Free Teaching Resources
Explore free printable worksheets, educational activities for kids and more teacher resources — all created by teachers, for teachers!
What Makes Our Free Teacher Resources Different?
This collection of free teaching resources has been designed by our teacher team to give elementary and middle school teachers a chance to experience the Teach Starter difference.
That’s why you’ll find hundreds of free resources for teachers that have been created with both students and their teachers in mind.
At Teach Starter, we want to spark more “aha” moments in your classroom and school. That means you’ll find resources aligned with the Common Core curriculum that you can easily differentiate to meet students exactly where they are at.
Best of all? At Teach Starter every single worksheet, game and activity undergoes a thorough rigorous fact-checking, spell-checking and peer review process run by our expert teacher team so you know this teacher resource is ready for your lesson plans AND your students.
We want to make sure the conditions are always right for you to make magic moments with your students. After all … we’re teachers too!
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Back To School - Listening Skill Refresh Activity
Refresh student listening skills with a Back to School Listening Skill Refresh Slides and script.
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All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity
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All About Me T-Shirt Design Template
Start the school year off with a bang with this All About Me t-shirt design template.
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Classroom Procedures Checklist
Determine and track which classroom procedures and routines you will teach at the beginning of the school year with a classroom procedures checklist and tracking sheet.
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Calming Watercolor Classroom Decor Bundle
Create a calming classroom with a watercolor decor bundle full of display boards, student awards and more printable and digital calming decor for your classroom!
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Student Behavior Discussion Cards for the Classroom
Print free student behavior discussion cards to encourage your class to think about what a positive learning environment looks like, sounds like, and feels like.
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My Spelling Dictionary Booklet
Help young learners build their writing and spelling confidence with their very own Spelling Dictionary Booklet!
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I Wish My Teacher Knew Activity Sheet
Add an ‘I Wish My Teacher Knew’ activity to your first-day plans to learn more about your new students.
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Fishing to Know You
Get to know your new class at the beginning of the year with this Fishing to Know You activity.
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Editable Classroom Seating Chart Templates
Easily create new seating arrangements in your classroom with editable Classroom Seating Chart Templates.
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Printable 2026-27 School Year Calendar with Holidays and School Events
Organize your event planning for the entire school year with this printable school calendar with holidays and events.
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Read the Room - Classroom School Supply Labels With Pictures
Label where school supplies and equipment are housed in your classroom with free printable classroom labels with pictures.
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Back to School Word Search Worksheets
Warm up your students’ vocabulary skills with this set of Back to School word searches.
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Narrative Plot Structure - Story Mountain Template
Use a story mountain template to help your students write narrative stories.
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Hopes and Wishes Jar - Goal Planning Template
Have your students craft a hopes and wishes jar to set goals for the school year.
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If I Could Create My Own Planet Craft Template
Explore planets and let your students get creative by developing their own planet.
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Printable Person Outline - Body Template
Create fun likenesses of your students and famous figures with a printable person online template.
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Oxford Wordlist Mats - Words 1 to 354
Use this set of five Oxford Wordlist Mats as a planning tool for high frequency word activities.
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Free High Frequency Word Lists
Use this set of leveled high frequency word lists which are a collection of the most commonly used words divided into heart words and flash words for teaching purposes.
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Story Elements Graphic Organizers – Portrait
Encourage your students to write and draw about various story elements with this set of differentiated graphic organizers.
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Math About Me! - Poster & Get to Know You Activity
Get to know your new students with a Math About Me activity.
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"Talk to Me" Communication Basket Tags & Templates
Encourage teacher-student communication with a set of printable ‘Talk To Me’ Communication Basket tags and writing templates.
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Simple Sentence Dominoes Printable
Use this set of 30 dominoes to assist your younger students with building and understanding simple sentences.
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Place Value Work Mat
Practice place value concepts with this work mat for students.
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Walk Like a... Hallway Movement Break Cards
Help your students transition quietly through the hallways with this set of 12 Hallway Movement Break cards .
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Arctic Fox Adaptations - Free Comprehension Worksheet
Read and learn about Arctic fox adaptations with a set of printable Reading Comprehension Worksheets for 2nd and 3rd grade.
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Free Desert Animal Adaptations Worksheets - Comprehension
Discover desert animal adaptations with a printable reading comprehension worksheet pack for 3rd grade.
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I'm Outta This World - About Me Kids' Craft
Create an easy paper craft that is out of this world with a printable Alien-themed All About Me template.
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Multiplication Chart
Print a handy multiplication chart for your students — it's free for teachers!
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Behavior Punch Card – Right on Target!
Motivate your students to be on target with this punch card template.
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Drama Game Task Cards
A set of 17 activity cards with instructions for drama games.
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Free Blank Story Board Template Pack
Use these storyboards to help your students visually represent the key events and changes within a story.