Teachers are often frustrated by a lack of funds to help students learn. Check here for free materials, resources and services for educators.
CoffeeCup Software provides five free Web design programs to schools. These are high quality easy to use software programs that empower students to be creative and learn Web publishing skills.
Izzit.org offers a free DVD on your birthday or other day of your choosing for teachers of grades 6-12. They also have other offers for teachers including other DVDs and even free ice cream.
Dole offers a wealth of free materials for teachers with their 5 A Day program. Some of the materials are downloadable and some may be requested by mail or fax using your shool's letterhead.
Microsoft offers a free download of Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office. Teachers can use this Microsoft Office add in to create handouts, presentations, tests and other content. You need a registered copy of Microsoft Office 2003 or Office 2002 running on Widows XP or Windows 2000.
The Human Genome Project Information Web site is offering a free poster. Although this offer would be great for the classroom, anyone can order the free poster.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is offering a variety of free posters. Although the free posters are great for the classroom, anyone in the US can order them. You can order multiple copies of each free poster for schools or other orginizations. The target audience is listed with each poster.
The USEPA is offering a variety of free posters. Although the free posters are great for the classroom, anyone in the US can order them. You can order up to five free posters. Many of the posters are available in English or Spanish versions.
The USEPA is offering a wide selection of free education materials for teachers including poster, CD-ROMs, activity books, lesson plans and more.
The Clorox Company is offering a free "Clean Up the Classroom" multimedia kit for teachers. The free kit includes a DVD, poster, and guide. You also receive a free canister of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes. This free offer can be requested by or on behalf of teachers.
Teachers can request a free one year subscription to Yes Magazine. Yes Magazine is published by Positive Futures Network, a non-profit organization that promotes for social change toward a more just, sustainable, and compassionate world.
Teachers and students can request a free Jenna Morasca poster with the message that there are animal friendly alternatives to dissection in the classroom. (US)
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution offers a free poster, CD-ROM, other resources to teachers for incorporating Dive and Discover in the Classroom. (US)
The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago is offering a free instructional packed including a DVD, poster and information cards for educators. (US)
International Paper offers free materials in their "Life of the Forest" educational site that you can use as research sources or teaching guides. Click on the order link on the left. (US)
The George Lucas Educational Foundation offers a free subscription to this publication which seeks to discover new teaching methods and to make use of technology in education. (US)
DiscoverNursing.com offers a number of materials for educators and others that may want to promote nursing careers. (US)
iLoveSchools.com offers a totally free service where teachers can post a list of materials they need for their classroom and donors can search for schools to which they can make donations.
You can request up to 35 copies of most of these for free. If you use the advanced search you can find many other resources, but note that not all of them are free. (US)
Staples offers special discounts to teachers. (US)
Teachers can request a free kit that includes a 30-page Teacher Resource Guide and a full-color museum quality poster reproduction of the Lansdowne portrait of George Washington. (US)
BasketBizHelp.com has some nice color bookmarks that teachers can print for their students. (International)
Starfall is offering materials to aid in teaching reading in K-2 classes. Teachers can get the materials mailed for free and parents and homeschoolers can download the materials. (US)
Peachtree makes downloadable (PDF) versions of their teacher's guides available free on their Web site. (International)
Choose the school programs section and check out the numerous incentives for good grades including a free poster and free doughnuts. (US)
The Fund for Animals offers various resources including a free subscription to "Animal Free Press", a quarterly newspaper for middle and high school teachers and students. (US)
Teachers with students who are having trouble learning to read can order a free demo CD-ROM. (US)
A&E Television Networks has several free teacher resources including this biannual magazine with teacher's guides for programs featured in A&E Classroom.
