Teachers Pay Teachers is a marketplace where educators buy and sell PreK-12 resources such as worksheets, unit plans, activities and classroom decor, mostly as digital downloads.
Independent Teacher-Authors and publishers sell each resource, so the habit that saves most is filtering for free resources and items on sale before you go looking for a code.
TPT traces its start to 2006, when Paul Edelman, who taught in New York City's public schools, built a site where educators could pass along the ideas and materials that worked for their students. Today it belongs to the IXL family of brands, alongside names such as Rosetta Stone and Wyzant.
The catalog is organized by grade, from preschool through 12th grade plus adult education, and by subject: ELA, math, science, social studies, world languages, the arts, special education and social-emotional learning, along with specialty areas like career and technical education and occupational therapy. Seasonal and holiday materials have a section of their own. Beyond downloadable files, listings can take the form of streamed video or even secondhand and physical items, and accounts are limited to adults aged 18 and over.
Past Teachers Pay Teachers sales
20 Years sale (site-wide, code 20YEARS)Usually: Late September 2026, ending within hours of the fetchAnnounced on
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When shoppers look for Teachers Pay Teachers coupons
Teachers Pay Teachers coupon searches peak in August, about 2.3× a typical month, and dip lowest in June.
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What is Teachers Pay Teachers' return policy?
Orders are final once submitted except as TPT's Refund Policy allows; a seller help article gives 365 days from purchase. (read Oct 13, 2026)
More about shopping at Teachers Pay Teachers
What's listed
PreK-12 worksheets, lesson and unit plans, activities and decor, as downloads, digital products, streaming video, or physical and used goods.
Who sells
Independent Teacher-Authors and publishers sell every resource; Teachers Pay Teachers doesn't own or sell them itself.
Filters
The catalog can be narrowed to free resources or to items currently on sale.
Founded
Started in 2006 by a New York City teacher; members must be 18 or older.
From Teachers Pay Teachers's own pages, read Sep 29, 2026.
Teachers Pay Teachers ran a site-wide 20 Years sale with a code in late September 2026, worth up to 30%, and its homepage countdown had it ending within hours of the read.
That's the one code on record, and it has passed.
The pages read for this page don't show where TPT's cart takes a code, so look for the field before paying.
Each resource has its own Teacher-Author and its own price, so check the product page for a sale tag firSt. A code won't help on a resource that's already free.
More ways to save at Teachers Pay Teachers
Start with the free filter, then the on-sale filter, before paying full price for a worksheet pack.
Schools buying organization licenses should know that unclaimed or undownloaded licenses can be refunded.
If a resource disappoints, the seller can authorize a full or partial refund under TPT's Refund Policy, and Teachers Pay Teachers Customer Experience handles requests.
Some listings are used or physical goods, so read the format on each product before you buy.
Teachers Pay Teachers questions, answered
Can a Teachers Pay Teachers purchase be refunded?
Sales are final once submitted except as TPT's Refund Policy allows, and sellers can authorize full or partial refunds. A seller help article says requests can come up to 365 days after purchase.
Are there free resources on Teachers Pay Teachers?
The catalog can be filtered to free resources, and to items on sale.
Does Teachers Pay Teachers create the resources it sells?
Independent Teacher-Authors and publishers sell the resources. Teachers Pay Teachers doesn't own or sell them itself.
Can unused Teachers Pay Teachers organization licenses be refunded?
Organization licenses that are unclaimed or not downloaded can be refunded.
When was the last site-wide Teachers Pay Teachers sale?
A site-wide 20 Years sale with up to 30% off ran in late September 2026 and ended within hours of the read. No regular sale schedule is stated.
How old do Teachers Pay Teachers members need to be?