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ing among the flowers, pollen baskets on the legs, pollen 

 dusted on their hairy bodies. Compare the bumble-bees * 

 with them. Bumble-bees may be kept in a cage and fed 

 with honey or sweet water. Also observe the wasps * on the 

 flowers or on the windows. Do they resemble the bees? 

 How ? How different ? Collect wasp nests * and open one. 

 Note the paper walls, cells, larvae. Compare with bee 

 comb. (J, 129, 130, 136, 132, 47, 137, 15, 33, 34, 146.) 



Spiders:* Observe outdoors, webs, spinning, catching 

 insect, beauty and symmetry of web. Have a school-room 

 spider. Observe, feed. Teach children not to fear spiders. 

 (J, 130a, 131, 47-) 



Frogs and Toads: Have children find and bring them 

 in. Vivarium. Care, food, water. Habitat of frogs, food, 

 uses. Enemies. Feed the toad* worms and insects; ob- 

 serve how it Hcks the food up. Observe burrowing. Can 

 you easily find it when partly buried in soil ? Why ? Toads 

 do not cause warts and are not poisonous. What are they 

 good for? Do not kiU frogs and toads for the "fun" of it 

 or because you think them harmful. (I, 24, ^;^, 34, 47, 26.) 



Aquarium stocking: Collect water insects, crayfish, min- 

 nows, clams, snails, and keep in aquarium. (See page 165.) 

 Use for informal observation. (47, ;^;^, 34, 93, i.) 



Plants. 



Gaedening : Visit the school or other garden. Observe 

 the effects of drought, weeds, and insects. Observe the 

 latter. Collect bouquets * and arrange artistically for the 

 school-room. Train up vines, pull or cut weeds, and get 

 garden in as good condition as possible after the summer's 

 neglect. Later, gather vegetables and seeds. Put seeds into 



