NATURE-STUDY WITH TREES 



Study of the parts of a tree and the uses of each. 



Roots. Their two quite different uses to the tree. 



The trunk or bole, its uses. Bark. Cambium. Sapwood. 

 Heart wood. 



The branches and twigs, their uses. 



The leaf — its several uses. Use of leaf stems. 



Blossoms and fruits. 



How a tree grows. Wood grain. Sap. Resin. Trans- 

 spiration. Storage of food. 



How trees are affected by location; winds; enemies. 



A GRADED COURSE IN" TREE STUDY 



Kindergarten and First Grade 



Encourage bringing to school bright colored autumn leaves. 

 Classify them according to color. 

 Classify according to form. 

 Teach the names of the more common ones incidentally. 

 Draw leaves in outline. 

 Cut leaves in scissor work. 



Second Grade 



Mount leaves on cards in conventional patterns: four 

 oak leaves, four maples, etc. Or outline leaves in patterns 

 on a card. 



Learn the names incidentally of those leaves mounted. 



Outline by tracing many of the leaves brought in. Mix 

 them and ask a child to select the maples, the white oaks, etc. 

 from the pile. 



Opening of horse chestnut buds. 



Third Grade 



Make a calendar for October with a leaf mounted and 

 labeled for each school day of the month. 

 How to learn names of trees. 

 Observe a tree in the school yard for a year. 

 The pussywillow. 



