Worksheets
A single page of focused practice: sums, spelling, handwriting, labelling a diagram or answering questions about a short text. Quick to set, quick to mark, and easy to repeat.
From REALLYBYTE · Isle of Man
Printables, ready to print at home or school.
Printables.im will be a marketplace for printable PDF downloads from REALLYBYTE: worksheets, planners, learning resources and puzzles. The marketplace isn’t open yet.
Until it is, REALLYBYTE’s printables are on sale now in the ReallyByte Shop.
The Shop is on reallybyte.com, REALLYBYTE’s main website.
What is a printable?
A printable is a digital file that you download, then print yourself, as many times as its terms allow. Most printables are PDFs. A PDF keeps its page size, layout and fonts fixed, so it looks the same on a phone, a laptop and the printer, and free PDF readers are available for nearly every device.
The appeal is simple. You get the page straight away, you print only what you need, and if a worksheet gets scribbled on or a planner page fills up, you can print a fresh copy.
Four kinds of printable
Planners
Pages for organising time and tasks: weekly and monthly layouts, to-do lists, timetables, trackers and checklists. They suit anyone who likes to see a week at a glance and tick things off with a pen.
Learning resources
Fact cards, flashcards, posters, timelines and topic packs. Teachers use them for lessons and classroom displays; families use them for projects, revision and curious questions.
Puzzles
Word searches, crosswords, mazes, dot-to-dots and number puzzles such as sudoku, where every row, column and 3 × 3 box of a 9 × 9 grid holds the digits 1 to 9 once each. Good for quiet time, journeys and wet afternoons.
Colouring pages, certificates, labels, cards and board games are printables too.
Who uses printables?
- Parents and carers looking for a rainy-day activity, extra practice or a project to do together.
- Teachers and teaching assistants preparing lessons, cover work, displays and early-finisher activities.
- Home educators building their own timetable around topics their children enjoy.
- Tutors, clubs and libraries who need the same activity for a whole group.
- Grown-ups who prefer paper for planners, lists and a good puzzle with a cup of tea.
Printing tips in brief
Match the paper size
A4 (210 × 297 mm) is the usual size in the UK and most of the world. US Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) is the norm in the United States and Canada. If a printable comes in both, pick the one that matches the paper in your tray.
Choose the right scaling
Use Fit or Shrink oversized pages to keep everything on the sheet. Use Actual size or 100% when measurements matter, such as templates and cut-outs.
Test one page first
Print a single page, check the margins and colours, then print the rest. A page range such as 1–3 saves paper.
Pick a paper weight
Everyday copier paper is about 80 gsm. Card of 160 gsm or more is sturdier for flashcards and games, if your printer can take it.
Save ink where you can
Greyscale or draft mode is fine for most worksheets and puzzles. Keep full colour for posters and covers.
Make it reusable
Slip a page into a clear plastic sleeve, or laminate it, and use a dry-wipe pen so it can be wiped clean and used again.
Looking for printables today?
The ReallyByte Shop has printable bundles from across REALLYBYTE’s network of websites, on everything from animals and planets to languages and folklore.
Or visit reallybyte.com to see everything REALLYBYTE makes.
Questions
When will the Printables.im marketplace open?
There’s no opening date yet. When it opens, this page will say so. Until then, the ReallyByte Shop is the place to buy REALLYBYTE printables.
Who is behind Printables.im?
REALLYBYTE, an independent publisher of websites, games and digital downloads, based in the Isle of Man. Printables.im is part of the REALLYBYTE network.
Can I buy anything on this site?
Not yet. There are no products on Printables.im at the moment. The ReallyByte Shop is open now.
Do I need special software to print a PDF?
No. Web browsers can open and print PDFs, and free readers such as Adobe Acrobat Reader are available too. A dedicated reader usually gives you more print options, such as booklet printing.