Best Teacher Resource Libraries in 2026
Updated
In short: Classroom Secrets is ranked #1 of 30 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Teach Starter and Teachit. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Teach Starter. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Education.com at $0.42/mo.
Teacher resource libraries help you find materials for planning lessons and supporting classroom learning across subjects and grade levels. Compare subject coverage and grade levels with resource formats and editable-file availability to see what may fit your workflow. Access model and school licensing can clarify how materials are made available, while free plans and paid-from pricing give you cost details to weigh. The ranking starts with OER Commons and Twinkl, with Classroom Secrets and Teach Starter next. Share My Lesson, Tes Resources, PBS LearningMedia, and CommonLit also appear among the early entries. Use the listed criteria to focus on the subjects, file types, and access terms that suit your classroom.
30 teacher resource libraries ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Resource formats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classroom Secrets | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $5.25/mo | Yes | — | PDF, PowerPoint, online lesson slides, worksheets, videos | View |
| 2 |  Teach Starter | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $6.08/mo | Yes | 6.08 /mo | PDF, Word documents, PowerPoint, Google Slides, Google Sheets, videos, digital games | View |
| 3 |  Teachit | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | worksheets, PowerPoints, templates, writing frames, lesson plans, complete lessons, teaching packs, activities, games, timelines, posters, vocabulary cards | View |
| 4 | CommonLit | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $350/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 5 |  Education.com | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.42/mo | Yes | — | worksheets, interactive worksheets, games, activities, lesson plans, workbooks, guided lessons, science projects | View |
| 6 |  OER Commons | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | digital and print materials; PDF; DOCX; ODF; Google Docs; video; images; textbooks; courses; lessons; assessments; software | View |
| 7 |  Teach This | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $1.03/mo | Yes | — | worksheets, games, activities, classroom displays, posters, presentations, unit plans, homework sheets, booklets, grids, digital widgets | View |
| 8 | Tes Resources | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, lesson plans, teaching ideas, games, activities, flashcards, assemblies, exam-practice questions, video-led projects | View |
| 9 |  Twinkl | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $7.49/mo | Yes | — | worksheets, activity sheets, presentations, PowerPoints, ebooks, interactive activities, games, posters, flashcards, templates, display materials | View |
| 10 | PBS LearningMedia | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 11 |  Education World | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | lesson plans, printables, worksheets, templates, certificates, articles | View |
| 12 |  ISLCollective | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, interactive worksheet quizzes, interactive video lessons | View |
| 13 |  K5 Learning | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | printable worksheets, PDF workbooks, flashcards | View |
| 14 | Scootle | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | interactive, image, audio, video, course, text, assessment, downloadable | View |
| 15 | Share My Lesson | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | PDF, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, RTF, Google Slides, web links, videos | View |
| 16 |  Smithsonian Learning Lab | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | digital images; texts; videos; audio recordings; websites; primary source documents; lesson plans; instructional strategies | View |
| 17 |  SparkleBox | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | PDF, PPS, DOC, PUB, ZIP, JPG | View |
| 18 |  Super Teacher Worksheets | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | PDFs, printable worksheets, activities, games, puzzles, maps, poems, flashcards, mini-books, and generated materials | View |
| 19 |  TeacherVision | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | PDFs, worksheets, lesson plans, activities, graphic organizers, quizzes, workbooks, digital books, videos | View |
| 20 | Australian Teacher | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | lessons, worksheets, quizzes, activity sheets, lesson plans, printable e-books, PDF books, ideas | View |
| 21 |  BusyTeacher | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | worksheets, lesson plans, flashcards, posters, puzzle activities, PDF e-books | View |
| 22 |  Myatt & Co | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | CPD films/videos, live and recorded webinars, downloadable resources and booklets, online courses | View |
| 23 |  ReadWriteThink | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | lesson plans; student interactives; printouts; calendar activities; teaching materials; professional learning resources | View |
| 24 |  SBS Learn | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | PDFs, printable worksheets, lesson plans, classroom clips, activities, quizzes, video, digital learning resources | View |
| 25 | Science Buddies | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | lesson plans, teacher guides, student worksheets, PDF files, Word documents, videos, quizzes, rubrics | View |
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Questions about this list
Which teacher resource librarie is ranked first on Inferse?
Classroom Secrets is ranked #1 of 30 with a score of 6.0. Teach Starter is second and Teachit third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Education.com has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.42/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.