Free printables
The printable periodic table
One page per element with an image and a lab-safety rating, two chart designs, a blank worksheet, and a wall poster — all generated from the same data as the interactive table. Licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: copy and share freely for classroom use — just not for sale.
Which periodic table should you print?
Every file below is free — this is how to pick between them.
For everyday use, print the classroom chart with names: atomic number, symbol, and element name on every tile, with family colors that read from the back row. Photocopying a class set? The minimal chart stays crisp in black and white. Drilling symbols for a quiz? Print the blank practice sheet and fill it in from memory.
| Pick it for | On each tile | Sizes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classroom chart (color) | Everyday reference — family colors that read from the back row | 3 levels: with names, with atomic masses, with all information | Letter, A4, 11×17 |
| Classroom chart (black & white) | Toner-friendly class sets — icons carry the families instead of color | 3 levels: with names, with atomic masses, with all information | Letter, A4, 11×17 |
| Minimal chart | Photocopies and binders — hairline cells stay crisp through a copier | Number, symbol, name, and atomic mass | Letter, A4, 11×17 |
| Blank practice sheet | Symbol drills — write in every element, check against the interactive table | Atomic numbers only — fill in each symbol and name. | Letter, A4, 11×17 |
| Wall poster (2×2 Letter) | A 21×16 inch chart from any Letter printer — trim and tape four pages | 3 levels: with names, with atomic masses, with all information | Wall poster (4× Letter) |
The table, two ways
Both print on any printer. The minimal chart is one edition and photocopies cleanly; the classroom chart comes in color or black & white at three information levels.
Hairline cells, names, masses, and a color key. The quiet one.
Family colors that read from the back row, or a black & white edition that carries the families with icons instead.
The practice sheet and the wall poster
A fill-in-the-blank worksheet for symbol drills, and the classroom chart at wall size, as four Letter pages with trim guides.
Atomic numbers only. Write in each symbol and name, then check answers on the interactive table.
A 21×16 inch wall chart from four Letter pages. Print them, trim at the dashed lines, and tape them together on the back.
All 118 element posters
One page per element: the symbol at marquee size, the facts, the hand-painted danger emblems, and an image of the element (or a note on why there isn't one, for the 31 too rare or unstable to picture). Three print styles.
Download the whole pack
All 118 posters in one PDF, in each print style. Tell us a bit about your classroom and we'll email the link, plus the occasional new classroom printable. Unsubscribe anytime.
Element flashcards
Duplex sheets, eight cards up: the symbol on the front, the name and one memorable fact on the back. Print double-sided (flip on long edge) and cut.
30 pages · 15 sheets · all 118 elements. The cards follow the same rule as the SRS deck: the symbol is the cue, the name is the answer.
Atomic weights follow IUPAC 2021 (abridged); bracketed values are the mass number of the longest-lived isotope. All files © CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.