CHILDREN'S ANIMALS AND PETS 35 



out what animals the children have. This may be done 

 by simply asking them to write a language lesson about 

 their pets, in which each tells what animals he has, how 

 he cares for them, and what he does with them or how he 

 plays with them. The teacher may then preserve these 

 for future reference, and during the nature-study hour 

 have the children recite about them in order, describing- 

 their interests in the pet, its character, intelligence, and 

 disposition, the care it receives, its health, and cleanliness. 

 One after the other the children might be invited to 

 bring certain kinds of pets to show and to use as models 

 for drawing lessons. 



Another way of securing a statement of the resources 

 at command of the class is to have blanks printed with 

 names of a, number of different animals and ask the chil- 

 dren to fill them out as indicated. A form is here "-iven 

 that may, of course, be modified in any way to adapt it 

 to local conditions. 



Animals and Pets owned by : 



Name School Grade Age 



Date igo . 



The pupil will please draw a line under the names of animals that he 

 owns and indicate the number of each. 



Chicken Fros: 



Other birds Fish 



Toad Turtle 

 Anything else 



Note. — Please write a short description of your animal, giving breed 

 or species, if known, age, size, etc.,- and state who takes care of it and 

 what care it receives daily. Add anything that you wish to tell about it, 

 using the back of this sheet, if necessary. 



