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A live typing race for the whole class: everyone types the same short passage on their own device and the projector shows the class racing along. No ranking below 3rd grade, no accounts, nothing stored.

Free library books to read together on the big screen: big type, a voice that lights each word, a pace you set, pictures where the book has them and questions to talk about.

Groups, centers and minutes make a printable rotation chart where every group visits every center once, and a projector timer that moves groups on.

A free printable morning routine checklist for students: the jobs to do when they arrive, with a box to check for each day of the week. Edit the jobs and print a stack.

A free gradebook: points, percents, a 1 to 4 view and an exit ticket tally per student, kept on this computer only, with a printable blank page.

Free printable math worksheets from kindergarten to 8th grade, by topic, each in three versions with answer keys. Add, subtract, multiply, divide, fractions, decimals, equations.

A free printable weekly lesson plan grid with a row for each subject, a column for each day and a goal column. Edit the subjects and print for the week.

A free printable one-page book report: title and author, characters and setting, what happened, a favorite part and a rating. Print a class set for independent reading.

Retrieval practice for teachers: the evidence rating and the studies behind it, steps for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8, examples, mistakes to avoid, and free tools to start tomorrow.

Khan Academy is the best free math website for kids: it has math courses from kindergarten up, described as free, with teacher tools. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

Checked 2026-10-27

Number the Stars is our top pick: a Newbery Medal winner set in Copenhagen in 1943 that gives fourth and fifth graders a real historical event to follow. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee is our top pick: a short, kind story that wins a class in a single sitting. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

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Letterpaths is our number one: it says it is free with no signup and no adverts, and it has stroke-order sheets with numbered arrows, on-screen tracing and fading practice. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

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Storyline Online is our first pick for a teacher who wants something free that works today: actors read picture books aloud with no sign-in step shown on the site. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

Checked 2026-10-27

TypingClub is our first pick: its page says it is and will always be free for individuals and schools, and no account is needed to start. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

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If you want decodable texts without a budget line, start with TextProject's free DecodableReads PDFs and the free lesson passages in UFLI's Foundations Toolbox. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

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Charlotte's Web is our top pick: a Newbery Honor classic that fits a daily read-aloud. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

Checked 2026-10-27

A free printable weekly reflection page for teachers: what went well, what did not go to plan, a moment to remember, what students needed, one change for next week and a rating of your energy.

A free printable end of year memory page: a picture box, a favorite memory, what I learned, my favorite book, a hope for next year and a note to next year's class. Print a class set.

A kindergarten reading block a substitute can run with no prep, with the sheet, the answer key and every step written out. Free to print.

Checked 2026-10-30

Spaced practice for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, how far apart to space review, steps by grade band, examples, common mistakes and free tools to schedule it.

Embedded Formative Assessment by Dylan Wiliam is our number one. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

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Easy Test Maker is our number one: its free plan builds a test from five question types with answer sheets. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

Checked 2026-10-30

Classroomscreen is our number one pick: its home page says you can set up a screen with no login, and the free plan has all 26 widgets, including a timer, a sound level meter and a randomizer.

Checked 2026-10-30