64 NATURE STUDY. 



broader subject with more scope for individual obser- 

 vations is, "What I Have Seen About the Rabbit's 

 Habits." Insist that each pupil tell only what he has 

 seen, and tell it as exactly as possible, looking at the 

 rabbit or going to the rabbit, when necessary, to make 

 sure of the truth of what he writes. 



LESSON in. 



Habits. % Feeding, Washing, and Senses. 



Aim and preparation. As in Lesson II. 



Material. Living rabbits which have not been fed 

 for several hours. Food, such as cabbage and carrots, 

 to show how they bite off food and how they gnaw. 

 Water for them to drink. 



STEP 1. Feeding. 



Child's eating. Have children tell, and perhaps show, 

 how they eat their food, biting it off with the sharp, flat 

 biting teeth (incisors) in the front of their mouth, and 

 grinding it with the broad, grinding teeth at the back. 

 Have them feel the shape of the two kinds of teeth. 

 They can eat almost any kind of food. Have them note 

 that they move their jaws up and down and sideways 

 when chewing. 



Rabbit's food. Leaves, vegetables, bark, etc., not 

 meat or grain, but food which must be bitten off. 



Rabbit's eating. Have pupils tell everything already 

 observed about the rabbit's way of eating. Give rab- 

 bits cabbage. Note how they often eat together from 

 the same leaf. Note position, commonly reaching up 



