A Nature Study Guide (Yesterday's Classics)

Download or read book A Nature Study Guide (Yesterday's Classics) written by W. S. Furneaux and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 The Handbook of Nature Study.