40,000 pieces of art now available from the Smithsonian
The Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian museums has released a complete digital copy of their collections. The Open F|S initiative is free to use for non-commercial purposes.
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Free graphics sets from the IconStore
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Epic offers free activity calendars
Source: Monthly Activity Calendars | Epic!: Read Amazing Children’s Books Online – Unlimited Access to the Best Books and Learning Videos For Kids 12 and Under Epic is an online digital library that is free for educators but a paid service for families. Without an account they offer free monthly activity calendars.
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Source: About BHL – Information about the Biodiversity Heritage Library Their Flickr album is probably not the best way to find images, but their Biodiversity Heritage Library Portal has a search feature. The publications are pretty high level, so the site is more of a resource for teachers and high schoolers instead of elementary students.
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