EXERCISES FOE SOUTHERN RURAL SCHOOLS. 45 



white-breasted nuthatch, brown thrasher, house wren, song sparrow, 

 chipping sparrow, English sparrow, downy woodpecker. The fol- 

 lowing are some of the winter residents: Red-winged blackbird, 

 robin, meadow lark, purple finch, crow blackbird, yellow-bellied 

 sapsucker, junco, red-bellied woodpecker, phoebe, towhee or chewink. 

 Add others to each list. Note the disappearance of winter residents. 

 Be on the lookout for transients. The following are some of the 

 transients that may be seen this month, or next: Wild geese, wild 

 ducks, hermit thrush, wood thrush, bobolink, Baltimore oriole, 

 ruby-crowned kinglet. Note others as well as these and record the 

 dates on which they are seen. 



Assigned work. — Have the class study the sheep this month accord- 

 ing to the following outline: 



(1) How many breeds of sheep in the community? Name them. 



(2) How does the coat of the sheep differ from other animals studied? . 



(3) What are the enemies of sheep? 



(4) Do their feet and legs enable them to escape from their enemies? 



(5) Why are men sometimes referred to as following "like a flock of sheep"? 



(6) Do sheep fight? How? 



(7) How do males differ from females in some breeds? How does the sheep 



show anger? 



(8) Can sheep see and hear well? How does the sheep's eye differ from the 



cow's? What is the position of the sheep's ear? When it is peaceful? 

 When there is danger? 



(9) Does the sheep chew its cud like a cow? 



(10) Why does the lamb have such long legs? What becomes of the lamb's 



long tail? How does the lamb play? 



(11) How much of the sheep's language is understood? Imitate. 



(12) What do sheep like to eat? 



(13) For what purposes are sheep kept — wool, meat, milk? 



(14) What animal is used sometimes to guard sheep? Have the pupils of the 



class seen a collie? 



Practical work. — Noting and recording facts with reference to the 

 migration of birds and studying sheep as suggested in the foregoing 

 outline provide ample practical work. 



Correlations. — Language: Make a list of the different breeds of 

 sheep found in the community in the class notebook. Also record 

 the facts learned about sheep. 



Drawing: Clip from, farm papers and other sources pictures of 

 different breeds of sheep, paste them in the class notebook and label 

 them. Make a sketch of a sheep. 



FOURTH GRADE. 

 PLANTS. 



Coniirmed work. The garden work should bo kept up. Trans- 

 plant, cabbage, lettuce, and eggplants; sow turnips, radishes, spinach, 

 and carrots; and plant Irish potatoes and onion sets. The soil 



