Second Grade. Hunting and Pishing Stage. Age of the Chase. 



CENTRAL FALL THOUGHT ; Maintenance of Life in Field and Forest. 



A live pet dog as to simple structure, habits and adaptation. 



Differences between dog and cat as to structure, habits and disposition. 



Varieties of dogs by pictures; differences and uses of each. 



The dog's wild cousins by pictures and stories; wolf, 



jackal, hyena and fox. 

 Domestication of dog, use in hunting and guarding home. 



Weapons of primitive man; 

 axes, spears, darts, bow, arrows and quivers. 



Selection and use of suitable materials. 

 Collection and studies of different varieties of quartz. 



Primitive methods of boring and drilling holes. 



Study of edible and poisonous wild foods of neighborhood. 



Basket weaving for holding edible foods. Vegetable dyes and stains. 



Designing of traps for game and fish 



Study of live fish in aquarium; parts, covering, form, 



habits, locomotion, feeding and breathing. Goldfish, sunfish, etc. 



Have children design various types of fishiug nets. 



If a large but shallow galvanized tank can be provided, 



have children experiment with miniature logs for boats and rafts. 



Make a "dug-out" by burning, birch bark canoes and paddles. 



Illustrate the action of the rudder upon small boats. 



Have children act out hunting scenes in pantomime, singly and in groups. 



Search fields and gravel pits for yellow and red ochre for paint. 



Help children originate a secret, gesture language. 



Primitive methods of fire making illustrated. 

 Primitive cooking; roasting, broiling, boiling 



with hot stones and baking. 

 Drawing and clay modelling of men, animals, fish and boats. 



CENTRAL WINTER THOUGHT; Winter Homes of Later Hunting Men. 



Tan a little raw sheep-skin by thorough pounding and drying. 

 From scraps of thin sheep leather have children construct tepees, 



sewing with awl (bone, stone or thorn) and thong. 

 Necessity of nomadic life and possible methods of transportation. 



From scraps of chamois-skin make articles of clothing, 



of children's own designing, using delicate awl and sinew for thread. 



Similarly let each design and make a pair of moccasins. 



Study of snow and snowflakes. 



Children of the snow the Eskimo their homes and home life. 



Mould bricks of snow and construct on the school grounds an Eskimo house. 



Eskimo hunting, boating, cooking, clothing, 



weapons and use of dogs. 



Let children make, draw and model as many articles as possible. 

 Consider games and sports of Eskimo children. 



Their long summer day and winter night. 



Lessons in hygiene an extension of that outlined for first grade. 

 Treatment of wounds to prevent lockjaw, blood poisoning and hydrophobia 

 Harm resulting from eating uncooked and unripe foods. 

 Benefits of perfect ventilation. 



CENTRAL SPRING THOUGHT; Importance of the Sun in Nature. 



In early spring set up and observe a "shadow-stick," from which discover that the sun is 



rising higher each day in the heavens. 

 Upon base of shadow-stick mark off a simple sun-dial. 



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