VL Suggested Programs 



A Monthly Series 



January, the Snow Moon 

 Outdoors: 



Tracks in the snow. 



Gather mosses in the woods for home study. 

 Take a bird census. 

 Look for cocoons and dormant insects. 

 Dig out borers in dead timber for home study. 

 Indoors : 



Make a target. 



Make a warbonnet. 



Study Sign Language, picture-writing, wig- wag; 



knots, splices. 

 Learn compass signs. 

 Qualify in first aid. 



February, the Hunger Moon 

 Outdoors: 



Snowshoeing and skiing. 



Look for rock tripe; roast and boil it as emer- 

 gency food. 

 Go to every aspen and study the cause of the scars 



on its trunk; each one is full of history. 

 Cut lodge poles. 



Play the game "Watching by the Trail." 

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