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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Race Around The World - Class Behaviour Management System
A whole class game played between the teacher and students to encourage good class behaviour.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'F' is For Flamingo
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Processed Materials Poster
A poster displaying different processed materials and explaining what processed materials are.
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Natural Materials Poster
A poster displaying different natural materials and explaining what natural materials are.
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Social Stories - Personal Space
A social story to remind students to leave personal space when interacting with others.
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Figurative Language Poster Pack
A poster pack containing 8 different types of figurative language.
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Narrative Writing Checklist (Simplified Version)
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their narrative writing.
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Measure the Angles Worksheet - Dog
A picture of a dog with different types of angles for your students to identify.
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Story Map Template
A template to use when exploring or planning a narrative story.
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Summarising A Story Graphic Organiser
A teaching resource to help teach your students how to summarise a story.
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Christmas Activities Grid
A grid full of fun Christmas activities your students can cross off and do in the weeks leading up to Christmas.
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Book Week Task Cards - Find Your Treasure
A set of 16 task cards with the theme 'find your treasure' to use during book week.
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Oral Presentation Assessment Rubric
A rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' oral presentations.
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Simple Present and Past Tense Match-Up Cards (Regular Verbs)
A set of 30 match-up cards to help students learn about simple present tense and simple past tense of regular verbs.
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Number Talks - Number Sense Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 24 task cards.
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Digraph Worksheet - oy
A worksheet that focus on handwriting and vocabulary activities relating to the digraph oy.
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Goals - Reading (Key Stage 2 - Lower)
Thirty-seven reading goal cards for key stage 2 - lower.
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Paralympic Sport Newsletter Template
Enhance learning about Paralympic Sports with our mini social media-style newsletter template.
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Anti-Bullying Colouring Sheets
Discourage bullying and promote kindness in the classroom with a set of printable Anti-Bullying Colouring Sheets.
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Safeguarding Awareness Mindfulness Colouring Sheet
Enhance comprehension and participation with this safeguarding colouring sheet that also serves as a fun mindfulness activity for your pupils.
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Safeguarding Word Wall
Engage your students in the important topic of safeguarding with this interactive Word Wall teaching resource.
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Santa Hat Templates
Create easy Christmas crafts with a set of free printable Santa Hat outlines.
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Christmas Vocabulary Word Wall
Create a Christmas Vocabulary display with a set of 60 Christmas-related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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How to Walk Like a... Instruction Cards
Transitioning pupils throughout the school grounds doesn't have to be boring when you use this set of 4 instruction cards!
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Back to School Bookmarks
Celebrate the new school year with these back-to-school bookmarks.
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We Are... Class Rules Posters
Set your new students up for success with this set of 11 classroom expectation posters.
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Setting Goals With a Mountain Theme
Use a free printable goal setting template with your pupils to take them to new heights this school year!
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Analogue Time to the Quarter Hour
A worksheet to use when teaching analogue times in o'clock, half past and quarter past/to.
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Measurement Worksheets - Year 2
20 measurement worksheets linked to the National Curriculum in England.
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Split Strategy Worksheet
A worksheet that focuses on using the split strategy to add two-digit numbers.
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Hundreds Board
A hundreds chart that can be used for a variety of activities.
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Applying Reading Comprehension Strategies Worksheets
A collection of worksheets to enable students to apply reading comprehension strategies.