BIRD-PROTECTION IN THE SCHOOLS 305 



Second Grade 



Spring 



1. Bird calendar. 



2. Bird walks. 



3. Special study of the red-winged blackbird, Baltimore oriole, 

 and chimney swift. 



Problems. 

 y How can we tell the oriole (or blackbird or swift) when 



we see it outdoors? 

 ^ How does the swift differ from the oriole in its habits? 

 y Which do you think is the most interesting bird of these 

 three? 



Third Grade 

 Winter 



^ Christmas dinner for the bu-ds. (Use old Christmas tree.) 



Problem. 

 ^^ What kind of Christmas gifts do birds like? 



S-pring 



1. Bird calendar. 



2. Bird walks. 



3. Special study of house wren, scarlet tanager and rose- 

 breasted grosbeak. 



4. Building nesting-houses for the wren. 



5. Bird club'^organized and meetings held through the term.' 

 Problems. 



^ Which do you think is the prettier bird, the tanager or 

 '''^ the grosbeak? 

 ^^ How can you tell each of these from other birds? 



Why would yo« like to have a wren nest around your 



home this summer? 

 What kind of a house shall we make for a wren to nest 

 in? (See page 303.) 

 . What can our bird club do to help the birds? 



