Free Teaching Resources
Explore free printable worksheets, educational activities for kids and more teacher resources — all created by teachers, for teachers!
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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.
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Place Value Charts — Printable Math Mats
Practice place value concepts, addition, and subtraction with a printable set of free place value charts.
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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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Time Order Words - Transition Words Word Wall
Help your students demonstrate the passage of time in their writing with 35 time-order transition word cards.
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Printable Number Line 0–30
Make counting a visual experience with this set of 4 multi-purpose 0–30 printable number lines.
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Free Character Traits List
Teach your students to analyze characters more effectively by providing them with a list of character traits.
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Boston Tea Party - RACES Writing Strategy Worksheet
Integrate reading, writing, and American history with a worksheet about the Boston Tea Party using the RACES writing strategy for text evidence.
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Counting Mixed Coins Differentiated Worksheets
Download differentiated printable worksheets and use skip counting and addition skills to determine the value of each coin collection.
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How to Walk Like a... Instruction Cards
Help your students transition quietly through the hallways with this set of 4 instruction cards.
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Five Senses Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer to use when brainstorming sights, sounds, smells, touches, and tastes.
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Opinion Topic Prompt Cards
A set of opinion topic cards designed specifically for lower‑grades.
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Research Notes Template
A template for students to use when recording research notes.
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Guided Writing Groups - Progress Tracker
Track student progress during guided writing sessions with this template.
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Doubles Plus One - Worksheet
Practice the doubles plus one addition strategy with this one-page worksheet.
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What’s Inside? Inference Activity
Use these images to help students practise making inferences from visual clues by analyzing the contents of a bin and a backpack to determine what they reveal about the owner.
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Musical Ruler Sound Experiment
Observe how sound is created through vibrations with an engaging Musical Rulers Sound Experiment.
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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.
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R-Controlled Vowel Phoneme Spotter Stories
Use this set of decodable texts featuring various graphemes that make r-controlled vowel sounds.
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Thanksgiving Would You Rather? Game
Engage your students in thoughtful and hilarious discussions in an engaging, interactive game of Thanksgiving Would You Rather?
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Halloween Silhouette Templates
Use your teacher tricks to make some Halloween treats with a set of printable Halloween Silhouette Cutouts.
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What Are Pollinators? Worksheet Pack
Introduce your students to the world of plants and pollination with a printable Pollinators Worksheet Pack.
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Speaking Skills Assessment Checklist
Help students take ownership of their communication skills with this speaking skills checklist.
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Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check Sheet Templates
Use a Look, Say, Cover, Write, and Check sheet to encourage students to study and practice their weekly spelling words.
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Blank Graph Template Pack
Construct your own graphs with a printable set of Blank Graph Templates.
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Roll to Create a Magical Story – Dice Game
Get your students writing magical stories with this engaging and interactive “Roll to Create” dice game.
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A Teacher’s Favorite Things List
Organize your school gift exchange in advance with a printable Teacher Favorite Things form!
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2nd Grade Math Standards Tracker - CCSS
Use a printable 2nd-grade Common Core Standards checklist to track your math standards.
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All About Me Bag Ideas & Tag Template
Get to know your students a bit better by having them create ‘All About Me’ Bags!
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Blank Number Lines - Printable
Print a set of open number lines to help you teach a variety of math skills.
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Medial L Words - List & Flashcards
Practice reading and articulating Medial L words with a list of 50 words and accompanying illustrated flash cards.
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Free Google Slides Template for Teachers - Pink Spots
Prepare and instruct your students on day-to-day classroom happenings with a ‘Pretty in Pink’ Google Slides Template for teachers.
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Classroom Wish List - Card Set
Set up a Classroom Donation Station at Meet Your Teacher Night with our printable classroom donation card set.
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Electricity and Circuits Guided Notes
Use this set of guided notes when teaching your students about electricity and circuits.