BusyTeacher vs Classroom Secrets

BusyTeacher provides printable teaching materials and articles for ESL and EFL teachers, along with a library of digital e-books. Its homepage lists 18,421 free printable worksheets and lesson plans, with no registration required. Worksheets cover grammar, vocabulary, speaking, reading, listening, writing, and pronunciation, and the site has tools for making word searches, word or sentence scrambles, and double puzzles. The resource formats also include flashcards, posters, and puzzle activities, with material for young learners, teenagers, and adults. The 80-book library covers subjects such as grammar, speech, business English, classroom management, age groups, and proficiency levels. The e-books arrive as PDF files through an email download link and can be viewed on computers, smartphones, or tablets; they can also be printed, but paper copies are not provided. The entire library costs $80, paid once. An individual e-book license allows use with the buyer’s own students or classes, but prohibits sharing with other teachers or colleagues. The store says digital purchases are not refundable.

Classroom Secrets is a web membership of teaching resources for planning and teaching from EYFS through Year 6. Its subject coverage includes maths, English, reading, grammar, punctuation and spelling, writing, phonics, science, history, geography, languages, PSHE, religious education, sustainability, and morning work. Resources come as PDFs, PowerPoints, online lesson slides, worksheets, and videos, with editable files available. The membership page advertises more than 19,000 resources and 140 new downloads each month. Maths lessons combine teaching presentations with fluency practice, adaptive support, reasoning, and problem-solving. Reading materials include comprehension work, guided reading packs, Rise and Read activities, and Reader’s Theatre units. Subscribers are offered access at school and home, with unlimited plays of lesson slides and videos; the terms say reasonable download limits may apply. The free plan is listed at free. Flexible Monthly costs $6.56 a month, billed every 30 days for one user, and Annual Saver costs $62.99 a year for one user. School plans include staff accounts, management, and sharing, with pricing by quote.