FIRST GRADE FALL WORK 35 



Is it always this kind of weather ? When was it different ? 

 When do you think it will change? Does rain do any 

 good ? Who are most benefited by it ? What would happen 

 if it did not rain for a whole year ? Did you ever hear of a 

 country where it seldom rains? Describe it. Should you 

 like to live there? 



Discuss the effects of rain upon plants, animals, and man, 

 as far as the time and intelligence of the class will permit. 

 Show pictures of desert conditions and dense tropical vege- 

 tation, to impress the value of rain to vegetation. 



Ask the pupils if they can tell when it is going to rain. 

 How ? What kind of clouds cover the sky when it rains ? 

 Wliat kind of clouds may be seen on a clear day ? Describe 

 rain clouds ; fair-weather clouds. When the wind blows up 

 in the sky, it spreads the clouds out in long streaks ; these 

 we call wind clouds. Tell me each morning which kind you 

 see in the sky, and what kind of weather we shall have 

 during the day. .^/- 



NOTE. Should it not be raining when it is desired to give this les- 

 son, the teacher may tell a story in which the principal conditions of a 

 rain storm are brought out, the pupils assisting, especially in the de- 

 scriptive parts, thus recalling what they have observed about rains. 



LESSON III 

 THE WEATHER SNOW 



When it storms, does it always rain ? When does it snow ? 

 What sports do we enjoy when there is snow on the ground ? 



Discuss coasting, sleighing, snowballing, etc. Tell stories 

 connected with these activities, illustrating some of the prop- 

 erties and uses of snow, and conditions which accompany a 

 snowstorm. 



