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IV. The Awakening Animals. 



Moth from cocoon; turtles. 



V. The Returning Birds. 



Scarlet tanager, rose-breasted grosbeak, house wren; nesting house for 

 wren; Audubon bird club. 



VI. New Life Among Animals. 



Ways of hatching hen's eggs. 



VII. The Changing Season. 



Signs of spring, changes in brook, weather records. 



Fourth Grade 



Fall 

 I. Garden Studies. 



Cultivated flowers-hardy annuals; bulbs; root vegetables. 



II. Plants in Nature's Garden. 



Flowers of shady places; mushrooms; nut trees. 



III. Some Animal Friends and Foes. 



Earthworms; insects — social insects, insect activities. 



IV. Aquarmm Studies. 



Fishes. 



V. Fall Sports. 



The swing and slide. 



Winter 

 I. Plants in Winter. 



Shapes of trees; winter decorations. 



II. Health Studies. 



Food, air, sleep, the eyes, lighting the home. 



III. Christmas Toys. 



Motor, magnet, steam engine, flying machines. 



IV. Winter Sports. 



Coasting. 



V. Sky Studies. 

 The sun. 



Spring 



I. The Awakening Life of Spring. 



Nut trees; brightly colored wild flowers; cultivated flowers from 

 bulbs. 



II. The Returning Life of Spring. 



Birds of the door yard and shade trees of Mankato ; fountains; nesting 

 houses for wren; Audubon bird club. 

 III. Gardening; hardy annual flowers, and root vegetables. 

 Schoolroom gardening, school gardens, home gardens. 



