THE BIRDS 115 



Their loving nature, their usefulness in ridding the 

 world of pests, and the joyous songs which brighten our 

 lives, are the points upon which we ought to dwell. 



Urge the children to watch the birds at nesting time, 

 and to do all they can to guard the nests. As this lesson 

 may be taught after the bird migration to the south, it will 

 be well to speak of the birds which stay in your locality 

 all winter and what care boys and girls may give them at 

 that season in providing sheltered feeding places. 



Much added teaching material may be secured if de- 

 sired. Colored pictures of birds and their nests will be 

 found in any public library, and excellent leaflets, each 

 containing a colored print and description of a bird, may be 

 secured from the Audubon Society at three cents each. All 

 material chosen should be used to illustrate and lead up 

 to the lesson climax, the gift to the world which the joyous 

 heart makes. 



Hand Work 



The children should make three lists on the page of 

 the leaflet: one list of the birds they have seen and 

 know, one of the birds whose songs they have heard, and 

 one of the nests they have seen. 



OPENING TALK 



We have studied about one bird already; which one 

 was it? Yes, the owl. What good thing does the owl do 

 for the world? Have you ever heard his call? It is a 

 queer ''Hoot! hoot!" Much as the owl does for us, he 

 cannot make us glad in the way some of the other birds 

 do. For they give to the world their songs, which add 

 so much to the joy of springtime. Our story to-day will 

 tell us about the singing birds. 



