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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Inference Comics - Worksheet
A series of comic cell worksheets to use when teaching your students how to infer information from everyday situations.
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Perimeter Poster
A poster showing the definition and formula for finding the perimeter.
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Formation of Earth - Reading Comprehension Worksheet
A reading comprehension activity that helps develop literacy skills and outlines the events and processes that led to the formation of our home planet.
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My Hopes and Wishes Jar Template
Encourage students to set and write their intentions for the year ahead.
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Back to School Today! Poem
Ease back-to-school jitters and launch your pupils into a love of poetry with a short poem written just for the first day of school!
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Measure the Angles Worksheet - Dog
A picture of a dog with different types of angles for your students to identify.
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Emotive Language Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of emotive language.
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Capillary Action of Water in Flowers - Science Experiment Booklet
A fun science experiment involving capillary action and biology.
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Elements of Poetry Workbook
A workbook to help students explore common elements of poetry.
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Parts of Speech Wall Display
A parts of speech wall display that includes posters and word wall cards.
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Narrative Writing Planning Template
A template for students to use when planning a narrative text.
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Year 3 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 1
A 79-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Story Map Template
A template to use when exploring or planning a narrative story.
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Real Or Make-Believe - Animal Picture Sorting Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students the difference between real and make-believe.
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Phoneme Spotter Story – Long 'e' Sound
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the long 'e' sound.
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Prefixes and Suffixes PowerPoint
A 24 slide teaching presentation to use when introducing prefixes and suffixes.
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OREO Persuasive Writing Poster
A poster detailing what to put in a persuasive paragraph using the OREO acronym.
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Persuasive Text Structure Posters
Posters to help introduce the basic structure of persuasive writing.
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Exploring Persuasive Texts PowerPoint - Year 1 and Year 2
A 35 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of persuasive texts.
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Persuasive Texts Writing Task - Movies Are More Enjoyable Than Books
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned persuasive text.
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Visual Arts Elements Colour PowerPoint - Middle Years
A 22 slide teaching presentation to use when investigating colour in Visual Art.
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Funky Fractions 'Halves' Craft Activity
A craft activity to encourage students to colour, match and discuss two halves of a shape.
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Improving Persuasive Texts Worksheets
3 pieces of text for students to rewrite in order to make them more persuasive.
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Persuasive Devices PowerPoint
A 28 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about persuasive devices.
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Developing Persuasive Writing Skills PowerPoint - Year 3 and Year 4
A 24 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of persuasive texts.
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Oxford Wordlist Mats - Words 1 to 354
A set of five Oxford Wordlist Mats to assist students with their reading and spelling.
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Number Talks - Making Numbers Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 20 task cards.
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Digraph Worksheet - ur
A worksheet that focus on handwriting and vocabulary activities relating to the digraph aw.
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Goal Labels - Writing (Key Stage 2 - Lower)
Thirty-seven writing goal labels for middle primary.
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Goals - Writing (Key Stage 2 - Lower)
Thirty-seven writing goal cards for key stage 2 - lower.
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My Ecological Footprint Worksheet
A worksheet which will have the students evaluate their ecological footprint and compare it with the class.
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Goals - Speaking and Listening (Key Stage 1)
Fourteen speaking and listening goal cards for key stage 1.