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Birds: talks on bird observation. Study of Prang's Chart 

 No. I ; Audubon leaflets. 



N. B. — ^Additional subjects may be chosen according to what 

 objects of interest may be seen during excursion — one-half day — 

 park or country. 



One or two lessons with magnifying glasses or microscope may 

 be given during term. 



SEVENTH YEAR 

 September, October, November 

 Plant Life 

 Recognition of flowers, both wild and cultivated. 

 Review of leaves taught in the lower grades — Carolina poplar, 

 chestnut, horsechestnut, buckeye, oak, white maple, Norway 

 maple, tulip, beech, elm, linden, sycamore, locust, ailanthus. 

 Study of trees where possible. 



Bulb planting : study of garden catalogues ; home planting. 



Animal Life 



Parsley worm or other caterpillar : development ; formation of 

 chrysalis; appearance of butterfly. Compare this history with 

 that of the silkworm. Study of other caterpillars if possible. 



The life history of mosquito and cicada. The reasons for desir- 

 ing the destruction of both of these insects. 



The cra3^sh, studied from the living animal. The crab com- 

 pared with the crayfish. Various kinds of crabs — ^fiddler, mole, 

 spider, hermit, king, etc. 



December, January, February 

 Animal Life 



Termites. 



Wasps: social and solitary. 



Birds: plumage, forms of beaks, forms of feet, comparison of 

 the skeleton with that of other vertebrates. 



Corals: the peculiarities of the animal; formation of coral 

 islands. 



Animal coverings: fur, wool, hair, bristles, scales, feathers. 

 Compare these with the human hair; manner of growth, etc. 



