Teachers spend countless hours—and often their own money—helping students succeed. Fortunately, educators can find plenty of teacher FREEbies, including FREE classroom supplies, books, educational software, professional development, admission offers, printables, and product samples.

Whether you teach preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, homeschool, or college, these resources may help you save money while bringing something new to your classroom.

Important: Offers and eligibility requirements can change. Some programs require a school email address, teacher identification, employment verification, or an approved classroom request.

FREE Classroom Supplies for Teachers

1. DonorsChoose Classroom Funding

Public-school teachers can create a classroom project through DonorsChoose and request books, technology, art materials, flexible seating, science supplies, and other classroom essentials. Donors can then help fund the project.

2. AdoptAClassroom.org

Educators can register their classrooms through AdoptAClassroom.org for the opportunity to receive donations that can be used toward classroom supplies.

3. Local Buy Nothing Groups

Join a neighborhood Buy Nothing group and post a request for gently used books, storage bins, craft supplies, puzzles, games, office supplies, and classroom decorations.

4. Community FREEcycle Groups

The FREEcycle Network connects people giving away unwanted items with people who can reuse them. Teachers may find FREE furniture, books, art supplies, folders, binders, and other useful materials.

5. Local Business Donations

Businesses may be willing to donate extra paper, cardboard, display boards, fabric scraps, containers, calendars, promotional items, or discontinued products. Ask local offices, print shops, craft stores, manufacturers, and retailers.

6. Restaurant and Grocery Store Materials

Some restaurants and grocery stores will save clean containers, cardboard tubes, egg cartons, magazines, menus, or paper bags for classroom projects. Always explain how the materials will be used and arrange pickup in advance.

7. FREE Teacher Supply Closets

Many cities have teacher supply stores or nonprofit “FREE stores” where eligible educators can shop for donated classroom materials at no cost. Search for FREE teacher supply store near me or contact your local school district.

FREE Books and Reading Resources

8. First Book Marketplace

Educators serving children in qualifying low-income communities may be eligible for FREE or deeply discounted books and educational resources through First Book.

9. Little FREE Libraries

Check nearby Little FREE Libraries for children’s books, chapter books, reference materials, and other titles that may be useful in your classroom. Remember to leave books when you can.

10. Public Library Educator Services

Many public libraries offer special educator privileges, including extended borrowing periods, classroom book collections, digital databases, teaching kits, and bulk checkout options.

11. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Eligible children can receive a FREE book in the mail every month from birth through age five. Teachers can share this resource with families in participating communities.

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12. Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg offers thousands of FREE public-domain eBooks. It is especially helpful for finding classic literature that students can legally read online or download.

13. International Children’s Digital Library

The International Children’s Digital Library provides access to children’s books from different countries, cultures, and languages.

14. ReadWorks

Teachers can access FREE reading passages, vocabulary activities, comprehension questions, and instructional resources through ReadWorks.

15. CommonLit

CommonLit provides FREE reading lessons, literary passages, informational texts, assessments, and instructional tools for educators.

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FREE Educational Software and Technology

16. Canva for Education

Eligible K–12 teachers and students can use Canva for Education at no cost. It includes presentation templates, classroom graphics, worksheets, posters, videos, and collaboration tools.

17. Google Workspace for Education

Qualifying schools can access educational versions of Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Classroom, and other tools through Google Workspace for Education.

18. Microsoft 365 Education

Eligible students and educators may receive FREE access to online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneNote, and other Microsoft tools using a qualifying school email address.

19. Adobe Express for Education

Eligible schools and educators can use Adobe Express for Education to create graphics, presentations, webpages, videos, posters, and other classroom content.

20. Kahoot! Basic

The FREE version of Kahoot! allows teachers to create interactive quizzes and classroom review games.

21. Quizizz Basic

Educators can use FREE features from Quizizz to create quizzes, lessons, assignments, and student review activities.

22. Scratch

Developed by the MIT Media Lab, Scratch is a FREE coding platform that helps students create games, animations, and interactive stories.

23. PhET Interactive Simulations

The University of Colorado Boulder offers FREE PhET Interactive Simulations covering physics, chemistry, math, earth science, and biology.

24. GeoGebra

GeoGebra provides FREE interactive tools for geometry, algebra, graphing, statistics, and calculus.

25. NASA Educational Resources

NASA offers teachers FREE lesson plans, activities, posters, videos, challenges, and STEM resources covering space, science, engineering, and technology.

26. Smithsonian Learning Lab

The Smithsonian Learning Lab gives educators access to millions of digital museum resources, including artwork, historical documents, photographs, recordings, and lesson collections.

FREE Printables and Lesson Plans

27. Teachers Pay Teachers FREE Resources

Teachers Pay Teachers has a large selection of FREE worksheets, classroom decorations, games, lesson plans, and organizational materials. Use the price filter to display FREE resources.

28. Education.com FREE Resources

Teachers can access a limited selection of FREE worksheets, games, activities, and lesson plans through Education.com.

29. National Geographic Education

National Geographic provides FREE maps, videos, classroom activities, and educational resources about geography, science, nature, and culture.

30. Library of Congress Classroom Materials

The Library of Congress offers FREE primary-source sets, lesson plans, photographs, maps, newspapers, recordings, and historical documents.

31. National Archives Educator Resources

Teachers can find FREE lesson plans, document-analysis worksheets, primary sources, and online activities through the National Archives.

32. PBS LearningMedia

PBS LearningMedia provides FREE educational videos, interactive lessons, documents, audio clips, and teaching resources for many grade levels and subjects.

FREE Professional Development for Teachers

33. Museum and Library Workshops

Museums, libraries, universities, and historical organizations frequently host FREE webinars and educator workshops. Some programs may also provide classroom materials or professional-development certificates.

34. edX and Coursera Courses

Teachers can audit many online courses from universities and educational institutions for FREE through platforms such as edX and Coursera. Certificates and graded assignments may require payment.

35. Education Conferences and Webinars

Educational publishers, nonprofit organizations, universities, and technology companies frequently offer FREE virtual conferences, training sessions, and webinars for teachers.

Bonus: FREE Admission and Appreciation Offers

Teachers may occasionally receive FREE admission to museums, science centers, aquariums, historical attractions, sporting events, and community activities. These offers may be limited to certain dates, states, school districts, or educator-appreciation events.

Before visiting, check the organization’s official website and bring:

• A current school-issued photo ID
• A valid educator identification card
• A recent pay stub
• A school email address
• Any required verification confirmation

How to Find Even More Teacher FREEbies

Try these simple strategies to uncover additional offers:

• Subscribe to educator newsletters from museums and educational companies.
• Ask your school district about community partnerships.
• Follow local libraries, museums, and attractions on social media.
• Join online teacher-FREEbie and classroom-donation groups.
• Search for educator appreciation events in your area.
• Create a separate email address for FREEbie offers and newsletters.
• Check the terms before submitting personal information.
• Never pay an unexpected fee to claim something advertised as FREE.

Final Thoughts

Teaching can be expensive, but educators do not have to purchase every classroom resource themselves. FREE books, classroom supplies, printables, software, digital lessons, professional development, and community donations can all help stretch a teacher’s budget.

Bookmark this guide and check back often—we’ll continue looking for the best FREE things for teachers!