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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Winter Olympic Sports Posters - No Text
Posters of some of the sports featured at the Winter Olympic Games.
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Metaphors Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of metaphors.
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Proper Nouns Crossword Puzzle - Worksheet
A crossword researching different proper nouns.
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Reading Fluency – Zebras (Year 3)
A nonfiction text to use when assessing students’ fluency.
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Opposites Attract - Understanding the Non-contact Force of Magnetism PowerPoint
A teaching presentation introducing the students to magnetism as a non-contact force.
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Glorious Grammar Volume 1 - Worksheet Book
50 activities in one booklet which all revolve around learning grammar in the classroom.
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Is It Half? Fractions Colouring Sheet
A colouring worksheet to consolidate students’ understanding of halves.
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Area and Perimeter Paddock Problems – Worksheets
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Cross a Road Safely
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Healthy Eating - Eat Well Guide Poster
Use this guide to help you achieve a healthy, balanced diet.
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Types of Graphs Posters with Labels
6 posters showing the features and examples of picture graphs, pie charts, line graphs, bar graphs, column graphs and histograms.
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End of Year Reflection - Interactive Book
A fun end of year reflection interactive template.
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Renewable vs Non-Renewable Energy Sources – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 2).
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Colour by 2D Shape (Basic and Complex Shapes)
A detailed set of colour by shape activities.
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Nets of 3-D Objects
Printable nets of 3-D objects.
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The Opening Ceremony - Sequencing Activity
A sequencing activity using the names and flags of countries from the Olympics.
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Odd and Even Numbers Poster
Help students memorize the rules for identifying odd and even numbers.
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The Heat is On Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate your students' understanding of heat energy.
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Winter Olympics PowerPoint
A 16 slide PowerPoint presentation to use in the classroom when learning about the Winter Olympics.
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Emotive Language Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of emotive language.
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Making Inferences - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to draw conclusions and make inferences when reading.
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Finding the Main Idea - Worksheets
A set of worksheets to use when teaching students how to find the main idea of a text.
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Foundation Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 3
A 72-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Superfoods: What's for Lunch? – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic about the importance of eating a healthy lunch.
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Suffixes Puzzles Match Up Cards
A set of 15 puzzle cards for students to match suffixes with root words.
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Persuasive Texts Writing Task - Zoos Are No Place for Animals
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned persuasive text.
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Segmenting and Blending Mats
A set of beautifully designed templates for students to practise blending and segmenting words.
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Helpful Words for Report Cards
Some helpful words for writing report cards.
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Weighing Scales Templates
A variety of weighing scales templates for students to practise reading scales to measure grams and kilograms.
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Skeleton Cloze Worksheet
A vocabulary cloze worksheet about the human skeleton.
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Mindfulness Colouring In Sheet - Landscape
A lovely mindfulness colouring-in sheet.
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Digraph Worksheet - ir
A worksheet that focus on handwriting and vocabulary activities relating to the digraph ir.