1 64 NATURE-STUDY REVIEW [11:3— Mar., 1915 



Application — 



Ask those children who have dogs to notice one of these points at a time, and 

 see if they are giving their dog the best care they can. 

 Materials — 



Pictures of dogs and their kennels. 

 Correlated Work — ■ 



Children make free hand cuttings of dogs ; construct kennel from paper. A 

 story about dogs may be read to children. 



NESTING HOUSE FOR WREN 

 Third Grade — Spring 

 Child's Problem — 

 What kind of a house shall we build for a pair of wrens to nest in? 



Outline of Development — ■ 



1 . Kind of materials to use. 



2. Size of house. 



3. Shape of house. 



4. The entrance hole. 



A. Size. 



B. Shape. 



C. Location. 



5. Provision for fastening. 



Application — 



Ask the children to make bird houses at home. 



If any children have difficulty in getting the houses made at home, ask them 



to bring materials to school so that the teacher may help them. 

 After the houses are all finished ask the children all to bring their houses to 



school so that a picture may be taken. 

 (This lesson is to be followed by another after the houses are finished, on how 



to put up the house, involving a consideration of the place to put it, the 



method of fastening, and the protection to give it.) 



Materials — 



Several kinds of wren houses ; if possible one with a wren's nest in it ; picture 

 of wren; pictures of wren houses. 



Correlated Work — 



This work may be done in cooperation with the manual training department. 



BULBS FOR INDOOR BLOOMING 

 Fourth Grade — Fall 

 Child's Problem — 

 How can we have some daffodil flowers in our room next winter? 



Outline of Development — ■ 

 1. Outfit needed. 



A. Flower pot. 



B. Soil. 



C. Bulb. 



