In spring find and examine the flowers, fruits, seeds, and also the leaves.
FIELD EXERCISE
A good out-of-door exercise to follow the general lesson outlined above, is to require the pupils to find all the elm trees or a number of elm trees growing in the locality and to describe their location and the kind of soil on which they grow.
The maple, oak, horse-chestnut, and apple are also suitable trees upon which to base lessons for Form I.
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
Domestic animals not only furnish suitable subjects for observation work, but also afford good opportunities for developing that sympathetic interest in animal life which will cause the pupils to more nearly appreciate the useful animals and to treat them more humanely.
THE HORSE
I
Introduction.—By means of a conversation with the pupils, find out what they know about the horse and lead them to think about his proper treatment.
Lesson.—The matter and method are suggested by the following: