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OCTOBER 1 



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OCTOBER 2 





OCTOBER, 3 



A Leaf Calendar for October 



are exactly alike, and this in itself is a good lesson. The cards for the calendars 

 should be of uniform size and if it is possible, the calendar should be made into a 

 frieze and pinned to the walls. This will give the children an opportunity to 

 study those leaves already used and will stimulate them to search for different 

 kinds of leaves. 



The learning of the names of trees should never be in the form of a task or a 

 lesson but should alwa3^s be given in the form of a game. For instance, after 

 the children have traced many leaves put the drawings in a pile and then for 

 busy work ask a child to go to the pile and pick out all the leaves of maple or 

 poplar or sycamore in the pile. 



Select some tree near the schoolyard which may be observed from a window, 

 give it a name and try to impress upon the children that it is a living being in 

 some measure like themselves. The following observations should be made at 

 appropriate times during the year. The color of the tree during October, the 

 shape of the tree with the leaves on, which should be shown in a sketch, any 

 birds or animals or insects which may be found visiting the tree, the shadow 

 cast by the tree and the kind of plants that grow beneath it, its fruits if they 

 are ripe at this period. 



In the winter the tree should be sketched again with especial attention to the 

 shape of its trunk and branches. Note if the snow remains on the tree after it 

 falls. In March bring in some twigs from the tree and put them in water and 

 let the pupils see the young leaves burst the bud scales and expand. Later call 

 their attention to the color of the young leaves and a sketch should be made of 

 the tree in May when it is again in full leaf. 



Fourth Grade. — In this grade the pupils should learn to distinguish the 

 different kinds of maples, oaks, poplars, and pines which are common in the 

 locality. This may be accomplished by a collection of leaves, each mounted 

 on a card and labeled; in addition a specimen of the fruit should either be 

 fastened to the card or sketched upon it. 



In this grade the pupils should understand what is meant by a compound 

 leaf which they will find on the hickories, horsechestnut, locusts, and ash. 

 For the study of a compound leaf note the following: Of how many leaflets is 



