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circumstances permit; listen for song; the leafing of the 

 trees, especially of those observed in the fall; dandelion; 

 violet; observation in the class wild-flower patch; raise a 

 brood of chickens; observe Arbor Day; plant a class tree. 



SECOND GRADE 



Fall. — Food: Continue the observation of plants started 

 in school garden in previous spring, gathering fruits and 

 seeds; gather seeds of balsam, phlox, and sunflower for 

 next spring's planting; storage of seeds for winter; squashes 

 and pumpkins in connection with Thanksgiving, saving 

 seeds for spring planting; fall marketing of farm crops; 

 visit an elevator; cornmeal, hominy, breakfast foods, and 

 cornstarch as corn products; use of corn in stock feeding; 

 similar study of wheat and oats products; make simplest 

 form of bread by mixing meal or flour with water and salt 

 and baking; preparation of meal or flour by grinding grains. 



Clothing: Cotton; study of the plant in the garden, 

 gathering bolls, picking out seeds, and observing the fibers 

 of raw cotton; the story of cotton told with pictures; spin- 

 ning, weaving, and dyeing; children weave on a primitive 

 loom and use dyes; wool; observation of sheep; food; 

 manner of cropping; care; habits; compare with cows; how 

 is the wool obtained? story of shearing with pictures; ob- 

 servation of the preparation of wool for spinning and weav- 

 ing; children weave. 



Shelter: Materials used in making homes; lumber, nails, 

 brick, and stone; observe the construction of a building 

 or a carpenter at work; children make small bricks, mix 

 mortar, and build a wall of their brick. 



