To THE Teacher : 



These leaflets are designed to suggest means and methods by which 

 you may interest children in nature study. The ultimate object of our 

 work is to inculcate a lo7>e for country life^ and this can best be done by 

 interesting the coming generation in country things. Y'ou will also fijid 

 nature study to be directly vahcable as a means of education, or trai?ii7ig 

 the mind of the child. We want your full co-operation and your un- 

 reserved criticism. Any communication which you may send to us will 

 receive prompt and direct attentiofi. 



Thj present leaflet is a companion to " The Children's Garden" since 

 it is designed as much for the pupil as for the teacher. Its particular 

 mission is to set the pupil right in his way of thinking about birds and 

 in his method of watching them. It will set him to work. It will give 

 him sofnething new and fresh to think about. It cannot be used directly 

 in schoolroo))i work as well as some others of the series. It is expected, 

 however, that the outlines of bird houses will aflord useful problems for 

 classes in drawing j- and we ask for suggestions on this point from 

 teachers of drawing. 



The following leaflets have been issued to aid teachers in the public 

 schools of the State of New York in presenting nature study subjects to 

 the pupils at odd times. 



1. How a squash plant gets out of the seed. 



2. How a candle burns. 

 J. Four apple twigs. 



4. A children's garden. For the pupils. 



J. Some tent makers. 



6. What is nature study ? 



7. Hints on makiftg collections of insects. 



8. The leaves and acorns of our comtJiott oaks, 

 g. The life history of the toad. 



Teachers and others wishing copies of these leaflets should address: 



Chief Clerk, 



College of Agriculture, 



Ithaca, N. Y. 



