Subject Guides: Online Resources for K-12 Students, Educators, and Families: Resources for K-12 Teachers

State-Licensed Resources

To use the Digital Maine Library databases below, you will need to be able to show that you live in Maine. This can be done several ways, including having a Maine IP address, Maine residential address, or valid Maine library card. For more information, visit Getting Started with Digital Maine Library.

Teacher Reference Center
A database providing access to teaching-related scholarly articles, provided to Maine residents by Digital Maine Library.
NoveList K-8 Plus
A database providing access to information about books for children, from picture books to young adult titles. Provided to Maine residents by Digital Maine Library.
LearningExpress Library
A database that provides access to skillbuilding and test preparation resources. Provided to Maine residents by Digital Maine Library.
Leadership and Management
A database providing access to articles about professional development for professional educators. Provided to Maine residents by Maine Digital Library.
Educator's Reference Complete
A database focused on education and human development. Provided to Maine residents through Digital Maine Library.
Maine InfoNet Download Library
Provides access to electronic books and audiobooks. Users must have a library card from a participating Maine library; library content can be accessed through a web browser or the CloudLibrary app on smartphones/tablets.
In Context: High School
A database designed for high school students, made available to Maine residents by the Digital Maine Library.
In Context: Middle School
A database designed for middle school students, made available to Maine residents by the Digital Maine Library.
Kids Infobits
An easy-to-search database for K-5 students. Available to all Maine residents through Digital Maine Library.
Digital Maine Library
A collection of databases about various topics, available to all Maine residents.

Open-Access Resources

Khan Academy
Khan Academy, begun by Salman Khan as a way to help a family member study math, is a collection of educational readings, videos, and activities across academic fields and dealing with various topics.
Artstor Public Collections
An online collection of 1.3 million publicly available images of artworks.
LibriVox
LibriVox is a website that hosts audio recordings of books in the public domain; its recordings are also in the public domain within the United States.
OpenStax Textbooks
This program, started by Rice University in 2012, has created more than twenty open online textbooks written and peer reviewed by educators, with an emphasis on creating textbooks for courses that traditionally have a high number of enrolled students.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg, founded by Michael Hart, is an online repository of books that have entered the public domain in the United States. This source is particularly useful in finding older works of literature, philosophy, etc.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
This site, hosted by MIT, provides internet access to the complete works of William Shakespeare--poetry and plays.

Temporarily Open-Access Resources

These resources have been made temporarily available by their owning companies due to the current COVID-19 emergency. You and your students should not expect these resources to remain free for long-term access.

Book and Reading Engagement Kit: Home Edition
Includes videos with read-aloud children’s books, audio recordings such as author interviews, activities and lessons, about children’s and young adult books. Geared to teachers, pre-service education students in K-12, and some are appropriate for parents and kids at home.

Curriculum Resources

UMaine Cooperative Extension Educational Resources
Provides links to educational resources categorized by grade level, from coding to crafts and math to music.
National Education Association Lesson Plans
Lesson plans for health and physical education, arts, language arts and literature, math, science, and social studies.
PBS Learning Media: Mathematics
Videos, interactive lessons, lesson plans, and other resources related to math.
National Science Foundation Classroom Resources
Links to different educational resources related to various scientific topics.
PBS Learning Media: Science
Videos, interactive lessons, lesson plans, and other resources related to science and scientific topics.
ScienceNetLinks Lessons (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
A collection of science lesson plans for students of various ages.
Language and Literacy Lesson Plans (International Literacy Association, National Council of Teachers of English)
A collection of reading, writing, and literacy lesson plans.
National Endowment of the Humanities Lesson Plans
Includes lesson plans about art and culture, history and social studies, and literature and language arts.
Library of Congress History Lesson Plans
Lesson plans about various historical subjects, intended for students in grades 3-12.
Getty Museum Art Lesson Plans
A searchable collection of art lesson plans, primarily for K-12 students.
PBS Learning Media: The Arts
Videos, interactive lessons, lesson plans, and other resources related to the arts.
PBS Learning Media: Health and Physical Education
Videos, interactive lessons, lesson plans, and other resources related to science and scientific topics.

Online Resources for K-12 Students, Educators, and Families: Resources for K-12 Teachers

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State-Licensed Resources

Open-Access Resources

Temporarily Open-Access Resources

Curriculum Resources