(Photo by Paul "Fuzz" Legere)

2007 Season's Events

Collections To Classrooms

The Fifth Maine's new educational initiative, Collections to Classrooms, is off to a great start. Museum educator Patricia Erickson has developed several lesson plans and activities that draw on a variety of items from the museum's collection.

Teacher Kara St. Germain (in pink) watches as Johnny Stange, James Mitchell, Chiara Morabito and Imogen Moxhay write descriptions of WWII artifacts.

All photos by Patricia Erickson

Thus far grades 4 & 5 at the Peaks Island School have learned about Native American culture in Casco Bay, Peaks Island farms, and how to use a compass and "read" maps. Come spring, they will be learning how WWII affected the island and take a field trip to Battery Steele.

Grace Byrne studies a vintage postcard of Trefethen Landing as Ibe Mokeme looks on.

 

This project is a collaboration between the museum, the Peaks Island School and PTO, the Peaks Island Land Preserve and the Peaks Island Information Exchange and is funded by generous grants from the Peaks Island Fund, the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust, and the Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund.

The students are enthusiastic and look forward to each new activity.

(To see larger versions of the following pictures, click on the image you want to view.)

Charles Winkleman examines a WWII identity card issued to all islanders, a requirement for boarding the ferries.
Daisy Braun and Annika Erickson compose stories about the Indian shutters found in one of the oldest homes on the island while Nirmala Young examines a replica colonial era canteen.

 

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Updated 03/26/2008