Finding Free Books for the Kindle Fire for My Classroom

Now that I have purchased three Kindle Fires for my students to use in the classroom, the daunting task of trying to find books for the device has begun.


After configuring the Kindle Fires, I went directly to the "Books" tab and then clicked on "Store." I was amazed at the extensive list of categories that I could search from. Since I just spent quite a bit of money on buying the devices, the protective cases, and the invisible shield sheets (which I would recommend with all the students hands that will be touching the devices), I decided I would try looking through the FREE books that the store had to offer. Since I am a fifth grade teacher, I have a wide variety of reading levels in my classroom. I have students who are at a DRA Level of 28 all the way up to 80. If I want to make these devices accessible to all, I need to work at finding a balance of books at those levels. 

I was able to compile a list of FREE books that I found. You can click on the below pictures to access the list. There were many book titles that at one point were considered "the classics" of their time. The reading levels varied quite a bit from these books, and that is something that I will continue to work on in my classroom.

I am also exploring a program my librarian introduced to me called Overdrive. Students can actually access our school's website, link up with overdrive, and then can download up to 3 books onto their e readers at home for two weeks at a time. I am going to look into this more, and will probably start using this service as well. That will allow me to put new books out for the students every two weeks.


I would love to hear from anyone that uses the Kindles in the classroom, and how you go about selecting and purchasing books for your students to use.


Stay tuned on future blog posts about how I am using the Kindle Fire in my classroom. And as always feel free to comment on what you are doing in your classroom.