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Rural School Leaflet. 



POULTRY LESSONS 



A FOWL 



By James E. Rice 



Object: To teach the parts of a fowl and their pturpose. 

 Materials: 



1. One or more fowls, both male and female, of any breed or breeds 



2. Suitable coop or coops with food and water. A terrarium des- 

 cribed in the September issue is best for the study of fowls. This device 



gives opportunity for 

 observations any time 

 during the day. 



3. Color crayons, 

 paper, pencils and 

 eraser. 



4. A life size out- 

 line drawing of a fowl, 

 both male and female, 

 on which is indicated 

 the name of each part. 

 This can be done by 

 the teacher or one of 

 the older children from 

 Fig. 29. 



5. A small table or stand covered with carpeting, bagging, or other 

 material which will make a rough surface on which the fowl can stand 

 when taken out of the coop or terrarium with less danger of becoming 

 frightened. 



Method: Hold the fowl, or stand it on the table before the class. 

 Show, describe and name each part of the fowl, and state its use. By 

 so doing the pupils will be more likely to remember the name of the part 

 because they will have something to associate with it. 



By referring to the outline drawing of the fowl when studying the 

 parts of the live fowl, the pupils will see the name of the part as well 

 as hear it spoken. Therefore they should learn the lesson more quickly. 



After all of the principal parts of the fowl are understood by the 

 class the exercise may be reviewed profitably by asking the pupils to 

 name the parts and to point them out on the live fowl. 



An interesting variation of the exercise may be provided by asking 

 the class to cut the pictures of fowls from poultry papers, on which the 



