1/2 NATURE STUDY LESSONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES 



2. Have a number of leaves on the table. Call 

 rapidly on the children, one at a time, to select the 

 different leaves you name. 



3. A child names a leaf, calling on another child 

 to select it ; the school approve the choice by saying, 

 e.g., "Yes, Earl," or "No, Mary." If the child 

 called upon selects the correct leaf, he names a leaf 

 for another to select, and so on. 



4. A child stands before the class with a package 

 of leaves ; holding up a leaf, he says, e.g., " This is a 

 sugar maple leaf," etc., until he names one incorrectly. 

 The first child who detects the mistake takes his place 

 and names leaves until he misses one, and so on. 



5. The children are each supplied with several vari- 

 eties of leaves. They examine closely and describe. 

 They name the characteristics, e.g., of the elm, the 

 scarlet oak, the linden. 



6. (a) The teacher describes a leaf; the children 

 name it from her description. (b) A child de- 

 scribes; the others name. 



7. All the pupils close their eyes. Each is pro- 

 vided with a leaf, which he names by feeling it. 



8. A child makes a drawing of a leaf at the board. 

 The children name from the drawing. These 

 sketches are put on the board rapidly. 



