Free Teaching Resources
Free worksheets, free printables, and more are here for primary teachers to save time on lesson planning! Get a taste of the Teach Starter difference with classroom activities, learning games, lesson plans and more teacher-created resources that you can download for free right now!
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Sign up for a free teaching resource account now, and you'll get one free curriculum-aligned resource on us every single month to help your students meet the Australian Curriculum guidelines Plus you will have the chance to explore the entire Teach Starter library filled with thousands of resources for maths, English, science, social studies, social-emotional learning and more. Our downloads can be used for students from Foundation to kindergarten, from Year One to Year Six, and every year level in between!
Premium Teaching Resources
Do you love what you see and wish you could download every resource on the site right away? You can do that! Sign up for a Teach Starter premium subscription to access our entire collection of printable and digital activities, worksheets, teaching presentations and more. Pick the plan that's just right for you and pick the resources that are just right for your students!
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Fabulously Fun Vocabulary Activities for the Classroom
Need some more ways to challenge your students' vocabulary? These activities and games are fabulously fun!
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12 Tips for Acing Your Teacher Observation
When's your next teacher observation? Love them or hate them, we've got the hints and tips to get you through with flying colours!
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Beginning Teaching | What They Didn't Teach You at University
The learning curve for graduate teachers is steep, and many beginning teachers are leaving university without this one crucial skill.
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World Refugee Day Activities
Encourage kindness, understanding and empathy by engaging your students in one of these simple World Refugee Day classroom activities!
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How to Effectively Teach Comprehension in the Classroom
Figuring out how to teach comprehension can seem overwhelming, but it doesn't have to! Here are the 7 key strategies you need to teach.
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Developing Number Sense | Counting Beyond 100
An insight into the importance of number sense and counting beyond 100, plus brilliant teaching ideas and resources to make it happen.
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Year 5 Magazine - What's Buzzing?
Make your classroom buzz with this amazing magazine for students! The new Year 5 What's Buzzing? magazine is packed full of engaging and fascinating articles to make reading comprehension fun.
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Improving Student Vocabulary | Engaging Teaching Resources
Improve student vocabulary with these hands-on teaching resources. Plus tips and tricks to help your students acquire new vocabulary.
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How to Help Kids Focus in the Classroom
These simple, yet effective activities are perfect to help kids focus.
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I Have a Fun Game to Play, Who Has it Too?
Classroom games are an important part of every teacher's toolkit. Check out some of our most popular ones!
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How to Use the Seesaw App in the Classroom: Tips and Tricks From Other Teachers
Find out all about the Seesaw app and how you can use it in your classroom with activity ideas, hints from teachers and so much more!
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Blush Blooms Teacher Planner: Your Fresh Start to the School Year!
Our Blush Blooms teacher planner will give you a fresh start to the new school year! It's practically designed with teachers in mind. Find out how to assemble your best teacher planner ever!
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8 Fun Christmas Drawing Activities for Kids + How to Videos for the Classroom
Explore Christmas drawing videos and activities to use in the classroom this holiday season!
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Amazing Visual Art Unit Plans (NEW Resources)
If visual art isn't your forte, then we've got what you need - check out these Visual Art Unit Plans for Lower, Middle and Upper Primary!
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Time Chunking: Survival Tips for Busy Teachers
What is time chunking and how does it help teachers feel less "over it" and more "on it"?
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7 Ways to Create an Interactive Classroom Display
Have you ever put together an interactive classroom display? Read all about how to create these engaging and fun wall displays!
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21 Light Box Inserts to Brighten Up Your Classroom!
We've added 21 downloadable light box insert designs to our collection of teaching resources. You'll find them all in our Light Box Insert Resource Pack!
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11 Easy Ideas for Teaching with Technology
Interactives, podcasts and iPads, oh my! Have you used these in your lessons? Take a look at these super-easy ideas for teaching with technology!
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What All Teachers Should Be Doing During the Holidays
Has your 2017 brain melted, dribbled out of your ears and been washed down the shower drain? Find out what you can do to help put it back in.
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New Unit and Lesson Plans! Teaching Time to Year 3 and 4
Did you know we have complete unit plans for teaching time for every level from Year 1 to Year 6? Check out our latest time unit plan...
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The Best Hands-On Activity for Numbers to 10
A super fun hands-on activity to help consolidate children's knowledge of numbers one to ten.
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Environmentally Friendly Ways to Clean Your Classroom
We've popped together some of the best tips and recipes for cleaning your classroom in an environmentally responsible way. Use two staple ingredients as a base for these recipes!
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Tips and Activities for Teaching Letters and Sounds
The introduction of single letter names and sounds is crucial in the early years classroom. Here are some hints and tips, including some fun hands-on classroom resources.
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10 Ways Teachers Can Support Shy Students
Don't let shy students fall under the radar in your classroom. Here are some strategies you can use to support and encourage them.
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The Ultimate Maths Game - 1 Resource 5 Ways
Teachers, if you're looking to save time then this is for you! This is the ultimate maths game - 5 ways with one resource!
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7 Tips for Organising a Teacher's Desk
Everything was in order, until...the paperwork started coming in! Find out how to keep your teacher desk organised.
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10 Inspirational Storytelling Ideas for the Classroom
The act of telling stories is a tradition as old as humankind. Check out these 10 brilliant teaching ideas to spark the imagination for creative storytelling and narrative writing in your classroom.
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Why You Don't Need to Know "How" to Get Kids Coding
Find out how you can teach students computer coding without knowing yourself how to code...
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10 Teacher Hacks to Get Students to Follow Directions... the First Time!
Are you finding your students are struggling to listen and follow directions? This blog has some super simple ways to help!
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12 Tips for Parent Teacher Interviews
Parent teacher interviews can be nerve-wracking (for both teachers and parents!). Here are 12 actionable tips to help make your interviews run smoothly.
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Teaching How to Write a Story (the Cutest Resource Ever!)
When you're teaching how to write a story, do you have reluctant writers? Overcome their writer's block with the cutest writing resource ever!
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Gifts for Teachers - Hints and Ideas!
Teachers are kind of a big deal. Choosing gifts for teachers can be tough. Read our top suggestions and ideas from real teachers (you may be surprised!)