350 NATURE-STUDY REVIEW [13:8— Nov., 1917 



Lesson VII 



Title: The Robin. 



Aim: To arouse interest in the robin and teach interesting 

 things about it. 



Material: The robin in sight. 



Subject-matter and method: 



i . Take the class to the window or out in the yard and watch a 

 robin for a few minutes. Ask all to sit down, then talk with the 

 children about what they saw the robin doing. 



2. Ask the following questions, to be answered from the 

 children's observations : 



(a) What colors have the robins? 



(b) Did the robins spend the winter with us ? 



(c) At what time of day does the robin sing most? 



(d) Does a robin run or hop or walk r 



(3) Did you ever see a robin pull a worm from the ground? 

 Tell how the bird acts. What food does the robin eat? 

 (f ) Why do you like the robin ? 



3 . Have a robin's nest to show the class, if possible. Bring out 

 facts about where the robins build their nests, the material from 

 which it is made, and how we may help them in their work of next 

 building, by supplying nesting places, mud, and lining materials 

 for the birds to use. 



4. Question about the number and color of robin's eggs. How 

 do young robins differ from little chickens ? What do robins feed 

 their young? What are some enemies of the robin's nest and 

 nestlings ? 



5. How does the robin help us? How can we help and pro- 

 tect it ? 



6. The children may make a little robin booklet, with drawings 

 and the answers to some of the questions written out. 



7. Tell the legends of how the robins got their redbreasts. 



Lesson VIII 

 Title: Pigeons. 



Aim: To learn interesting facts about pigeons. 

 Material : Pigeons to observe. 

 Subject-matter and method: 



1. If there are pigeons in the neighborhood, ask the children 

 to observe them and report in class. Begin with some interesting 



