Free Stuff for Teachers in 2019 (sixty five+ Freebies Online or by Mail!)

7. Maplesoft

This company can give free math and engineering posters for your classroom.

8. Free Downloads from Teachers Pay Teachers

This is a site that provides lesson plans for teachers, with over 3 million plans that can be bought and downloaded for all grades. However, there are also over five-hundred thousand plans that can be downloaded for free.

• Just click here to find all the free ones on the site.

9. Super Peace Monkeys

You can get a free “Confidence, Kindness, and Mental Health SuperPowers” kit for your students from Super Kind You.

10. Free DVD from Stossel in the Classroom

You can get two educational DVDs for free from Stossel with no need for credit card information. All you have to do is sign up for an account and then provide feedback about the DVDs once you use them.

11. Free Legoland Passes for Florida Teachers

If you are located in Florida, you can get free Legoland passes just by showing your ID and teaching certificate. The passes last for one year.

12. Teacher’s Survival Kit

Are you a first-year teacher just starting out? You may want to check out Flinn Scientific’s free guide for teachers who need help managing their classroom and students. You can find documents, videos, and more here to help you out.

• Check out Flinn Scientific’s free guide here.

13. Free SeaWorld Tickets

Not interested in Legoland? You can also get free SeaWorld tickets as a Teacher Pass. They also give marine workshops for teachers if you are interested in teaching your class a lesson on that in the future.

14. C-Span Teacher Resources

C-Span has tons of videos for social studies teachers who want to have video presentations on certain topics. All you have to do is search for a topic and you’re likely to find something.

• Visit the site here to start your search.

15. Free Shedd Aquarium Tickets

If you are an educator in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, you can get free admission to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

16. NIDA Posters

NIDA has tons of posters available for teachers who want something visual to encourage kids to avoid drug abuse.

17. New York Times Subscription

You can get a free year’s subscription to the New York Times for your classroom.

18. NSTA

On this site, you will find an array of free resources for you and your classroom. They have literally hundreds of articles on a variety of topics.

• Checkout the free resources here.

19. Free PhysicsQuest Kit

Sign up to get free physics kit for classroom experiments and lessons on physics. It’s a very popular program so you have to sign up for a waitlist, however, it’s definitely worth the wait for a free product.

20. PearlOnly

PearlOnly is launching a ‘Pearls in School’ program with a goal to educate children in the process that is pearl culturing and oyster life cycle. Best of all, you get free pearls out of the kit.

21. Colgate Classroom Kit

Sign up with your school email address to get a Colgate Classroom kit. You’ll get classroom materials, toothpaste samples, and toothbrushes for 25 students.

22. American Electric Power Safety Kits

If you work with children in grades K-4 in communities served by one of AEP’s seven operating companies, you may request free safety booklets or kits for your class. The mascot of the kit is Louie the Lightning Bug, which is cute and good for younger kids who need something fun to pay attention too.

• Click here to request your free safety booklets or kits.

23. Free DVD from Switch Energy Project

If you are interested in teaching your class about energy, check out this educational video by Switch Energy Project. It’s a complete documentary with lab videos as well.

24. Lenovo Lesson Plans

This company has free downloaded lesson plans that are all about potential career choices. You can get plans from grades K through 8, which support Common Core standards.

25. YES! Magazine

Teachers and librarians get a free subscription to this magazine which lasts one year.

26. National Gallery of Art Posters

Get a couple of downloadable posters from the NGA.

The posters currently available are:

• “The Farm (La masía)” by Joan Miró
• “Shaw Memorial” by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
• “The Railway” by Edouard Manet

This may change as they introduce new posters from time to time.

27. ZooZingo

If your school has more than 150 students, you can get a free set of ZooZingo animal cards.

• All you need to do is register with an official school email here.

28. Bully Free Toolkit

NEA is giving away a free downloadable kit with resources to help stop bullying in your school.

• There are lots of learning resources available here.

29. NSCW Supplies

National School Choice Week is a time to raise awareness about the opportunities that come from receiving an education.

You can sign up to receive free supplies from National School Choice Week, such as free stickers (Lapel stickers) Yellow fleece scarves and Signs.

30. Sesame Street Learning Resources

Get free downloadable Sesame Street resources such as a storybook and activity cards and games. Best of all, no registration is required.

31. Dinosaur Train Education Resources

The PBS show Dinosaur Train has educational resources for teachers.

32. Howard Hughes Medical Institute DVD

According to this institute, “all our educational materials are free online for anyone to access. We also ship DVDs to educators in North America (Canada, Mexico, the U.S., and its territories).”

You can get DVDs on:

• Space
• Ocean life
• Zika virus
• Alzheimer’s
• Ecology
• Extinction
• And more!
• Click here to check out the full list and order your DVDs.

33. ThinkCERCA Poster

You can get a CERCA poster to help your students write a critical analysis of literature.

34. Kit from Bucky’s Classroom

The University of Wisconsin is giving away UW items to teachers.

These include items like:

• Posters
• Pencils
• Bookmarks
• Stickers

They also giveaway other displayable University of Wisconsin-Madison materials.

35. Info Kit from United For Human Rights

This is an informational kit for educators from the organization United for Human Rights. The kit comes with a DVD, book, and guide for actions you and your class can take to learn more and promote awareness.

36. Free Hand Sanitizer

Improve school health with a dispenser and hand sanitizer at no cost. You might even be able to get these for your entire school.

37. National Institute on Drug Abuse

The NIDA is giving away posters via download or order form which you can use to decorate your classroom.

38. Izzit DVDs and more

Izzit is a charity organization dedicated to helping kids learn.

