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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Persuasive Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 2
A visual display for your classroom to help students 'bump up' their persuasive writing.
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Persuasive Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 1
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their persuasive writing.
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Learning Areas - Word Wall - Civics and Citizenship
A set of Civics and Citizenship-themed vocabulary word wall cards.
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'Facts About...' - Informative Texts Worksheet
A fact finding scaffold to use when introducing informative writing in the classroom.
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Place Value Chart - Hundredths Place
A blank place value chart to use when exploring decimal numbers.
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Spelling Task Cards
A set of 57 spelling task cards.
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Clock Labels - Chalkboard BW
A template to create a display around your classroom clock to help children read the time.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies Poster Pack
A set of 18 reading comprehension strategy posters.
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Commonwealth Games Medal Count Poster
A poster to display in the classroom as a record of the medal count during the Commonwealth Games
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Buddy Book Editable Book Cover
A cover page or book cover to be used for Buddy Books.
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Moon Phases Posters - Southern Hemisphere
A set of two posters depicting the phases of the moon in the southern hemisphere.
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Internet Search Tips and Tricks - Poster
A poster providing tips and tricks for Internet research.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet Research Worksheet
A worksheet to use when considering the positive and negative impacts of Internet research.
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Stick Person Graphic Organiser
A simple and effective graphic organiser that can be used for a wide range of purposes including note taking, mind mapping and planning writing responses.
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Pets and Their Needs Posters
A set of four posters covering dogs, cats, fish and birds and their needs as domestic pets.
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Maths Book Cover - Version 1
A Maths book cover to use on your students' workbooks.
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Pirates - Name Tags
Printable name tags in a fun pirate theme.
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Regular and Irregular Polygons
A poster chart showing regular and irregular polygons.
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2-Digit Place Value Houses – Template
A hands-on resource to consolidate students' early understandings of place value.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'H' is For Hen
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Opposite Describing Words Worksheet
A worksheet to use when learning about the properties of materials.
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Healthy Mind, Healthy Body: No Free Rides! – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 3).
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Science Experiment - Does the Sun Produce Heat?
A science experiment which explores the sun as a heat source.
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Homework Book Cover - Version 2
A Homework book cover to use on your students' workbooks.
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Narrative Text Structure Posters
A set of 8 narrative text structure posters to add to your classroom narrative writing display.
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Describing Materials Template
A template to use when describing objects using the senses of touch and sight.
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Forces and Motion Word Wall Vocabulary
Fifty-seven forces and motion related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Is It Half? Fractions Colouring Sheet
A colouring worksheet to consolidate students’ understanding of halves.
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Novel Study - Making Predictions Worksheet
A worksheet to assist students in making predictions before reading a novel.
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Place Value Spin
A fun place value activity for students to use in the classroom when identifying the number of 'tens' and 'ones' in two-digit numbers.
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Number Talks - Adding and Subtracting Fractions Task Cards
Build fractional reasoning with this set of 24 task cards.
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Spin and Sort – More, Less, Same
An open-ended sorting activity based on using a spinner.