Collecting Ideas from Nature. 



Outdoor nature is full of 

 interesting things and events. 

 Liftle eyes and ears are quick 

 to see and hear, and little 

 minds are quick to think. 

 Suppose we help them to keep 

 a record of the happenings of 

 this outside world. A simple 

 note-book and a pencil sup- 

 ply the needed outfit ; five 

 minutes in morning or after- 

 noon supplies the time; the 

 children will gladly supply 

 the ideas. A brief discussion, 

 a few suggestive questions, 

 and a permanent record will 

 form a worthy lesson to begin 

 the day's work and will not 

 lose its effect. Is there a 

 teacher who cannot do as 

 much ? Give date, place and name of observer with all needed par- 

 ticulars. Let older pupils make their own entries, but give equal credit 

 to the earliest efforts. Use only the right hand pages reserving the 

 opposite for later notes and explanations. 



What things may find a place in these Nature Notes ? 

 of interest to children or to the com- 

 munity, in the world of Nature. We 

 suggest a few classes of items from the 

 endless variety supplied by the changing 

 seasons. The aim will be to form the 

 habit of observation rather than to col • 

 lect information, but the facts will have 

 a value and interest of their own. 



(a) First things of the season : the '"' 

 return of the common birds, as Robins> 

 Crows, and Bobolinks ; the northern or 

 southern flight of Geese, Ducks, and - 



Fig. 1. Taking Notes. 



All things 



