FIRST GRADE SPRING WORK 



home without hands ? Does the bird live in it all the year ? 

 Would it make a warm winter home? 



Find a cocoon, put it into a larvae box, and keep it until 

 the insect hatches out. Study an 

 ant bed, a wasp's nest, or the 

 home of any wild animal that 

 may be brought by the children, 

 or found near the school. 



Many facts about the lower 

 animals may be told while study- 

 ing their homes. A hive of bees 

 would be an instructive acquisi- 

 tion for the pupils of any grade. 

 The homes of spiders, crickets, 

 beetles, earthworms, etc., should be studied. 



A LARV.E Box 



A chalk box covered with a piece of 

 wire cloth held in place by a few 

 small tacks will form a convenient 

 receptacle for insects and their 

 larvaj. If one end is taken out 

 and fitted so as to form a door 

 that slides up and down, it adds 

 much to its convenience. 



LESSON XXXVII 

 SPRING AWAKENING 



Compare the weather now with what it was a month or 

 two ago. Are the days changing in length ? Where does the 

 sun rise now ? Where did it rise in the winter ? What makes 

 it warmer ? Are any plants growing now ? Have any of the 

 birds returned from their winter home? Name any seen. 

 What do they eat ? Are there any bugs, ants, or flies yet ? 

 Which is the first flower in bloom ? Where is it found ? 



Do we wear our overcoats now as much as in the winter? 

 What other changes can you see that indicate that spring is 

 here and warmer weather is coming? Note when the buds 

 on the trees begin to burst. When the bark begins to peel, 

 let the boys make willow whistles. What makes the bark 

 peel? 



NAT. STUDY 5 



