ONTARIO TEACHERS' MANUALS

NATURE STUDY

AUTHORIZED BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION

TORONTO
THE RYERSON PRESS

Copyright, Canada, 1915, by
The Minister of Education for Ontario

Second Printing, 1918
Third Printing, 1923
Fourth Printing, 1924


[Pg iii]

CONTENTS

Page
Prefatory Note1
Course of Study—Details3
Chapter I
The Aims of Nature Study; General Methods13
  Concrete Material15
    Topics and material must suit the season; matter suited to the child; use of the commonplace; order of development of lesson; problems in observation; note-books and records15
The School Garden19
  Suggestions; Garden Expenses20
The Excursion23
    Its value; difficulties; frequency; suggestions for ungraded schools; the teacher's excursions; a type excursion23
  Collections29
Animal Studies29
  Domestic animals; references29
  Birds; references30
  Insects; insect collections34
  Butterfly and moth collections37
Plant Collections39
Chapter II
Physical Science Phase of Nature Study42
Instructions and General Method42
    Value of such lessons; conditions under which experiments should be performed...

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