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NATUliE STUDY 



Method : 



The best way to study the trees is, without doubt, by 

 making numerous short excursions, for which the chil- 

 dren have been prepared, and to which they go armed 







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Horse-chestnut. 



to lectioo of teail 



with note-books and pencils to search for definite infor- 

 mation. 



Usually I have drawn or shown the leaf, teaching its 

 name. • Then after showing the children the importance 

 of indicating correctly the height of the tree, the height 



