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Many topics may be taken up for the December lesson. i 



Wliere have the birds o-one ? What kinds i em lin and where do \ 



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they roost ? \ 



[Note the brook on the cold days. What parts of it freeze over \ 

 first 'I Can you tell why ? 



Study the leafless twigs of the trees. Perhaps your teacher will 1 



give you a lesson from Leaflet l^o. 3. . \ 



In the first soft snowfall, notice how the snow" is held on the dif- ' 



ferent plants. Note the difference between the pine and the spruce ] 



in the holding of snow. I 



Where are the insects in December ? ' j 



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