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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Letter Craft Activity - 'M' is For Monster
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Fire Fighters
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Regular and Irregular Polygons
A poster chart showing regular and irregular polygons.
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Homework Book Cover - Version 2
A Homework book cover to use on your students' workbooks.
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Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Posters
Posters outlining the processes involved when adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.
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Initial Sound Recognition Worksheet - Letter R
A colouring activity to develop letter recognition and phonemic awareness.
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Wash Your Hands
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Natural Materials Poster
A poster displaying different natural materials and explaining what natural materials are.
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Measuring Mass with Informal Units Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring mass and how to measure it with informal units.
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Hail, Hail the Zero-Tail Game
A fun and challenging maths game to reinforce rainbow number facts when solving addition problems involving two-digit numbers.
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Afghanistan Country Profile Poster
A poster about Afghanistan – suitable for your Geography or LOTE classroom.
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Social Stories - Being a Good Friend
A social story to develop social skills for being a good friend.
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Disappearing Ice Cream Sundae (Hangman Alternative)
An interactive kid-friendly alternative to hangman.
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Action, Saying, Thinking and Relating Verb Poster
A poster giving the definition and examples of action, saying, thinking and relating verbs.
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Subitising Leap Frog Game
A fun game for students to play during numeracy rotations when learning to subitise numbers from 1 to 6.
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Counting By Fractions Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of counting by fractions.
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Epic Editing Workbook (Middle Primary)
An editing workbook for middle primary students containing 20 topical texts.
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Voice - Elements of Drama Poster
A poster that explains the dramatic element of voice.
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Nets of 3-D Objects
Printable nets of 3-D objects.
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Women In World War One
A fact sheet about the important roles women had during World War One.
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2D Shapes Poster - Colour
2D Shapes and their names on one poster.
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Author's Purpose Pie
A pie that shows the three main reasons an author writes a piece of text.
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Is It a Fact or an Opinion? - Worksheet
A worksheet to practise identifying facts and opinions.
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World Map
Show your students the map of the world with countries and bodies of water.
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Spelling Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Spelling' display board.
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Digraph Worksheet - wh
A worksheet that focuses on handwriting and vocabulary activities relating to the digraph 'wh'.
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Rhetorical Questions Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of rhetorical questions.
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Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Sound Devices
A worksheet to help students understand sound devices in poetry.
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What are Bushfires? Comprehension Task
A comprehension task to use when learning about bushfires.
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Developing Narrative Writing Skills PowerPoint - Year 3 and Year 4
A 18 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of narrative texts.
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Developing Narrative Features PowerPoint - Year 5 and Year 6
A 26 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the features of narrative texts.
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Readers' Theatre Script - Why Bears Have Stumpy Tails
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 6 years and over.