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BIRD FRIENDS 



Dramatization. Children enjoy dramatization 

 and learn much thereby. Some simple bird play 

 could be easily arranged and the parts taken by the 

 children. The Liberty Bell Bird Club has arranged 

 three plays: "The Workers," "The Birds' Return," 

 and "The Birds' House-Hunting," which may be 

 obtained of the " Farm Journal," Philadelphia, for 

 three two-cent stamps each. Probably Percy Mac- 

 Kaye's "Sanctuary " could be adapted for grammar 

 grades. 



Bird calendar. A spring bird calendar is a source 

 of never-failing interest, beginning even with the 

 very youngest children and extending up through 

 the grades. A calendar may best be kept on a large 

 piece of heavy paper or cardboard. At the top 

 should be some artistic decoration appropriate to 

 the subject. For the young children the reports may 

 be arranged in four columns : 



For the older children the following columns may 

 be added : 



The competitive element suggested in having the 

 child's name appear on the calendar stimulates the 

 children and arouses much interest. Several pre- 



