11. Khan Academy
Khan Academy
A nonprofit with more than 840 courses from kindergarten to early college, covering math, science, reading and language arts, social studies and computing. The About page describes the courses and teacher tools as free. For first and second graders the same nonprofit's Khan Academy Kids app is a separate, free fit.
Watch for The About page does not give a price for Khanmigo, the AI tutoring tool, so confirm its cost separately before planning around it.
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A nonprofit's K-8 math program. Students watch onscreen teachers, use visual models and digital manipulatives, and work paper-and-pencil problems inside each lesson. It is used in elementary classrooms nationwide, and Zearn says it carries a Strong (Tier 1) rating from Evidence for ESSA.
The free part: Always-free teacher and individual-classroom accounts cover one teacher and up to 35 students, with the full Zearn Math platform and instructional materials.
School Accounts are paid; pricing is by quote on the maker's site
Watch for The free account covers one classroom of up to 35 students; using Zearn across a whole school needs a paid School Account.
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A nonprofit library of more than 6,000 K-12 reading passages with comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, paired texts and daily Article-A-Day sets. Elementary teachers can print or project passages, and book studies are available for elementary school. ReadWorks says it is free and will always be free for teachers and students.
Watch for The free account is for educators; the sign-up page says it is not intended for students.
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44. SplashLearn
SplashLearn
A math and English program for preschool through grade 5, with games, activities and worksheets sorted by grade. For teachers and schools it lists 8,000+ items as free, including lesson plans and classroom tools.
The free part: Teachers and schools get the library of 8,000+ math and English games, activities and worksheets free.
Watch for The free offer is described for teachers and schools; the parent page we read showed no family pricing, so check what a home account includes.
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A digital library of books, audiobooks and learning videos for ages 12 and under. Epic School is free to educators on weekdays, with about 20,000 titles, class reports, downloadable books and Clever or ClassLink sign-in. Students can read leveled books, graphic novels and decodables.
The free part: Epic School gives students and teachers about 20,000 books and videos on weekdays, 7am to 4pm, at no cost.
Epic School Plus (all hours, the larger library) is priced by quote; families get a free trial only
Watch for The free Epic School plan runs weekdays 7am to 4pm only, so books are not available at night or on weekends without the paid Plus plan.
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Thousands of free videos, lesson plans and games aligned to standards, for PreK through 12. For elementary grades, PBS KIDS-branded materials cover PreK to grade 2, and collections for grade 3 and up include U.S. History, NOVA and Ken Burns in the Classroom. A free account adds playlists, class rosters and Google Classroom sharing.
Watch for Material is organized for the adult planning the lesson, and saving, playlists and rosters need a free account.
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Games and videos from PBS KIDS shows for ages 2 to 8, with a Grown-Ups section and apps. PBS describes the PBS KIDS Games app as a free download.
Watch for Pitched at ages 2 to 8, so it suits grades 1 and 2 more than grades 4 and 5; PBS KIDS carries funder acknowledgements on its apps and websites.
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A free typing program with grade-based lessons, tests and games, with teacher accounts for classroom-level settings. Typing.com says millions of students and teachers use it.
The free part: The free edition has the full Learn to Type curriculum (lessons, tests and games) and classroom-level settings, with ads and 70-day data retention.
PLUS (ad-free, more features) is priced by the number of students; get a quote on the maker's site
Watch for The free edition shows ads and keeps student data for 70 days; the ad-free PLUS edition is paid.
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99. Scratch
Scratch Foundation
A free block-based coding site where children drag and snap blocks to make stories, games and animations. The Scratch Foundation lists it for ages 8 to 13 and up and points ages 5 to 7 to ScratchJr. Teacher Accounts let a teacher create and manage student accounts, and there is an offline app.
Watch for The foundation lists ages 8 and up, so second and third graders may need ScratchJr or help; set aside time for Teacher Account setup.
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A nonprofit text library for grades 3 to 12 with standards-aligned lessons. The pricing page says the text library and CommonLit 360 curriculum are free for teachers and always will be, so a third-to-fifth-grade teacher can use the library alone.
The free part: The text library and the CommonLit 360 curriculum are free for teachers, with a free account.
School and district plans are quoted per school on the maker's pricing page
Watch for English and reading only. The paid school and district plans are where professional development, assessments and Clever or ClassLink rostering sit, so a lone teacher goes without those.
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