NOLAN] AGRICULTURAL NATURE-STUDY 347 



Read some good dog ston\ (vSee Dog of Flanders.) 

 Tell of Gentry's Dog vShow. 



Lesson II 

 Title : Our Pets.— The Horse. 



Aim : To increase s;>Tnpathetic interest in the horse. 

 Material : A horse before the children. 



Subject-matter and method: Introductory talks about horses 

 the children ma}' have at home. 

 What are the names of your horses ? 

 What do you think of this horse? 

 What is this horse's name? 



What does the horse like to do ? What does he have to do ? 

 What does the horse eat ? How does he get his food ? 

 What does the horse do for us? What can we do for the horse? 

 Many other interesting questions will come from the children. 

 Tell the children some good story of a horse. 



Lesson III 

 Title : The "Pussy Willows." 



Aim : To arouse interest in, and to learn the ways of the "Pussy 

 Willow." 



Materials : Twigs of ' ' Pussy Willows. ' ' 

 Subject-Matter and Methods: 



1 . As early in March as practical have the children gather twigs 

 of as many kinds of willows as can be found. Put these in jars of 

 water and place in warm sunny windows. The catkins will soon 

 begin to push out of the bud scales and the process of flowering 

 may be watched by the children. 



2 . For the particular lesson on the ' ' Pussy Willow' ' have several 

 specimens of fully opened catkins. Ask the children to tell what 

 these are, leaves, fruit, a flower. 



On what do they grow? Where does the tree grow? 



Why are they called "Pussy Willows?" 



Where were these flowers all winter? 



What made them open now ? 



Do the leaves or the flowers of the willow open flrst ? 



Are aU the "pussies" on your twig alike? 



Talk about how they differ. How many on your twig? 



What becomes of these flowers? (Help to make seeds.) 



Why do you think they are pretty? 



