Show NATURE STUDY FOR CHILDREN dy by MRS DERTHA BERTHA LEWIS I 1 wo we nio are till nil aware that lint for some years past there ling has been ill fill ever ln creasing demand adiong educators for it better understanding of things from the filings by actual ex cx ly dence instead of merely through look book knowledge songs fill and other stories about no nn lure liiro for instance though tile they are very ury necess till and it a very ury beautiful part lunt of the work with etli children nr arg not luit tilt tit rv study but merely it of IPha sIzIng tile lip filings which lla ano 0 lon been observed by tile alio chaido find of hiding aiding idin to impress express hn thoughts ot of cheso filings lit in simple ton inn guage motion nail rhy thin lach new song nong or 01 story about tile object under vailon Is tile alio opening of n now door into tile world of nature anti should left lend to fresh there li Is nothing diore dond dead to a child than it preserved lilt served specimen nn ture tine study shidy deals midi life and life up pools to the vitality in fit the it if a 11 specimen clinen la Is used bo be sure it Is it live ono one or a good picture the preserved presen cd specimen bo be insult of tile the lesson not tile ho basis of it wo we live it III it world 01 id of living flying nature to do 0 we o know of the lie grass under our feet tile trees afforest of forest and plain lie insects hose lose houses fill 1111 tile blead twigs the birds which nest lit in the woods and nil 1111 the world with music tile stars over licad clouds ruin rain hall wind nilst dew or the sun which shines over till nil the study of nature lins tits to do with living things or 01 tilt lint fit tire lire doing something tile stars lire fire twinkling unit tin making light tito snow linkes are falling making patterns and bringing us its ines sages front about birds and animals the blida birds tire hopping tiding flying sing it ing ig bull bullying ding nests laying eggs find to feeding ding their young oung the worms are crawling ond plowing tile the ground find ao sa to make bilings grow glow pussy I Is our pet sin sho h W good company and will play with us its unit und purr when happy the dog Is our friend lio ile guards ilio ho house fit at night anti will run ain jump and tie do tricks for us its bark growl glow li bowl and scratch ills body must laust lie bo fiade strong to so lie ile can call chase away ills ene enemies inlet or ours jump for ills his food hark for joy joi growl when didinger Is nein anti scratch to dig holts holes in ili which to bury tits hla bones why Is ills noso tio so so ho pointed find why tire ills ws eyes so far bacal where does ho live how utility legs chirs anti eyes tills lias lie ho the fruit vegetables find lowers flowers nio are all nl growing glowing anti varl nil colored tito tho fruit fi alt and vegetables anro good to cat find help ua its grow glow the lowers flowers are fragrant anti beautiful nature study will help tile lio child to make simple truthful observations upon tile things about lihn him to oppre v into tile ho beautiful tit in them and to express ills thoughts thought 4 in III ills val bolls lolls the habit it t accurate observation Is very r important yome some minority authority line has mid that there fire few errors which nilio nili o front from wilf willfulness wilfulness ulness compared to those which nilso from want of care ind exactness lit in noticing filings quite easily hotl ablo how flow to teach in III tile le study of nature 1 do not try to too Il much luellAn in one INKS lesson 01 2 lot let the child exi milne tile tho object it possible 3 lend them licin to notice first the he char net features ten turca and qualities of whatever Is under discussion 4 remember that lint children are more interested in III bilat filings do lhnn in III their forni form let the lie child examine a little plant seed root alit and till nil lend lead him to ob servo that it does soul something ething it pushes its roots down anti its stem stein up it cuts iliad drinks breathes brent lica sleeps anti wake wakes S it makes thin things leaves it and nd powers seed anro fruits IncIdent nily flo 10 tice the tie form and color that these activities gac ive individual phiet i aint not nature ure study need not be dull or 01 difficult cult it provides plenty of life and action it la Is mostly our own interest III lilt it Is dead or our senses bialt need quickening arft a few fundamental principles and lit in lie home in tho the and lit ID the lie school will vill become tile childrens clil childrens drens delight the teachers tou chers irland friend anti occupation or tic nursery to help tile the youngsters III ID hu busy ky work na as well acl na as a dolly dally delight ali ala m walking out i |