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Field Notes Portfolio Builder

Real life is the curriculum. We help you document it.

Write anything — "played in the stream," "helped can tomatoes," "built a rabbit hutch." The tool connects it to a real learning standard and writes a portfolio-ready entry.

Choose the framework that best fits your family's approach. The tool maps your activities to that framework's standards. Changing the framework only affects new entries — entries you've already mapped or saved won't change.
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How Field Notes works

Type, speak, or snap a photo We identify the learning standard it meets You get a portfolio-ready entry to copy

Describe something, hit Map It — your portfolio entries will appear here ↓

Saved Entries This Session

Copy individually, all at once, or paste directly into your portfolio document.

We recommend copying your entries into your portfolio document when you're ready — this tab holds your work, but closing it or returning later will start a fresh session.

Maine families Field Notes meets all Maine home instruction requirements — 175 days, required subject areas, annual assessment. Read Maine home instruction law →
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