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rabbit of other lands is of value, mainly, as a means of 

 relating, and at the same time distinguishing, these two 

 which occur about our homes. 



As much of the matter in this lesson cannot be based 

 on actua.1 seeing by all the members of the class, it does 

 not seem wise to ask all the pupils to write about the 

 home of the rabbit. It may be well to have those who 

 have kept rabbits write about " My Rabbit at Home." 

 These papers may be read and preserved as written 

 summaries. An excellent way of summarizing such a 

 lesson may be to read and discuss with the pupils one 

 or more of the articles suggested under Helpful Litera- 

 ture. The articles will serve to re-enforce and more 

 deeply impress some of the thoughts, which may be 

 more important than the mere facts, and the discussion 

 may enable the teacher to test the real results of the 

 lesson. 



Adapting the lesson. Where the children " are full 

 of the subject "of rabbits, tame and wild, it will be 

 necessary to extend this into two lessons. Where they 

 know from observation considerable about the homes of 

 tame rabbits and nothing about their wild cousins, it 

 will be well to emphasize Step 1, and merely touch on 

 Steps 2 and 3. Where they know little or nothing 

 about rabbits, and the lesson is merely so much informa- 

 tion given them by the teacher, it should certainly be 

 condensed into one lesson. In such case, however, the 

 reading suggested may occupy another lesson. 



