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Title: Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study

Author: Ontario Ministry of Education

Release Date: July 28, 2008 [EBook #26139]

Language: English

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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

Transcriber's note: Minor typos have been corrected. Italics are
indicated by subscripts (_) and bold words are indicated by tildes (~).

CONTENTS

PAGE
PREFATORY NOTE 1

COURSE OF STUDY--DETAILS 3

CHAPTER I

The Aims of Nature Study; General Methods 13
Concrete Material 15
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 records 15

The School Garden 19
Suggestions; Garden Expenses 20

The Excursion 23
Its value; difficulties; frequency;
suggestions for ungraded schools;
the teacher's excursions; a type excursion 23
Collections 29

Animal Studies 29
Domestic animals; references