FIRST GRADE SPRING WORK 77 



LESSON XLIX 

 INSECTS 



Cocoons procured in the fall or spring may be kept in a 

 larvse box and allowed to hatch in the schoolroom. This will 

 afford the best oppor- 

 tunity to explain the 

 metamorphosis of the 

 insects. 



A glass insect box 

 large enough to con- 

 tain living plants up- 

 on which larvae may 

 be fed, can be made 

 for about three dol- 

 lars. The top is a 

 movable lid covered 

 with wire gauze; a 

 strip of gauze is placed 

 also around the hot- AN INSECT Box 



torn, to secure proper ventilation. The sides are of glass. 

 The bottom, a metal tray, contains sufficient earth for the 

 needs of the plant. Here the complete metamorphosis of 

 different kinds of insects may be watched by the children. 



Any large glass jar may be made to serve as an insect 

 aquarium, giving the pupils opportunity to observe water 

 forms of animal and plant life. Keep it well supplied with 

 both kinds of life, changing the samples from time to time 

 according to the season. 



Have the pupils count the legs of insects : tell how they 

 walk, hop, or climb ; describe their wings and flight ; examine 



