Abstract
The Classroom Study Guide is
nearly complete. The first section
will be ready for publishing in the
June issue of the Watchbird.
I've had a lot of help from
friends, much support from the
A.F.A., and the Finch Society of
San Diego County. My own 5th
grade students have been most
valuable in helping me work out
certain parts of the program. The
boys were very interested in a
cage building project. It gave them
an opportunity to use tools, like a plane, hammer,
saw, ruler, and paint. The girls were very interested in
a project designed to help students observe certain
behavioral instincts of birds. They were most fascinated
with the nest construction, who was involved and
what materials were preferred. The length of time
spent in constructing the nest was only one of many
observations.