Slide Shows
Thanks to Mrs. Blokland, please see my 4th grade slide shows!
ENJOY! 
Science Ecosytem
Follow the pictures as the students learn about different aspects of the ecosystem. They begin learning about producers and the four types of consumers while putting together a chart. Then using their knowledge of producers and consumers they easily create food chains. To show how a food chain is linked to many chains, all fourth graders worked together to form a humongous food web. A big part of the ECOSYSTEM! Double click and enjoy!
http://staff.msad71.net/kpt_lab/4thEcosytem/default.htm
Three weeks prior to our field trip to Laudholm Farm, we were lucky to have Mrs. Haberern teaching all the fourth grades and Multiage aspects of the ecosystem. We learned so much from her!
Our field trip to Laudholm Farm Slide Show
I hope you enjoy watching the excitement in all the students as they made connections to their environment after studying the Ecosystem for the last six weeks.
A special thank you to Mrs. Haberern for coming into the classroom and doing three wonderful lessons before going to Laudholm. Another big thank you to Mrs. Haberern and all the other knowledgeable docents/guides at Laudholm Farm! Enjoy the slide show!
http://staff.msad71.net/kpt_lab/Laudholm_Farm/default.htm
Fire Safety/Smoke House
http://staff.msad71.net/kpt_lab/Smoke_House07/default.htm
Check out Smoke House Part 2
http://staff.msad71.net/kpt_lab/Smokehouse_07/default.htm
Reading Buddies with Ms. Tushin's Class
We are buddies with Ms. Tushin's class. We meet on Friday afternoons and do activities together like read and write. Here is the first slide of the year. Part of the time we read together. The last part we wrote fun mini Halloween poems and sang them.
http://staff.msad71.net/kpt_lab/ReadingBuddies/default.htm
Mrs. Hardy's Blueberry Lesson
To Kick off our Maine unit, Mrs. Hardy came in and did a fantastic presentation on one of Maine's most popular and tasty agricultural resources. What a treat it was! Enjoy the show!
http://staff.msad71.net/kpt_lab/Maine_Blueberry_Lesson/default.htm
A slide show of our fall nature ecosystem walk with Ms. Tushin's first grade class.
http://staff.msad71.net/kpt_lab/FallNatureEcosystemWalk/default.htm
Guest Speaker Mrs. Manning
Mrs. Manning's presentation of the digestive system was easy to swallow. It was filled with a variety of twists and turns and ended well. Please enjoy the slide show.
Recycling At Consolidated School
with Recycle Week 2007 our Slideshow Link!
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Field trip to Victoria Mansion & Henry Wadsworth Longfellow House and museum
The Fourth Grade and Mr. Chapman's class learned so much from our visit to the Victoria Mansion and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow House and Museum. It was eye opening to compare life today with long ago as well as learning about Henry Wadsworth and his whole extended family. These pictures are from the activity we did at the Victoria Mansion.
http://staff.msad71.net/kpt_lab/Miller/Victoria_Mansion/default.htm
Comprehension
Comprehension or understanding is the key to life! There are many strategies we use and don't even realize we are using them. Whether you are reading actual words, seeing pictures, or actually seeing things that are going on around you, your brain does so many things to help you comprehend and make sense. Some of the strategies are your past knowledge or experience we call Schema. We predict and infer. We summarize and synthesize. We decode letters and sounds and so much more. This activity incorporated many of those strategies to put the book into an order that made sense and told a story. Check out how everyone worked as a team and used their comprehension strategies!
http://staff.msad71.net/kpt_lab/Miller/Comprehension/default.htm
Matter
The new science unit is off to a fun start as we experience matter in different ways. Can you identify the solids, liquids, and gases as well as their properties?
http://staff.msad71.net/kpt_lab/Miller/Matter/default.htm