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JANUARY. 



PLANTS. 



Dopmant condition of plants. 



ANIMALS. 



Winter condition of animal life. Compare teeth of rabbit and 

 squirrel with dog and cat. Compare teeth and food of each with man. 



MINERALS. 



Recognize different kinds of iron ore by color, hardness, crystals, 

 weight. Relate to steel and sharp cutting instruments and tools. 



ELEMENTARY GEOGRAPHY. 



Month of greatest change in temperature. Compare prevailing 

 winds with previous months. Effect of temperature upon rainfall. 

 Note sun at noon; apparent movement, effect upon day and night. 



NOTE. Effect of frost upon germination. Snow a warm covering. A poor 

 conductor of heat, excludes cold and prevents radiation of heat. Relate pre- 

 vailing winds to frost and snow. 



Pupils should be led to see that animals use their claws for digging, and their 

 teeth for cutting and tearing their food, but man has too many demands for his 

 physical organism and is forced to construct tools for his use. 



FEBRUARY. 



PLANTS. 



Winter condition of trees. 



ANIMALS. 



Compare structure of head, hand and teeth of different animals; 

 effect of development of one upon the other. Compare jaw, teeth and 

 hand of squirrel, rabbit and man. 



MINERALS. 



Recognize different kinds of copper ore by color, hardness, crystals 

 and weight. Uses. 



ELEMENTARY GEOGRAPHY. 



Compare snowfall, rainfall and fogs with previous months. 

 Note lengthening day; morning or evening longer. Movement of 

 sun on horizon. 



