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way of reviewing, making clear and exact, clinching 

 and expressing, the main points of structure. 



If this seems too difficult, have them write about 

 "What I Have Learned About the Rabbit's Body and 

 Legs," or "The Parts of the Rabbit's Body and Legs, 

 and How They are Fitted for His Life," or " Ways in 

 Which the Rabbit's Body and Legs and My Body and 

 Legs are Alike." The written work may be left until 

 after the next lesson, which is short. 



Adapting Lesson. If too long, dwell on structure and 

 adaptation of limbs, and on existence of backbone and 

 of bones in limbs. 



LESSON VI. 



General External Structure. Head, Ears, Teeth. 



Aim. As in Lesson V. 



Material. Living rabbit and cat or dog. If obtain- 

 able, skeleton, or picture of skeleton, of head of rabbit 

 and of cat or dog, showing kinds, arrangement, and 

 number of teeth. 



STEP 1. Drawing. 



A drawing, made as carefully as possible by each 

 pupil from nature, of head and neck, bringing out rela- 

 tive position arid form or appearance of neck, head, 

 ears, eyes, nose, and whiskers, will compel the pupils to 

 observe much more carefully than if they merely tell or 

 write about them, and will greatly aid in impressing 

 these features upon the mind. 



STEP 2. Head as whole. 



Connected with body by short, flexible neck. Neck 



