More and more teachers are scavenging the web, searching for free clip art for classroom use. Here's my list of websites that offer free clip art that teachers can use:
Microsoft Office Clip Art. I've been using this for years. It has a collection of clip art that ranges from realistic to whimsical, and you can get photos for your writing prompts, animations to boost your PowerPoint presentations, and sound bytes too. 
Another great place to find clip art for teachers is at Graphics from the Pond. They have the cutest borders and themes to put quality cuteness into whatever you make - like name tags, Valentine's Day Cards, etc. Their clip art collection also has priced items but you can click here for the free ones.
A friend of mine recently found this site - Sweet Clip Art - and I'm really glad to see that all of the graphics here are free vector graphics! They have many categories of images to choose from, like education, animals, sports, holidays, borders, etc.
This free site - My Cute Graphics - is created specifically for teachers and bloggers, so you should be able to narrow your search in no time to find what you need for you classroom D.I.Y. It also has free coloring pages! Did I mention that these collections are really cute? So cute!
Feel free to check them out! I hope you love these sites as much as I do! You may also be interested in this other tip:
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I also use http://www.wpclipart.com/ as a free graphic resource which is completely royalty free. Sometimes it will have images of things other places will not.
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I also forgot to add that Sweet Clip Art does state in its policy that its graphics cannot be used in things that are for sale just so fellow Teachers Pay Teachers sellers are aware.
Thanks for sharing this! I'm always looking for free or inexpensive clip art!
Sally from ElementaryMatters
Thank you, thank you!! :) Been searching for some. You've made my job easier!
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Thank you for sharing these sites. What a wonderful thing to share. I'm your newest follower. If you have time, please visit my blog and leave a comment. I'm pretty new to the blogosphere.
Barb
itsabouttimeteachers.blogspot.com
Thanks for the information!! I am always looking. Check out The 3am Teacher. She does some great work!! She sells on TpT and has a blog also.
Jennie
JD's Rockin' Readers
Yes Jennie, I know of the 3am Teacher. I totally agree! Her creations are really cute!
Thank you for sharing this! This will be so very helpful as I create new items for the fall!
Lauren
Teacher Mom Of 3
Just found you from the TT facebook group and am so excited to explore! Thanks for sharing this great post and saving me so much time.
Just found this post and wanted to pass along our blog page:
http://ccteachfirst.blogspot.com/p/clip-art-by-carrie_31.html
For each clip art set I create and blog/post about I always give away 1 freebie image! The link above will take you directly to the Clip Art by Carrie page on our blog.
Carrie
Clip Art by Carrie
C&C Teach First
So are all the clip art sites mentioned above free for commercial use except Sweet Clip Art?
Pat- the only free one that you can use for commercial use is Microsoft's Clip Art as long as the clip art used does not take up more than 70% of your product. The Graphics by 'Graphics from the Pond' allows for commercial use of their graphics - both the free and the priced graphics.
Thanks these were very helpful especially the TPT store!
Mrs.Jankord's Blog
How do I download from Sweet Clip Art? I don't see a link to do that?
Thanks for your help!
Patti
One Class, One Sound
Patti, it looks like (for now) you'll have to right click on the clip art then save it. I see no other way (at the moment).
My thoughts have turned back to school and I am looking for clipart. I found your blog on Pinterest. clEveR iDeAs -thanks for sharing!
Another website that is royalty-free is Clker.com and it has vector images!!! I use it for everything!
Thanks for your awesome blog post! Teachers, check out the Clipart for Teachers on ClippyArt to find clipart for teaching, scrapbooking, and more. This clipart is perfect for worksheets and activities that you want to sell on TeachersPayTeachers!
This is great !Thank you for the resources Nyla!
~Bex
Reading and Writing Redhead
Thank you!!! I am new to TpT. Just created 6 products for Speech-Language Pathologists using Microsoft clip art. I started to panic about my legal right to use it and thought I would have to delete my products.
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I want to recommend a new clip art site http://www.clipartlord.com which has lots of free high quality clip art.
I just looked at the My Cute Graphics terms of use, because her graphics are very cute :), and she specifically states that you CAN use her graphics on TPT if you credit her somewhere on the product. Yay!!!!
I was told personally by Microsoft that none of their clip art can be used for profit, so beware of using it to sell.
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