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lessons should be frequent. The garden, fields, shops, and 

 tradesmen should be visited. The topics should be selected 

 for their timeliness and for correlation with other subjects. 

 The work will naturally follow closely the changing seasons, 

 and should be extensive rather than intensive. Hence the 

 variety of topics suggested. 



Do not expect too minute description of details of struct- 

 ure. This should not be very prominent in the lower grades. 

 Do more with habits, beauty, and uses. Do not expect 

 much reasoning out of adaptations, classifications, etc. Do 

 not go much into the reasons for things. The personifica- 

 tion of animals, plants, and even inanimate things is here 

 permissible in moderation. Anecdotes are very useful. In 

 the correlated reading, nature myths and fairy tales may be 

 used, but not to excess. 



For suggestions as to art application of the topics see p. 57. The as- 

 terisk indicates subjects suitable for art treatment. Letters refer to lists 

 in Primary Reference, p. 511. Numbers refer to General Reference List, 

 p. 521. 



THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 



INDUSTRIAL: Home occupations.* Food Supply (Pri- 

 mary References P, N, S, U). Clothing (S, U). Shelter 

 (S, U). Develop the need for these things, how and where 

 we get them. Who makes them for us. Visit sources. 

 Primitive life (U). Picture child's condition if left to pro- 

 vide his own needs; what he would use in primitive con- 

 ditions and how he would get them. Describe life of prim- 

 itive man.* Fire (S, U). Visit garden (Q), farm *, (R, 

 P) and stores* (S) and note articles of food and clothing. 

 Make models of these places. 



