Take Advantage Of These Teacher Deals During The COVID-19 Crisis
Every teacher loves a good freebie, especially when it is time-saving and ultra-useful! I have recently discovered several websites that we, as teachers, can sign up for, for free. They are offering perks such as free premium memberships, teaching/learning activities and downloads which I am sure all teachers will be grateful for.
Now more than ever, we are being asked to be creative with our teaching while our students learn online from their homes. We have been thrust into the digital learning world, and thankfully, we have resources to help us out.
So go ahead and follow the links to these websites.
Teachstarter is offering free premium memberships to teachers for a month. So many time saving resources on this site. I know who will be spending their holidays doing nothing but downloading, me!
Twinkl is also offering free unlimited downloads. Follow these steps to sign up. Visit www.twinkl.com.au/offer and enter the code CVDTWINKLHELPS. They offer a complete range of free teaching, planning and assessment resources for teachers aligned to the Australian Curriculum,
Vooks is offering your first year free exclusively for teachers. Vooks is a streaming library of animated children’s storybooks.
Boom Learning is supporting teachers by providing new members with a free Ultimate membership through to June 2020. Boom Cards are self-grading exercises that are gamified for student and deliver the data teachers want. I have used these recently with Kindy students and I can verify the great quality of the activities provided.
Teach Your Monster To Read is a fantastic game for our beginning readers. It covers letters and sounds to reading full sentences. It is free to play on desktop and laptop computers. The app is currently free to download for a limited time to ease disruption due to Coronavirus.
Headspace is offering free access to all educators in the US, UK, Canada and Australia during the current global pandemic. Provides meditations to reduce stress, increase resilience and improve sleep.
Studyladder is providing access to students for free during school hours and is free for basic accounts.
Audible is offering free unlimited audiobooks and ebooks for as long as schools are closed. Visit stories.audible.com from any web browser to get started. You can listen to a vast selection of titles.
Enhance TV as a free 90-day subscription for primary school teachers with Curriculum linked movies, documentaries and educational TV programs.
BrainPOP is providing free access for teachers, schools and parents that are affected by school closures. Go.brainpop.com. BrainPOP helps curious learners stay informed and on track covering all areas of the Curriculum.
Literacy Planet is offering free access for remote schooling, covering all things Literacy.
If you know of any other great sites offering free access during this Coronavirus pandemic period, feel free to join the conversation below. I hope you have found this helpful.
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