subtraction colour by number worksheets that feature problems with solutions up to 20.
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Sequence an Example Persuasive Text – Cut and Paste Worksheets
Use this example persuasive text pack to teach your students about sequencing arguments in a logical order.