Maine parent guides and free practice sheets
Plain-language guides for parents following the Maine Learning Results, plus free printable practice sheets. Every guide follows the Maine Learning Results, and each practice sheet has an answer key.
Understand your child’s school year
- Understanding Maine report cards
What Beginning, Approaching, Meeting and Exceeding mean.
- Guiding Principles
Maine's five Guiding Principles, the habits every subject builds, in plain words.
- The state tests explained
The Maine Through Year Assessment in math and reading (grades 3 to 8) and the Maine Science Assessment (grades 5 and 8).
What kids learn in each grade
Common questions
In 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade. It is separate from the report card. The Maine Through Year Assessment in math and reading (grades 3 to 8) and the Maine Science Assessment (grades 5 and 8).
Maine's five Guiding Principles, the habits every subject builds, in plain words.
About 10 minutes a day in Kindergarten and Grade 1, and 15 minutes from Grade 2. Short, regular practice on the skills the teacher flags works better than long sessions.
Yes. Each grade has one free printable sheet per subject, with an answer key. Print it or work through it on screen.
Want the full unit list with learning standards? See the Maine Learning Results on Gradelings.
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