Free Teaching Resources
Free worksheets, free printables, and more are here for primary teachers to save time on lesson planning! Get a taste of the Teach Starter difference with classroom activities, learning games, lesson plans and more teacher-created resources that you can download for free right now!
At Teach Starter, we want to spark more “aha” moments in your classroom and school. That’s why every resource on the Teach Starter site has undergone rigorous fact-checking, spell-checking and peer review by an expert teaching team. We want to make sure the conditions are always right for you to make magic moments with your students!
Sign up for a free teaching resource account now, and you'll get one free curriculum-aligned resource on us every single month to help your students meet the Australian Curriculum guidelines Plus you will have the chance to explore the entire Teach Starter library filled with thousands of resources for maths, English, science, social studies, social-emotional learning and more. Our downloads can be used for students from Foundation to kindergarten, from Year One to Year Six, and every year level in between!
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Do you love what you see and wish you could download every resource on the site right away? You can do that! Sign up for a Teach Starter premium subscription to access our entire collection of printable and digital activities, worksheets, teaching presentations and more. Pick the plan that's just right for you and pick the resources that are just right for your students!
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Year of the Ox Craft Activities for Kids (New Year 2021)
The easiest and cutest Year of the Ox craft activities for kids!
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How to Set Up Brag Tags in the Classroom
Are you looking for a different way to manage behaviour in your classroom?
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Loveable Mother's Day Craft Ideas for Kids | With Printable Templates
Loveable heart-inspired Mother's day craft ideas that are perfect in every way.
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8 More IKEA Hacks for the Classroom
8 more inspirational IKEA hacks for the classroom! Get creative, cut costs and keep prices low with these must-have ideas for clever teachers.
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Why do Children Fight? Lessons in Moral Development
Which is your story? You dread the child next door coming over to play; Your child comes home from school crying, “She’s not my friend any more”; You have two children and they are always fighting; You hear from others that your son is a bully; Your child often says, “That’s not fair. She’s got more than me”.
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Top 10 Teach Starter Blogs of 2018
Before you clock off for Christmas, check out the amazing ideas in our Top 10 Teach Starter Blogs for 2018!
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Meet Our Designer - Fleur Callaghan
The third illustration in our monthly Teach Starter homepage feature illustration series! Meet the designer of our May illustration, Fleur Kennish.
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Diversity and Differentiation in the Classroom
Read the inspiring words of Year 1 teacher Claire Murray as a reminder of just how important teachers are.
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A Fun Activity to Introduce Density to Children
Hello, my name is Emma and I blog at Science Sparks, a blog that is packed full of fun, easy and engaging science activities for children of all ages, using materials and equipment you probably already have around the house.
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Positive New Year's Resolutions for Teachers
New Year is fast approaching, and you may be taking the opportunity to reflect and refresh. Read over our New Year's Resolutions for teachers to see how you can level up in 2019!
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Hands-On Maths Tool Box in the Classroom
Most children learn maths through multiple representations and with hands-on activities.
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5 Reasons You Need a Teacher Bestie
Do you have teacher besties? Here are 5 amazing reasons why you need a teacher best friend in your life!
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A Fun Activity to Introduce Magnetism to Children
Hello, my name is Emma and I blog at Science Sparks, a blog that is packed full of fun, easy and engaging science activities for children of all ages, using materials and equipment you probably already have around the house.
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Bear Squares | A Fun Informal Units of Measurement Activity
Find out about how to use these cute little Bear Squares in your classroom!
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15 Classroom Storage Ideas for the Busy Teacher
This list of classroom storage ideas could be just what you need to help you feel more organised. Cheap and easy to set up today!
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The Tolsby Frame | The Best IKEA Hack for Teachers
The IKEA Tolsby frame is a bandwagon you want to jump on! Check out our top tips for using them in your classroom...
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A brilliant hands-on science resource for your students and children
The other day I was browsing the web for some science related inspiration and happened to stumble upon the greatest collection of incredibly fun, hands-on science resources!
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Opinion: Is it time to let cursive die?
Cursive handwriting is a dying craft.
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27 Practical Word Wall Ideas for the Classroom
Some neat ideas for setting up a word wall in your classroom...check them out here...
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Random name selector for your classroom
We've just launched a new tool for use in your classroom; a random name selector!
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Narrative Writing Examples | Bump It Up Wall
Instantly improve your students' narrative writing by using a Bump It Up Wall and narrative writing examples.
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Craft Activities for Kids - Our Top 5 Videos
Did you know that Teach Starter has its own YouTube Channel, with a range of different playlists? Find everything from teacher hacks to craft activities for kids!
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Engaging Procedural Text Activities for Older Students
When teaching procedural text activities for older students, don't go for the rushed and boring! Give these exciting activities a try!
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5 Minutes of Mindfulness: Activity Task Cards
Take a look at our beautiful new Mindfulness Activity Task Cards and Mindfulness Practice Trackers...
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Meet Our Teacher - Natalie Brown
Get to know the team behind the resources in our series of team biographies. Meet Teach Starter US Content and Resource Manager, Natalie Brown!
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26 Punctuation Resources and Activities
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Nick's Term 1 Top 10 Thoughts On Teaching
"In light of the imminent retirement of legendary broadcaster David Letterman, it seems appropriate, in his honour, for this blog post to take the form of a Top 10 list – Letterman’s classic trope."<br />Nick Spinks, a Year 10-12 Media Studies teacher at Ararat College, 2.5 hours west of Melbourne, reflects on his first term as a teacher after swapping life as a solicitor to join Teach For Australia.
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16 Classroom Management Strategies That Actually Work in Primary Classrooms
Try effective classroom management strategies other teachers use to keep your classrooms running well.
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Create your own custom teaching resources
Teach Starter now offers you the ability to create your own custom teaching resources, name tags, word walls and welcome signs to use in your school classroom.
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8 Christmas Food Ideas for the School Holidays
A blog packed full of fun and easy Christmas food ideas to share with your family during the school holidays.
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Fun Graphing Game for the Classroom
In this graphing game, the main objective is to collect data and create a graph of shapes that your students find on a shape hunt around the game board.
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Meet Our Designer - Alyssa Creagh
Get to know the team behind the resources in our series of team biographies. Meet Teach Starter US Graphic Designer, Alyssa Creagh.