This more for school administrators than for teachers, but you can pass it on to the appropriate people. School and university administrators can register for a free subscription. (US, Canada)
Teachers and librarians can request a free Ghost Hunter Book. They require a $4 shipping charge. (US, $4 shipping)
Drillmasters offers a free pair of their marching shoes to directors of marching bands. (US)
Fleischmann's is offering three booklets that serve as teachers guides. You can request them by writing to the address given or you can download and print the pdf files. (US)
Teachers can sign up their classes for the Weekly Reader Writing Pals Online. Your class will be matched up with another of the same grade and they can exchange letters, drawings, photos. etc. (international)
Teachers who are interested in using technology in education can request a free subscription to this publication. (US)
TeacherHelpers.com offers free motivational sticker designs you can use to print your own stickers. They also have a nice selection of free elementary level lesson plans. (international)
Aplusmath.com has an online tool that lets you create and print your own math flashcards. The also have other nice resources to help students with basic math. (international)
The Century Council offers this free program to help educate youth about the dangers of drinking and driving. (US)
This site explains how schools can request free recordings by US military bands. (US)
Educators Progress Service has a large variety of printed guides to free resources for teachers. They offer sample lists of free offers when you register.
K-12 educators can request free materials from the National Energy Foundation. The materials may not be availabe in all areas. (US)
School Express has 2,000 free worksheets plus a variety of other free online or downloadable resources. (international)
SchoolKit.com offers a free membership which gives you their REX software and access to a portion of their computer based activities. They also offer a premium membership. (international, Windows)
Education.com offers a wealth of resources and community features to help you help students learn. (international)
The Educator's Resource for Teaching Puberty and Menstruation offers free downloadable materials and other online resources. (international)
eCals offers a recycling program where teachers can sign up to possibly receive old calendars to be used for class projects in preschool to 6th. Anyone can donate calendars also.
Teachers can request various materials from the US Department of Education ralated to after shcool reading activities. (US)
Teachers using any McGraw-Hill textbook can use PageOut to create and host free course Websites. (international)
A wide variety of online posters which can be printed in a 5x7 format. A random sampling showed them to be of high quality. (international)
AOL is offer free resources and email to schools. Services include a filtered Web search and resources for varios levels from K-12. There are special sections for teachers and administrators. (US)
S&S Software has free online whole number arithmetic worksheets that are updated weekly. (international)
An online book which may be read online or printed and copied for educational use. (international)
The Federal Government makes surplus computers available for schools and educational nonprofits. Preference is given based on need. (US)
FEMA has a variety of resources for teachers and parents on disaster preparedness and safety. (online)
Teachers can request a 68 page workbook on employability and work maturity skills and a 10% off coupon from Education Associates. (US)
Both online and printed resources to help teachers get the most our of the Eric Database. (US for printed materials)
From the US Department of Education (US)
A vast database of educational resources from the U.S. Department of Education's National Library of Education. You can search or browser by subject or keywords. (international)
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) is an incredible collection of US government educational resources.
Scholastic.com has a variety of lessons that can be printed and reproduced for your class.
The Foundation Center provides information on how and where to get grant money. (US)
Free materials and lessons plans to qualifying schools from GOJO Industries, Inc. (US)
The History Channel will send you teaching materials and they also have resources online. (US)
Teachers can request a variety of items in support of wetlands education from the Louisiana Coastal Restoration Web Site. (US)
MysteryNet has online lesson plans and ideas to help you use mysteries to teach and motivate students. (international)
Free professionally produced downloadable worksheets, activities and lesson plans for the elementary school level. You need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. (international)
Teach Free offers free lesson kits for K-12 to public and private school teachers. (US)
TeachersFirst offers a wide range on online lesson plans and resources for K-12. (international)
Create unlimited math worksheets. You can download and use the lite version for free. And the full version is very inexpensive. (international)
Online interactive spelling, phonics and more. Designed for kids age 7 - 9. (international)
Lots of fun and educational projects, many including free software. (international)
Create and print flash cards, game boards and other educational aids for free. (international)
First Grade Plus offers a free program to help K-3 teachers present an anti drug message. (US)
Several free booklets and a variety of online resources are available that address learning differences. Also includes many recourses for parents. (international)
The Wright Center for Science Education of Tufts University has downloadable posters you can print as well as many other science education resources. (international)
Teachers can order a free one year subscription to this magazine which covers technology in education. (US)
Texas Instruments has some great resources for teachers and parents. (international)
From your About.com Guide, an index of free teacher resource pages with more great offers.
