Resources for Supplemental Learning from Home
Free Supplemental Resources
Portland Public Library
https://www.portlandlibrary.com/
A PPL library card is your ticket to the wide range of resources they have to offer, including Mango Languages and Learning Express. Cumberland County residents are entitled to a free PPL library card. Ask us for information. We can set you up with a card any time.
PBS Learning Media
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
Curated standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you.
EVERFI
100+ interactive, game-based lessons to better engage students at all grade levels.
Lizard Point
https://lizardpoint.com/people/index.php
Clickable map quizzes of the world. Geography practice for students of all ages.
Khan Academy
Learn math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more.
CK-12 Foundation
A library of free online textbooks, videos, exercises, flashcards, and real world applications.
Talk to Me
https://talktomecurriculum.wordpress.com/
A multimedia engineering curriculum for Grades 4 to 6.
Time Tilter
https://timetiltercurriculum.wordpress.com
A free multimedia engineering curriculum for Grades 6 to 8.
Early-College at Maine's Public Universities
https://academics.maine.edu/early-college/
Free 12 credits/year for high school students
First steps in Homeschooling
Maine Department of Education: https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/schoolops/homeinstruction/requirements
Maine Department of Education home instruction requirements, forms and laws.
Home School Legal Defense Association:
Information on Maine homeschool laws and how to homeschool in Maine, including legal forms and filing information.
Time 4 Learning:
https://www.time4learning.com/homeschooling/maine/
Information about homeschooling laws, Maine’s homeschool groups and co-ops, standardized testing requirements, educational field trip ideas, and more.
Community Learning for ME
https://www.communitylearningforme.org/
A volunteer-driven, grassroots effort designed in community for community as a resource to support parents and teachers while school is not in session due to COVID-19. This site is a temporary response to COVID-19, and is curated in partnership with: Island Institute, Island Readers & Writers, Maine Department of Education, Maine Environmental Education Association, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, UMaine College of Education & Human Development