Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-08-28
OUTLINE FOR THE WORK II
AGRICULTURE
Z Warren ASSOciated Schools.

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Warren Associated Schools.
Having taught in the common,
rural schools, / realize that your
time is limited and that it would
be very unwise to add another sub
ject to your already oyercrowded
programme. There is one thing
that you can do, however, you can
correlate the topics in agriculture
with the common. branches and by
so doing, you will enrich these
subjects and make your work vast
" more practical. OF course, you
realize that this outline, at best,
can only suggest things, point out
what the ways and means are,
systematize the work, and indicate
how we may be mutually helpful
in bringing the country children
to know their environment. To
do this effectively one must be ia
close touch with country life and
earnestly study its manifold prob
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The Plan =
The school will be divided into
three groups: ~
1st. grpup-1st, I'd and Sd grades.
End group-4h, 5h and 6h grades.
3rd group-7h and 8h grades. ~
The work will be outlined f6,'
one month at the time in advance
and at the end Of each month the
teacher will report to the Agricul-
tural Director, Warren High
School, on blanks that will be fur :
nished for that purpose. This is
the only way of knowing how well
you: succeed with our plans and
how the work progresses. The
work will be of such a nature that
it can be correlated with Geogrs-
ply, Language work, Writing,
Reading, Physiology, Drawing, Ar
ith1etic, etc. -
Work for September, 1st Division.
f. Discuss the summer vacation.
The home and who lives there.
What does father do? Mother?
Sister? Brother? How do yol;
help?: Outdoor visits and talks
about what is in the yard at home
and at school. Pick out tree for
study, noting in what ways. it diff
1.fers- from other trees. Have leaves
and small piece of the wood COL
lected by the pupils from each va
riety Of trees and shrubs growing
in the vicinity. A leaf from each
kind could also be mounted on
heavy cardboard, bearing it's ap-
propriate name. Visit a garden
and find out what grows there.
Identify a few vegetables, flowers,
weeds, grains, grasses, birds,
breeds of farm animals. Watch
for birds at home and at school.
What are they doing? Color out
line of birds. Notice any insects
that are seen in connection with
the study of the garden or wild
flowers. What are they doing?
Study common autumn wild flow
ers; gather and arrange in bou-
quets; note wind blown seeds Of
golden rod, Canada thistle, sow
thistle, dandelion, etc. Make COL
lection and chart of these flyers
and note how far the. seeds travel
in the wind. Study how other
seeds may be distributed. Find out
what you can about the chickens
raised in the vicinity. "
Work for September, End Division.
Conditions of plants at this sea-
son, seeds. Study the weeds anu
mount as many as are green and
not over-ripe and collect seed from
each in small vials that may be
had for that purpose at any Of the
drug stores. Make collections of
varieties of corn, wheat, oats, bar
ley, clover, grasses for winter
study. For this month make a
special study of some variety OF
corn, character Of plant, stalk,
leaves, tassel, number of ears.
Compare the varieties of corn.
Study insects. Habits of moving
about, feeding, life history, and
how to get rid of insects that are
harmful.
Report on vacation. Harvesting
and storing of vegetables. En-
courage children to exhibit garden
vegetables at the county fair. Visit
it and talk, about it.
Have boxes made for q window
garden. The children will enjoy
this very much. Name the fruits
grown in your district. Learn all
you can about each.