ONTARIO AND MANITOBA NATURE STUDY COURSES. 41 



Animal Life. 



1. Bird life. Reference to movements, habits, food, song, beauty, 

 enemies, nesting, care of the young birds, migration. A general appre- 

 ciation of the companionship of the birds. Individual experiences of 

 pupils with particular birds. 



2. Stories of birds. 



3. The poultry-yard. Feeding and caring for the hens, gathering 

 the eggs, observing the mother-hen and her family. 



4. Birds in winter. 



5. Butterflies and moths. Reference to color, beauty, movements, 

 etc. 



6. Study of simple life-history of butterfly or moth. 



7. Conversations about domestic pets of pupils. 



8. Conversations about some of the wild animals of the district. 



9. Stories of animals. 



10. Preparation for winter— by pupils, by animals, by insects. 

 Inanimate Nature. — (This worlc must be taken.) 



1. Introduction and development of terms describing direction and 

 distance. 



2. Observation of the weather. The winds, their direction and what 

 they bring. Rain and snow, where they come from, their use. 



3. The sun and the moon. 



Grade Two (2nd year). 

 Plant Life. 



1. The planting by each pupil of peas and pumpkin-seeds, as in Grade 

 One. 



2. The care of a geranium-slip in a pot. Each pupil to be responsible 

 for the planting and care of his and of her own. 



3. The study of individual trees continued. The oak and the elm. 

 Comparison of each with the trees already studied as to appearance, 

 time of leafage, flowering, etc. 



4. Acquaintance with a few of the more common plants of the 

 roadside and the vacant lot. (From 8 to 13 plants should be studied.) 



5. Collecting, arranging, mounting, sketching and comparing of 

 typical leaves. 



