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These links lead off of our website. Use them at your own risk. We are not accepting new links at this time.  The purpose of Incredible Art Department is to promote art education. If you find a link that goes to an inappropriate site, please notify Judy Decker or Ken Rohrer immediately.

These links include free art resources and general resources for teacher. I have excluded links to "free" things that give a condition, such as buying a program. I have also excluded shareware.

Arts & Crafts

Art and Design- A directory of many free resources including lessons, games, guides and more.

Free Craft Lessons- Nick Jr.'s page of free craft ideas for young children.

Free Art Resources on the Web- The Art Libraries Society of North America has a page of free resources.

Free Art Classes, tutorials, workshops- A page of resources.

Presenters' Resource- With free Powerpoints, tips, tutorials, interactive tools and links to free things on other websites.

Free Art Teaching Video- Sorry, this is only available for Maine art teachers.

New Art Teacher Success Guide- This PDF is offered by Crayola.

Learn How to Draw and How to Paint- Browse this site to find free lessons, puzzles, and great resources for new art teachers.

Free Art Education Quick Reference Guide- You can get this by calling Delphi at (888) 281-5780.

New Teacher's Survival Guide [PDF]- a free guide with templates, checklists, grade sheets and more.

TeachersFirst Resource Listing- This page includes a number of free art resources.

Free and Cheap Web Resources for Art Educators- This includes free hosting sites, free software and online tools.

The Western Artist- Submit your western-related art here for exhibit free.


Books

Animation Meat- With many animation tutorial eBooks by Disney instructor Walt Stanchfield.

Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul- Two free books from the New York Best Sellers List.

ReadPrint- a free, large online library with downloadable books for students and adults.


Certificates, Gradebooks, and Templates

Achievement Award Certificates- Download certificate templates in Word and PDF format for free.

ESL Printables- Free worksheets, lessons, and flashcards. You have to wade through all the ads at the top, but it's worth a visit.

ThinkWave Educator Gradebook- You can download this gradebook software for free.

Free Award Certificate Templates- You can create your own certificates online.

Free Monthly Planner- From Davis Publications.

Free Online Graph Paper/Grid Papers (pdf file downloads)

Legacy- With free certificates, books, cards, games and crafts.

Substitute Teacher Guide- Although this is a checklist for subs, this is great for your first week of school.

Teacher Tools and Templates- From Education World


Computers and Electronics

Computers for Learning- Need a computer? Register on this website to be hooked up with companies who are donating computers.

The Lexmark PrintArt Program- Where you can sign up for a free printer, CD-ROM of art masterpieces, teachers guides, and more.

Free Color Printers- Xerox offers free printers that also scan and copy!

Keyboard Cover- Just tell them the make of your keyboard and they send you a free cover.


Discounted or Items on Clearance

Adobe Education Discounts

Amazon Clearances

Apple Computer Specials

Crayola Discounts

J&R Electronics Discountsicon

Kodak Clearances

Office Depot Discounts icon

Oriental Trading Company Clearances icon

Sax Arts & Crafts Web Specials

Teacher Created Resources- 75% Off Page

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Utrecht Discounts

Wolf Camera Clearance


General Education


The Legacy of Rosa Parks- A free educational kit for teachers and schools. It includes a 40-minute documentary and guide with activities.

Free Teaching Templates- Includes templates for KWL,  Venn Diagram to compare and contrast, graphic organizers, and thematic web.

Reach Every Child- Free bulletin board ideas for all subject areas.

Timesavers for Teachers- Download free forms, such as report cards, worksheets, incident reports, class list, parent contact sheet, and more.

Free Donations- They match teachers with donors. Submit your wish list and donors contact you.

Free Stuff for Teachers- NEA's page of free resources.

Teaching Tolerance- They have free resources, magazines, posters and more.

Free Tools and Resources for Your Classroom- A page with free lesson plans, ideas, teaching guides, and more.

MarcoPolo- A huge collection of free things including lesson plans, templates, graphic makers, and much more.

Interactive Notes- The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is making posters, $20 and $50 notes, and more available for download.

Free Handwriting Fonts- For primary teachers at About.com.

Fuel For School!- Kellogg's offers free activities, recipes, special offers, coupons, and more.

Smuckers Promotions- Where you can get free recipes and cookbooks.

Free Course Management Software- This is from Virtual Office. Just fill out the form and submit.

Bob's Place of Educational Links- This page has many free resources, lessons, and more.

Colgate Bright Smiles- Get free educational content and their kit.


Index of Free Tools

Fonts 2 Write- A great index of free fonts, free font viewers, and font managers

Free Tools For Teachers- Includes exam builders, worksheet, puzzles, certificates, gradebooks and more.

