Teacher Tools Teaching Resources
Explore the ultimate teacher tools collection, created by teachers for teachers like you! From classroom set-up and decorating to seating arrangements, writing lesson plans to communicating with parents, this collection has everything you need to load your teacher toolkit for the coming school year.
Browse meet the teacher materials, substitute teacher planning documents, and so much more — all created with your classroom and your teaching needs in mind!
Meet the Teachers Behind the Tools
Teach Starter's teacher tools were all created by elementary and middle school teachers who have walked the hallways just like you and understand the juggling act of managing everything from instructional delivery to lesson planning, plus student assessment, communication with parents and students and … the list goes on!
Teachers from across the country have contributed tools to this collection, and each resource has undergone a careful review by a member of our team to ensure it's ready for your classroom.
You'll find printables for decorating your classroom and performing your formative assessments, plus digital resources already designed in Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint for easy integration with your district learning management system.
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Calming Down Mini-Book
Help your students to keep calm when they are experiencing heightened emotions with this social story mini-book.
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ABC's of Math Alphabet Posters
Decorate your math classroom with our ABC’s of Math Alphabet Posters.
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Mathematical Practices Posters
Display these Mathematical Practices Posters to help your students develop good math habits throughout the year.
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Math Bulletin Board Activities - Display Pack
Implement daily math review easily using our Math Bulletin Board Activities Display.
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Isometric Paper Templates - Dotted/Lined
Isometric Paper - Dotted Paper Printable
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MATH Group Rotation Posters
Structure and organize your math group rotations with our printable math rotation display board.
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Core Vocabulary Board - Bulletin Board Set
Ignite student interest with fun vocabulary building activities that make learning new words interactive through our core vocabulary board set for a word of the day or week routine!
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Name 5 Things - Calming Strategy Task Cards
Use the ‘Name 5 Things’ Calming Strategy in your classroom to help students regain self-control with printable calming activity task cards.
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Student Learning Goals Tracker
Identify and track student goal achievement with an editable and printable student goal-tracking template.
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Substitute Teacher Review Form
Keep up with your classroom happenings while you were absent with a printable substitute teacher daily review template.
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3rd Grade Reading Fluency Passages
Assess student fluency with a printable pack of reading fluency passages for 3rd grade.
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Student Reading Log Printables
Track your students' at-home reading with this printable reading log.
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Student Behavior Contract Template
Create a classroom community and ensure adherence to rules and procedures with a printable Student Behavior Contract Template.
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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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Playground Rules Mini-Book
Remind your students about playground rules with this printable mini-book.
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Tiered Behavior Plan – Editable Template
Establish clear expectations, rewards and tiered consequences with this free behavior plan template.
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Happy Note Home - Brag Sheet Templates
Communicate positive messages to parents and guardians with a Happy Note Home letter template.
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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 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 Printable Graph Paper — Centimeter Grid Paper
A piece of centimeter grid paper to be used in a multitude of ways.
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Sub Folder - Sub Plans Template Pack
Prepare for sick days ahead of time with a customizable and printable substitute teacher binder template.
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Assessment Rubric - Opinion Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' opinion writing.
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Bathroom Rules Poster Pack
Reinforce expectations for behavior in the restroom with a printable Bathroom Rules Sign Pack.
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First Day of School Signs
Smile big and use our Printable First Day of School Signs to brighten up your first day photo ops!
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Just-Right Book Anchor Chart Pack
Teach your students how to pick just-right books with a printable ‘Just-Right’ Book Anchor Chart Pack.
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Tier 2 Vocabulary List & Definitions - 3rd Grade
Use our Tier 2 Vocabulary List and Definitions to increase 3rd-grade vocabulary and reading skills.
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Ink-Friendly Classroom Alphabet Strip
Print and hang your own classroom alphabet strip with printable upper and lowercase letter posters with real-world images.
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Wheel of Color Words Poster Pack
Help support students with learning to identify colors and color words with a color wheel-inspired Classroom Color Words Poster Pack.
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Color Posters for Classroom - Under the Sea Theme
Use our Preschool Color Posters to create your own under-the-sea themed color word display in your classroom.
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Spotty Pastel Classroom Decor Theme Bundle
Transform your classroom with a calming Spotty Pastel Classroom Decor Theme Bundle.
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Proper Punctuation Chart Pack - Upper Elementary
Encourage proper punctuation with a printable punctuation chart pack for upper elementary.
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R.A.C.E.S Writing Strategy Checklists & More
Help your students write quality constructed responses with printable R.A.C.E.S. writing checklists.