Sign up for a free account and you’ll get these features:

• Unlimited streaming from their educational video library
• A free DVD of your choice every year
• Daily lessons with news articles and discussion questions pre-planned for you
• Graded quiz system for your students to make giving quizzes easier for you
• Student zone for your students to access current events, family-friendly educational games, quizzes, and more.

They also have contests that you may enjoy.

39. Philadelphia Zoo Passes

If you have a certified classroom and live in Philadelphia, you can get free passes to the zoo.

40. SitSpot

This is a circular padding you can use as a floor sitting area for your students. This is obviously great for classrooms for smaller children or if you have reading time.

41. Kennedy Space Center

This space center gives Educator Study passes to teachers in Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

• Get your Educator Study pass here.

42. PassItOn Posters and DVDs

This is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting good values. You can get three posters and DVDs from it, though it will probably take about 6 weeks to arrive.

43. Rulers from Rent Calculators

If you’re looking for free teacher supplies by mail, this is one of them. You can get a set of six-inch wooden rulers for your classroom from this site. A set is as many students as you have in a class, so you can actually get each of your students a free ruler if you need too.

• Get started by going here.

44. Free Basecamp

Basecamp is a website you can use organize your class and students as well as your projects for them. As long as you agree to use it for classroom purposes, you are eligible or a free account.

45. PTOToday kit

If you are interested in having a family event at your school, check out these free kits you can get as a demo from PTOToday.

You can get:

• Family Science Night for a STEM-focused event
• Family Tech Talk to teach kids internet safety
• Family Reading Night to encourage reading
• Family Movie Night for fun watching a new or old movie

By the way, the site has a lot of other great resources as well both for teachers and students.

46. Schoolmate Goodies

Sign up for the catalog from this company and you’ll get your choice of a planner, folder, or wall calendar as a free gift.

47. Richard C. Owen Books

This publisher will send free book samples for teachers of classes grades pre-K to 5. You’ll have to call the number listed on the site, but you can also fill out the form on that page to get coupons for books too.

48. T.A. Barron Packet

This author, famous for their kids and YA books, has a great educator packet available.

By filling out the form you’ll receive:

• Posters and maps from their novels
• Bookmarks
• The T. A. Barron Video Collection
• Six Book Discussion Guides
• Articles by T. A. Barron
• Inspirational Quotations from The Hero’s Trail
• Barron Prize informational brochure
• Young Heroes Activity & Discussion Guide
• Heroes Bibliography

They will also send you an Informational flyer about the Dream Big Video Collection

49. Whiteboard

Who doesn’t want a free whiteboard? You can get an EVERWhite 6″ Wide x 9″ Tall Surface Sample from this site by filling out a simple form.

50. SpeedStacks

These are special cups decided to be stacked and collapsed quickly as a fun way to teach kids hand-eye coordination. You can get a free school demo done at your school as well as a workshop for your students.

51. Math Worksheets

MathMammoth.com has free math worksheets and practice tests you can download from the website.

52. PracticalMoneySkills Materials

Looking for financial material to use in class? Their financial literacy materials, including classroom modules, games, DVDs and brochures, are free and available for download.

53. CK-12 Flexbooks

These are customizable, free textbooks for grades K-12. You can add videos, activities, and more to your books for your students.

54. Admongo.gov Lesson Plan Packet

Developed for 5th and 6th-grade classrooms with Scholastic, Inc., these lesson plans meet national standards for language arts and social studies. Kids include lesson plans, worksheets, activities, and a poster.

55. New England Aquarium

Teachers in New England can get free passes to the New England Aquarium here.

56. Findings Magazine

Teachers can get free digital and physical versions of this magazine for their classrooms. The magazine covers lots of scientific topics in a kid-friendly way that will help them understand and learn.

57. Six Flags Tickets

Read to Succeed is a program that encourages students grades K through 6 to read. Students who complete six hours of recreational reading earn a free ticket to Six Flags. Teachers and schools can participate at no cost. The 2019-2020 program will launch in October.

58. VariQuest Kit

This company is about using a variety of different ways to teach students. You get a sample kit with displays for your classroom and more.

59. P&G School Programs

If you are teaching a health class, you might be interested in this puberty and development kit for fifth, sixth, and seventh graders.

60. Wall Street Journal Tools

You can find a lot of teaching tools and downloads for teachers from the Wall Street Journal.

61. Kids Need to Read

If your school serves 50% of children living under the national poverty level, then you can request books from this organization. They give free books to kids of all ages.

• Click here to learn more about the program, and here to request books.

62. The Florida Aquarium

This business offers free teacher passes thanks to its Teacher Study Program. It is designed to provide qualifying K-12 grade classroom teachers, assistant principals, and principals, actively teaching in a Florida public, private, or charter school.

63. Online Learning Curriculum

Corriki offers thousands of free activities for your classroom. You can find activities on basically any topic you choose, which is great if you have a class that needs hands on examples to help them learn.

64. Rentacalc Pencils

If you are an educator currently teaching in the United States, you can request a package of FREE #2 HB Dixon Ticonderoga pencils for your class.

65. Seven Miles to Farmington Poster

You can get a poster of Seven Miles To Farmington by George Henry Durrie from the Florence Griswold Museum.

66. Autographed Book

Authors at Wilbooks publishing company are giving away an autographed book for any pre-k through 4th-grade child in your classroom.

• You just have to request it through this form.

67. Vooks

The app Vooks brings children’s books to life with animated illustrations, read-along text, and narrated lines for when you don’t have time to read it yourself. For a limited time, you can get one year free of Vooks if you are a teacher or homeschool educator.

Final Thoughts

Hopefully, after reading this article, you will have enough resources to get free items for yourself, your classroom, and your students.

Are there any sites you use that help teachers? Let us and our readers know about your favorite sites for getting free stuff for teachers in the comments below.