44 NATURE STUDY BY GRADES 



Each hen will lay an egg a day when the weather gets 

 warm in the springtime. When the nest gets full of eggs, 

 if they are not taken away, she will begin to sit on them to 

 keep them warm. She will remain on them night and day, 

 leaving the nest only to get food and drink. In three weeks 

 what do you think will happen ? Each white egg will open, 

 and a downy chicken will peep out and begin to chirp. 



The old mother will then be kept very busy hunting food 

 and caring for her large family. What (ood does she find 

 for them ? Describe the care of a hen for her chicks. How 

 may we help her care for so many? How does she shelter 

 them when they get cold? What shelter should we give 

 the old hen? With good care the little ones soon become 

 large and lay eggs, too. The Plymouth Rock chickens are* 

 good egg layers, and very pretty. 



Make paper henhouses. Tell the story of " The Quarrel- 

 some Cock," u The Ugly Duckling," etc. 



LESSON XIII 

 THE CARE OF OUR BODIES 



How does the old hen keep her little chicks warm ? What 

 happens to them if they get too cold or wet ? How does the 

 old hen keep warm? As the chicks grow larger, how do 

 their feathers change? What do chickens need in the win- 

 ter besides warm feathers? Would they thrive and be 

 healthy if we gave them no shelter in cold weather? 



How do we keep warm? When do we need the warmest 

 clothing? What shelter do we have? How do we make 

 our homes and schoolrooms warm in winter ? Why ? What 

 harm comes to us if we get too cold ? Why should we not 



