Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-03

Article My Mrs. Bertha Emelin |
 Walks and talks foster d desir5 fos wholesome recreation that can be enjoyed whether the purse is full or empty, that is of benefit physically, morally and mentally, and that can rie shared with others. On your walks point out the trees that make d strong appeal to the clldren; those that bear fruit, also ttle nick ory and chestnut trees, tue naples with their keys that fit so snusly on the noce: the oaks with tie cir acOrnS that can be hollowed out and used as cups or pipes.
 Collect millweed pods and bitter sweet with it's bright berries to beau- tify the children's rooms. Pick wild flowers each in it's due season, spring1beauty, vkolets, wild serani- um daisies, black-eyed Susans, and goldenrod, and you will soon be ask ed to tell why the bees hover over the flowers, and you will also watch the bees at work.
 Keep your eyes open fol cocoons in the fall; irut them into Wide lam tedn chimney resting upon a saucer, the top covered with mosquito net ting and await developments. When the butterfly emerges, tn, children will have had an experience more deeply impressed, because more intl- mate than any classroom illustra- ton. As the children grew older, you will try different caterpillars in this same chimney of the cocoons or the transition into the chrysalid state Sometimes the children's sharp eyes (usually sooner than your own) will discover eggs already laid on leaves, and you will watch them emerge into wriggling little bodies. One little girl was fortunate enough to see the eggs hatch about ten 1nin- utes after sine had gathered the leaf, and ever since she has kept her eyes open for another suc, find" Frogs, toads and tadpoles are sure to be no- ticed by the children, and will afford much interesting study if an aquarin- um can be provided for them at home.
 Get acquainted with the birds Be- gin in the late fall and winter when there are so few species that they can be easily learned and their notes readily distinguished the woodpecker, the nuthatch, the chicka- dee, the junco, the English sparrow, and the white throated sparrow. 1 When these have become familiar. the early-spring birds will soon be added. to the list-the robin, the grackle, the flicker, the meadow lark. the song-sparrow, the bluebird. With these birds wel-known, the child will possess sufficient knowl edge to discover others for himself, and he will find never-ending delight in greeting the birds as they harbin- gers of the seasons.
 The nests that are commonly seen, the chipping sparrow's ill the hedges, the orioles stocking hanging from the branch, the robins well-shaped nest in the crotch of the tree, and the house-sparrow's careless untidy home, will soon be readily recognlZ- ed.
 Development of Immigration. On your walks retell stories read or heard. both you and the children participating in the telling. Invent 1 stories, basing them on beautiful sunset which you are witnessing, or on cloud.Scene as the clouds shape themselves into varied forms, or on any other phase of the landscape which may attract you.
 Repeat "Mother Goose" jingles as ] you go marching on; make up jing- 1 les yourself and get the youngsters to help. You will have great fun l on Nf c%N '"rhe Three Billy, Goats Gruff," un- der a real bridge.
 Number-WOrk Preparation. ] Count your steps from one point to another (with little Cnes only up to ten or tWenty). Count forward and backward. Odd numbers even num-
 bers, simple multiplication tables,
 combinations in adingd and subtract
 ing, can be well drilled, especially during the colder weather, when one
 walks briskly and observation or
 lettering is impossible. Simple prob
 lems will be really enjoyed if you
 use names of playmates and stores
 and purchases with which the child
 is thoroughly familiar in his own ex-
 perience. Seeds and shells can be
 used for concrete work in simple ad'
 dings, subtracting, etc.
 At times you will encourage silent
 communion with nature, which in
 more mature years gives "a "peace
 that passeth understanding" The children will readily accede to your
 request. "Let lis all be quiet for a
 while,". especially at the twilight hour
 when the suns glory and radiance
 are still reflected in the west.