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(3) The following birds are permanent residents: Flicker or yellow 

 hammer, bobwhite, cardinal or redbird, dove, tufted titmouse, screech 

 owl, wild turkey, American crow, red-eyed vireo, white-breasted 

 nuthatch, house wren, brown thrasher, song sparrow, chippmg 

 sparrow, English sparrow, barn owl, red-tailed hawk, blue darter 

 (hawk), killdeer. (4) Select two or three of these for study this 

 month. Follow this outline in studying them and making records: 



(1) What is eaten this month? 



(2) Roosting place? 



(3) Color of parts — head, breast, wings, back, tail? 



(4) Hop, run, or both? 



(5) Character of song — imitate. 



Practical work. — Trips to the places frequented by these birds are 

 necessary. Make records of observations as suggested in the fore- 

 going paragraph and copy in the class notebook. 



Correlations. — Language lessons are provided by making records of 

 observations. These notes should form the basis of oral narrations. 



Drawing: Make sketches of birds studied. 



Reading: Read to the class stories of the bobwhite and other birds 

 studied this month, found in Farmers' Buls. 54 and 630. 



THIRD GRADE. 



Review the work of the preceding month. If the school term did 

 not begin in September take up as much of the work outlined for that 

 month as is practicable and connect it with the work in October. 



Forest trees are putting on gay colors and are dropping nuts this 

 month. Take advantage of those attractive features to familiarize 

 the members of the class with the names of such plants. Note the 

 general appearance of these trees and such particular features as 

 bark, leaves, and nuts. Third-grade pupils should become familiar 

 with the appearance of all field crops that are maturing seed. Are 

 there any members of the class who do not know at sight the plants 

 and seed of corn, cotton, peas, chufas, soy beans, velvet beans, 

 peanuts, and sorghum? 



Assigned work. — Have pupils report to class the names of garden 

 crops that are being planted at the homes. Onions ? How are such 

 crops planted — in rows, in beds, broadcast? When are such crops 

 expected to be ready for use? What parts — root, stem, seed — are 

 used for food \ What parts planted? 



Wiiuf fall garden or truck crops arc ready for use or to be harvested 

 this month Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, others? How 

 iut'l where grown '. What purls of the plants are used for food? 



