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THE SILKWORM. 



The caterpillar study may prepare the children to under- 

 stand and appreciate what may be told or read to them 

 about the silkworm and its cocoon and the manufacture of 

 silk. This last step may serve to impress, particularly on 

 fathers and mothers who may not be in entire sympathy 

 with the nature study work, the practical aspects and 

 value of such work. It will serve to relate the caterpillar 

 spinners to the every-day life of the children. 



LITERATURE AND SUPPLEMENTARY READING. 



1. A Lesson of Faith, Margaret Gatty, in G-atty's " Par- 

 ables from Nature " and in Poulson's " In the Child's 

 World." Brings out the symbolism of the transformation 

 from the ugly cabbage worm to the beautiful butterfly. 



2. The Story of Pense. In Andrews's " Seven Little 

 Sisters." 



3. New Work for Pense. In Andrews's "Each and 

 All." 



ISTos. 2 and 3 tell how Pense, the little Chinese girl, took 

 care of the silkworms. 



4. The Caterpillar. In Poulson's " Finger Plays." 



A motion song, excellent as a means of reviewing and 

 impressing what the little folks have seen about the life 

 and movements of caterpillar and butterfly. 



5. Complaint of a Chrysalis. In Ballard's " Moths and 

 Butterflies." 



6. Ballard's " Insect Lives, or Born in Prison." 



BOOKS FOR TEACHERS. 



1. Comstock's " Insect Life." The best book on insects 

 for teachers. 



2. Hyatt's " Insecta." Very good for the study of 

 structure. 



