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at one time. Sometimes walks may be taken with 

 a few children who are especially interested. 



Both teacher and children should start out with 

 a very definite purpose in mind. The teacher should 

 prepare and plan for the trip very carefully. One 

 purpose may be to see how many kinds of birds 

 can be identified and to make a list of them. Another 

 purpose may be to make a special study of one or 

 two kinds of birds, noting the size, general colors, 

 song, nesting-habits, and methods of locomotion. 



Whether field trips with the children are taken or 

 not, the teacher should constantly encourage the 

 children, when by themselves as they pass to and 

 from school and when at home, to study the birds 

 and report their observations to the class. One of 

 the chief purposes of the field trips taken by the 

 teacher with the children is to stimulate them to 

 observe birds when by themselves. 



Bird clubs. Much enthusiasm can be aroused by 

 the organization of bird clubs. A local bird club 

 can be formed anywhere, but more interest will be 

 aroused if this is formed in connection with some 

 large organization. There are at least two ways in 

 which this may be done. One is through the Na- 

 tional Association of Audubon Societies, as explained 

 in Chapter XVI. Each child who wishes to join pays 

 ten cents. The names are sent by the teacher to 

 New York City to the Association, and each child 

 receives in return ten colored bird pictures and an 



