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II. Home Studies. 

 Pets, the cat. 



III. Health Studies. 



Foods, air, bathing, clothing. 



IV. Weather Studies. 



Weather records, uses of ice and snow. 



Spring 

 Central thought : the returning spring 



I. The Awakening Trees. 



Maple, box elder, pussy willow and poplar. 

 II. The Awakening Flowers. 



Dandelion, Jack-in-the-pulpit. 



III. The Awakening Seeds ; Lima bean, dwarf nasturtium. 



Schoolroom gardening, school gardens, home gardens. 



IV. The Returning Birds. 



Robin, bluebird. 

 V. New Life Among Animals. 



Hen and chickens. 

 VI. The Changing Season. 



Wind, rain, changes in brook, weather records. 



Second Grade 

 Fall 



I. Nature's Autumn Colors. 



Flowers; goldenrods, thistle; colored leaves, elm, linden. 

 II. Animal Activities. 



Spider, grasshopper, cricket. 



III. Preparation for Winter. 



. Food, gardens, seeds, animal preparation. 



IV. Seasonal Changes. 



Approach of autumn and winter, weather records. 



Winter 



I. Holiday Studies . 



Christmas dinner, trees, flowers. 



II. Home Studies. 



Pets, the dog. 



III. Health Studies. 



Air, bathing, clothing. 



IV. Weather Studies. 



Weather records, farms of ice and snow. 



