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BY THE WAYSIDE 
BY THE W AYSI D E 
Published on the tenth of each month except July and 
August. 
The official organ of the Wisconsin and Illinois Audu¬ 
bon Societies. 
Twenty-five cents per year. Single Copies 3 cents 
All communications shonld be sent to Miss Edna Ed¬ 
wards, Appleton, Wis. 
NATURESTVDYINSCHOOLS 
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Course of Study. V. 
Grade III. 
LESSONS WITH ANIMALS. 
Domesticated Animals.—Rabbits. 
These animals are, after the dog and cat, 
perhaps the commonest child’s pets. 
Nearly all pupils, then, will know some-' 
thing about them from actual experience, 
and here is the starting point for the 
teacher. Lead the children to tell in 
their own words all that they can of the 
characteristics of their pets, the food, the 
care they give them. The teacher will 
help them to increase their knowledge 
and lead them to observe more carefully. 
It is not necessary to bring the pets into 
the school now. Further study should 
be made of the cat and dog. 
Birds.—Be sure that the children rec¬ 
ognize the birds of Grade I and II. More 
attention can now be given to the bird 
list. Each bird in the course so far 
should be noted as it appears, together 
with the exact date and the name of the 
pupil who first reported it. Other birds 
will often be learned at the same time 
that the children are on the lookout for 
certain ones. Always have something on 
the habits and economic value of each 
bird. A teacher should sometimes take 
small groups of children out to look for 
birds. 
Purple grackle Brown thrasher 
Hummingbird Songsparrow 
Meadow lark Chipping sparrow 
Frog Tadpoles.—The rearing of frog or 
toad tadpoles is exceedingly interesting 
and instructive work, and the material is 
always abundant*. The boys will bring 
in the newly laid eggs in early spring. 
Do not attempt to rear too many. Di¬ 
rections for rearing have already been 
given in By the Wayside. Daily re¬ 
ports should be made to the teacher in 
good language. As the tadpoles grow 
larger call special attention to their feed¬ 
ing habits and then to their economic 
value. The spring term is too short to 
witness the entire development of the 
poly wogs. 
Insects.—Review the former lists. The 
material for study should be brought in 
as far as possible by the children. The 
teacher should be familiar enough with 
these few forms and with the region to be 
able to direct the children to places 
where they may be found. There should 
be an acquarium in every school room. 
Directions for making and caring for one 
has already been given. If this be filled 
with water from small pools rich in life, 
the story of several common water insects 
may be learned in the school room. 
Children should be encouraged to make 
observations at home and out-of-doors, 
however. 
Mourning cloak butterfly Clothes moths 
Meal worms Caddis flies 
Rose beetles Dragon flies 
Water bug Damsel flies 
Squirrel, Chipmunk.—The children 
may give their own experiences in tam¬ 
ing and feeding these animals. Encour¬ 
age them to find out all they can, from 
actual observation always, about their 
habits. 
To be continued. 
Now that the holidays are over we are 
^11 looking forward to spring and the 
forming of Audubon Societies. The chil¬ 
dren’s secretary hopes that there will be 
much enthusiasm among the boys and 
girls, even more than last year. 
