Australian Teacher vs BusyTeacher

Australian Teacher is a web resource site with teaching materials for Australian classrooms from Pre-Primary and Kindy through Year 10. Its library includes more than 1,000 lessons, worksheets, quizzes, activity sheets, lesson plans and ideas across English, Maths, Science, Australian Studies, HASS and Indigenous content. Resources include printable PDFs and e-books, including 42 printable e-books with ready-made lessons in student worksheet form. English materials cover creative writing, vocabulary, reading comprehension, literature studies and Australian or American spelling variations. Maths resources include numeracy, geometry and measurement, problem solving, statistics and probability, algebraic thinking, games and puzzles. Teachers can select materials for classroom lessons and curriculum use, including formative and summative assessment. The site says it is regularly updated and based in Perth, Western Australia. It is free, and activity ideas are offered without charge, but use and reuse have conditions: users are asked to attribute and link to the site, and copyright licensing terms apply. The worksheets page asks parents to seek permission before using worksheets. The site invites donations to support maintenance and new material.

BusyTeacher provides printable teaching materials and articles for ESL and EFL teachers, along with a library of digital e-books. Its homepage lists 18,421 free printable worksheets and lesson plans, with no registration required. Worksheets cover grammar, vocabulary, speaking, reading, listening, writing, and pronunciation, and the site has tools for making word searches, word or sentence scrambles, and double puzzles. The resource formats also include flashcards, posters, and puzzle activities, with material for young learners, teenagers, and adults. The 80-book library covers subjects such as grammar, speech, business English, classroom management, age groups, and proficiency levels. The e-books arrive as PDF files through an email download link and can be viewed on computers, smartphones, or tablets; they can also be printed, but paper copies are not provided. The entire library costs $80, paid once. An individual e-book license allows use with the buyer’s own students or classes, but prohibits sharing with other teachers or colleagues. The store says digital purchases are not refundable.