-M LESSON ()X THE WHITE FIXE. 



The color of his eyes was questioned ; his mouth and 

 teeth were noticed. We found that he has four teeth in 

 front ; two on the upper jaw, and two on the lower. 

 These teeth keep growing continually, therefore it is im- 

 portant that the squirrel should have a generous supply 

 of nuts to gnaw. His back teeth were mentioned, also 

 his manner of carrying nuts in his mouth. 



Almost all the children had seen a squirrel in a cage, 

 and had noticed his position when eating nuts. This po- 

 sition of the squirrel was compared, by one child, to that 

 of a dog while gnawing a bone. The child said, "Mr. 

 Squirrel sits up and holds his nut with his feet, but 

 'Biz' lays his bone on the ground and puts his paws 

 on it to hold it." 



I told the children that the squirrel barks like a tiny 

 dog. It was amusing to hear them attempt various imi- 

 tations. 



Since the gray squirrel remains active all winter, we 

 found that his fur coat is needed to keep him warm. 

 One child thought that he resembles Santa Claus because 

 he wears a gray fur coat. 



Unfortunately for the children, there are no squirrels 

 in the trees at Beachmont, but through stories, they have 

 become greatly interested in a squirrel which is frequent- 

 ly seen near my home, and the stories about him are 

 often repeated. ->■>:.. 



• i 

 LESSON ON THE WHITE PINE IN,. AN EIGHTH 



GRADE SCHOOL./ | 



BY 



M. Eta Warkex. 



I gave my class a lesson on the white pine, and later 

 the children wrote an exercise upon this lesson. The 

 following paper is one of the set. 



