A Nature Study Guide (Yesterday's Classics)

<p>An indispensable guide for teachers in the method of nature study that will inform their efforts to bring children in direct contact with things to cultivate the habit of careful observation and discrimination to create a living interest in the surroundings and to encourage independent thought. Includes a full explanation of the benefits of nature study the way to conduct nature lessons indoors and a full range of seasonal studies outside as well as the preparation and management of valuable aids to the study of nature such as the aquarium the terrarium the garden and museum. Strongly recommended as a companion to Anna Botsford Comstock's <em>The Handbook of Nature Study.</em></p>