Teacher Created Resources- A list of free brain teasers, calendards, teaching tips and more

Teachers Pay Teachers- With handouts, patterns, activities, illusions and more. Search by subject area.

Free Stuff for Canadian Teachers- With templates, assessments, seating chards, activities, and more.

Teacher Planet- With a large selection of free certificates, rubrics, tools, calendars and more.

Teacher Tools- With assessments, lesson plan templates, forms, activities, and more.

Plugged In Teacher- With free downloads, lesson plans, resources and more.


Magazines

Arts/Entertainment/Gaming magazines
- free magazines. Also find arts related magazines on this page. No catch!

Computer Graphics magazine- Fill out the application and it's free.

Coroflot Magazine- About portfolies and creative jobs.

Classroom Idea Book- This is the biannual teacher's magazine created by the A&E Television Network.

It's Art Magazine- They have a free pdf version of the magazine.

Pict*ture Magazine- Magazines are in pdf format.

Rangefinder magazine- You have to qualify to get it free.

Trade Magazines- Get free subscriptions to over 100 magazines- no catch!

Today's School Magazine- Get a free subscription

Women are Scientists Magazine- Get a free subscription



Multimedia

Science Educational Material from Fusion Education- Get a free CD-ROM, videotape, CD, activities, pamphlets and more.

Harry Potter Screen Saver- Scholastic magazine offers screen savers for both Mac and PC. You can also get a free Harry Potter screen saver from Warner Brothers.

Pete's PowerPoint Station - where you can download free PowerPoints for teachers to use for lessons. There are also PowerPoint collections and presentations.

Video Classroom- This is an incredible site that allows you to search for free videos by subject, technology, location, and instructional strategie.

U.S. Fire Administration's Free Publications- This page offers books, videotapes, and kits free of charge.


Online Tools

Episilen- Create a free ePortfolio and network with other educators.

ProBoards- You can put up a free online bulletin board on your web page.

Lesson Planner- Create lesson plans online for free. (Discovery School)

Localendar- A free calendar for your website. You can also use it for your own classroom.

Assign-A-Day- A free online assignment calendar. Great for students to view from home.

GreatTeacher.net- Get free internet service, websites, chatroom, resources, message board and more.

Homework Calendars and Teacher Websites- With a free online homework calendar.

Teacher Tools- A collection of online tools by The Matzat family

Science Related

Free Earth/Mars Comparison Poster- from NASA for teachers only.

Teachers Manuals from the History Channel- This features the history of the Declaration of Independence, The Missouri River, the White House and more.

Ocean Surface Topography from Space- From the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. With free posters, brochures, CD's and Slides. Plan a cruise to the Gulf of Mexico to study whales, explore El Nino or meeet oceanographers.

NASA Promotional Materials- With PDF and Word documents.

Teach Free- This site offers a free wellness kit and downloadable resources relating to nutrition and health.

Miss Maggie's Earth Adventures- With free lesson plans, spelling games and puzzles.

Gorilla Teaching Materials- The Gorilla Foundation is offering free teacher supplemental materials online.

Read to Feed- A free leader's packet on animal care, family health, and more.

Hands On Plastics Kit- Get a free safety poster and information on recycling.



Software

Mac

Free Educational Software- Ray has several free software programs relating to word games, letters, symbols, and numbers.

GifBuilder for Mac OSX- This is free software that allows you to add animation to your website. Highly recommended! I use it on this website.

Info-Mac Software- A list of free art software for the Mac. Most require OS 9 Classic software.

Graphics Programs for the Mac- A list of freeware for the Mac.

Painting Goodies- A page with several free programs for the Mac. There is a free painting user's guide.

Absolutely Mac Software- A page of free sofware programs for the Mac.
Windows

MSW Logo- A page of free software for Windows to draw logos and other objects. Includes interactive books.

BlackMagic- Free Windows software for colorizing black and white photos.

Make a Town- Free Windows software for kids to create educational arts and crafts projects.

Photoshop Brush Viewer- A free brush plug-in program for Photoshop.

Segmation- a digital version of paint-by-numbers.

Adobe Software Donation Program- You have to apply for this. Cross your fingers! Adobe bought out Macromedia and is now the largest provider of the most popular graphic art programs.

Design Software- A page of Freeware and shareware art programs.

Free Quality Font Foundry- Download fonts for free.

Free Stuff for Canadian Teachers- You can get free software, samples, and other resources.

Moodle- A free course managment system. Also set up an online learning community.

MyTeacherSoftware- Free software. You only pay for shipping.

Top 100 Free Software Downloads- With many free downloads.


Special Education

ESL Student Resources- Have students who are learning the English language? This site has free English games.

ESL Resources- Get free workbooks, tests, and more for your ESL students.

SEN Teacher- A large collection of free resources for teachers of special education students.



 

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