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you seen ? How does he get away when we try to catch 

 him ? How far can he jump ? How high ? How does 

 he fly ? How far ? How climb the grass ? How hold 

 on to the narrow leaves ? Why is he happy ? Does he 

 hop around when it is cold or dark or wet ? Where does 

 he go then ? When does he go to bed ? Where ? In 

 what ways is the grasshopper's life like your life ? 



Step IV. Summary. For a review, or summary, read 

 again one of the poems suggested in Step I., and have the 

 children tell, from their observations as far as possible, 

 what is meant. 



LESSON II. HABITS, MOVEMENTS, FEEDING, BREATHING. 



Aim. To have children see how much the grasshopper is 

 like boys and girls. 



Step L Position and movements. Have children show 

 how boys bend their legs when getting ready to jump, and 

 how they jump. How far can they jump ? As far as 

 they are long ? How does the grasshopper stand ? How 

 are his legs folded ? How does he jump ? How far ? 

 How far, compared with the length of his body ? When 

 the children jump, how do they hold their hands to keep 

 from falling ? How does the grasshopper hold his front 

 legs? 



Have children show how tightly they bend their fingers 

 about objects to which they wish to hold fast. How 

 does the grasshopper hold fast to the blade of grass? 

 How does he " catch hold" when he jumps? Perhaps 

 they can see the hooks on his feet when he is standing on 

 the netting' of his cage. They may discover the cushion 

 on his feet, to lessen the jar when he alights. 



How do children move their legs when they walk ? How 

 does pussv move her legs ? Alternately. How does our 



