OTTR METHODS IN GENERAL. 



Sept. 15. Worms seen pulling decayed leaves into ground. 



Corn in fields turning yellow. 

 Oct. 26. Snow fell. 



27. Hail showers. 



Oct. 18. Squirrels seen in wood. A store of beech-nuts found 



at the foot of an oak tree. 



21. Beech twig with new buds opened (autumn shoots). 

 22. Leaves being pulled underground by worms. 

 28. Potato-lifting begun. 

 29. Ploughing commenced. Ground hard with frost. 



The opportunity should of course be taken by the 

 teacher to comment suitably upon all occurrences re- 

 ported which have particular seasonal or other significance. 



Calendars of this type for the youngest pupils might 

 well be confined to illustrations of the animal and plant 

 life characteristic of the seasons. For older pupils, accord- 

 ing to their capacity to appreciate, the following might also 

 find a place : 



(1) A ground colour for each season to be painted in 

 each quadrant. The colour to be decided on by the class 

 in consultation with the teacher (see lesson on Colour, p. 56). 



(2) The kind of cloud most in evidence each month. 



(3) The zodiacal signs month by month. 



(4) Seasonal occupations of the country or of the dis- 

 trict. These need not all be included in any one year; 

 indeed to maintain interest changes in successive years are 

 desirable. 



Whilst the pictorial or artistic calendar is the place in 

 which to record the general outdoor observations of the 

 pupils, other calendars or records of outdoor occurrences 

 which cannot be conveniently incorporated with it ought to 

 form part of the school work. 



