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3. Flower of elm and linden. 

 Problems — 



How do the twigs of the elm and linden differ? 



Which comes out first on these trees leaves or flowers? 



How are the flowers of the elm different from the other spring 

 flowers? 



II. The Awakening Flowers. 



1. Crocus from bulb planted in the fall. 



2. Calendar of spring wild flowers. 



3. Excursion for flowers for May basket. 



4. Special study of hepatica and spring beauty. 

 Problems — 



How can we tell the crocus from other spring flowers? 



Why do you like the hepatica? 



How can you tell the hepatica and spring beauty apart? 



III. The Awakening Seeds. 



1. Schoolroom gradening. 



A. Plant indoors seeds of pea, radish, and climbing nasturtium. 



B. Egg shell garden-plant seeds of peppergrass in egg shells. 



C. What do plants need to grow? (answer by experiments). 



a. Do plants need water? 



b. Do plants need light? 



2. School garden, Garden notebooks illustrated by drawings. 



3. The home garden. 



A. Distribute Cleveland seed envelopes for penny packets. 



B. Encourage children to plant seeds mentioned above (III, I, 



A). 



C. Lesson on how to get the garden ready and how to plant 



these seeds. 



D. Write for garden catalogs. 

 Problems — 



We will plant some radish seeds to see if we can raise some radishes 



indoors before school closes. 

 How shall we get our garden ready at home for planting seeds? 



IV. The Returning Birds. 



1 . Bird Calendar. 



2. Bird walks. 



3. Special study of red-winged blackbird, Baltimore oriole, and 



chimney swift. 



4. Building nesting houses for the wren. 



5. Organization of Audubon Bird Club, and meetings thru term. 

 Problems — 



How can we tell each of these birds when we see them outdoors? 

 How does the swift differ from the oriole in its habits? 

 Which do you think is the most interesting bird? 

 What kind of a house shall we build for the wren? 

 Why would it be nice for us to form a Bird Club? 



