Encourage collections as in previous period, adding insects and small live animals kept in vivarium, birds’ nests, pictures of birds.
Keep calendar of birds, flowers, weather conditions.
Observe effects of frost, wind, rain, streams, waves, upon soil and rocks.
Observe unfolding of leaves and blossoms, and formation of seeds from flowers; methods of protecting and distributing seeds.
Plant large seeds where process of germination can be observed.
Identification of trees, birds, flowers, insects
Gathering of nuts; drying of fruits and vegetables for winter
Observation of some inherited characteristics in flowers and animals
Raising of pigeons or chickens or a litter of kittens, rabbits, or guinea-pigs
Noting coöperation of father in care of birds