42 THE NATURE STUDY COURSE. 



Animal Life. 



1. Observation of a few of the common birds of the locality, particu- 

 larly the pigeon, wild duck, wild goose, and the prairie chicken. 



2. Incidental observation of the birds of the district, as in Grade One. 



3. Observing the habits of the ant, bee, wasp and grasshopper. 



4. The study of the dog. Fidelity, courage, unselfish devotion, 

 strength, endurance, intelligence, ability and willingness to learn. 

 The dog as a companion and playfellow. Gaines and tricks of the dog. 

 Stories of dogs. Treatment. The wolf and the coyote. 



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



1. Dew. Where found? Where not found ? When found? 



2. Frost. The crystals. The frost pictures on the school window. 

 The windows of a deserted house. Frost and dew. Frost and snow. 



3. Clouds. Movements, appearance, beauty, usefulness, etc. 



4. Snow. Where snow comes from. Appearance of the flakes. 

 How snow beautifies the earth. The enjoyment snow brings. 



Snow in relation to bird, animal and plant life. The children of the 

 Northland. 



5. Learning to read the thermometer. 



The work in. Drawing in all the grades is subdivided into 

 Pictorial, Constructive and Decorative. The Pictorial part is 

 further subdivided into "Thought of Nature" and "Appear- 

 ance of Form." The first subdivision is based closely on the 

 Nature Study throughout. 



All the work in Geography up to the Fifth Grade and the 

 work in Physiology, Physics and Agriculture throughout is 

 included in Nature Study which, in the higher grades, is called 

 Elementary Science. 



Animal Life.— Comparative Method.— Whenever the 



comparative method can be employed its use is strongly 

 recommended. Comparison includes contrast, that is, the 

 observation of differences as well as of similarities. In objects 

 that are alike interest is excited by the points of differences 



