BIRD-PROTECTION IN THE SCHOOLS 303 



As a definite illustration of these suggestions the 

 following lesson is given for a third grade : — 



1. Grade and season: third, spring. 



2. Topic: nesting-house for wren. 



3. Materials: picture of house wren, wren's nest, several types 

 of wren's houses. 



4. The lesson. 



A. The child's problem. 



1. Approach to child's problem. 



What kind of a house do you live in.'* Of what 

 is it made? How many floors are there? How 

 many rooms? How many windows and doors? 



2. Statement of child's problem. 



We will try to learn to-day what kind of a house 

 we should make for a pair of wrens to nest in. 

 B. Development. 



Questions. 

 How many different kinds of ma- 

 terials can we use? Which do you 

 think will be the best? Why? 

 How can we tell how large to 

 make the house? How large a nest 

 does the wren make? How large 

 is the bird? 



What shape is your house? What 

 shapes can we make the house 

 for the wren? Which do you think 

 is the best shape? 

 How large is the house wren? 

 How large shall we make the en- 

 trance? What is the best shape 

 to make it? In what part of the 

 house shall we make it? 



Outline of points. 



1. Kinds of 



materials 

 to use. 



2. Size of 



house. 



Shape of 

 house. 



4. Entrance 

 hole. 



A. Size. 



B. Shape. 



C. Loca- 



tion. 

 6. Provision 

 for fas- 

 tening. 



What shall we put on the house 

 so we can hang it up? 

 Whichof these houses do you think 

 a wren would like best? Why? 



