580 NATURE STUDY. 



protect the young leaves ; the growth and use of the ten- 

 drils, the " lingers of the pea," as the children often call 

 them, and their manner of twining. The pea is much bet- 

 ter than the bean for the experiments on root growth sug- 

 gested in connection with the study of the roots of the bean. 



WRITTEN WORK OF PUPILS. GERMINATION OF BEAN. 



The papers below illustrate different kinds of written 

 work by pupils of the second and third grades, and may be 

 suggestive to teachers in those grades studying the. germi- 

 nation of the bean. All are selected from regular work of 

 the pupils, and are printed as written, but with gross errors 

 in spelling and English corrected by the author. All are 

 from the Practice School of the Oswego Normal School. 



The first illustrates class reproduction with the bean 

 personified. The statements were gained (mainly) from the 

 class, arranged in order by the class and teacher, written 

 on the blackboard, and copied by the children. The other 

 papers are individual papers. Where two are given under 

 one title they are by pupils in the same room, writing at 

 the same time, following the same line of thought, but 

 showing considerable individuality. If space permitted, 

 many others might be added from the same rooms. 



The last paper (by Ethel Wilcox) illustrates well the 

 proper order. The paper tells first about experiments and 

 observations, and then gives conclusions based on these. 



THE BEAN'S STORY. 



"I am a little bean. I have been sleeping all winter in my little 

 black coat. Don't you think that is a pretty long sleep ? How long 

 do you sleep ? One day some little children put me in a box of earth 

 and covered me up. Then they put some water on me. Soon Mother 

 Nature said, ' Wake up I Wake up ! ' Soon I began to swell and my 

 coat got tight. After awhile my coat burst and fell off. Then the 

 sun kissed me and I began to grow." MAMIE CUTLER, 



THIRD GRADE. 



