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is now? They have no winter. What kind of houses do 

 they have there? What kind of clothing do they wear? 

 Trees there bear fruit all the year. The birds go there to 

 spend the winter. 



Show pictures of tropical countries, people, fruits, etc., and 

 thus give the little ones an idea of conditions there and the 

 influence of weather upon vegetation. Treat only such 

 features as may be compared with similar features here. 



While the sun is away to the south, what kind of weather 

 do they have in the far north? What kind of people live 

 there? What is their food? In what kind of houses do 

 they live? 



With the aid of comparisons made with winter condi- 

 tions here, good pictures, stories, etc., give the pupils an 

 idea of animals, plants, and conditions in the frigid zone, 

 connecting the position of the sun as the chief cause. 



LESSON XXVIII 

 ANIMAL PREPARATIONS FOR WINTER 



What do we do to keep warm in the winter? Can the 

 horse or the cow keep warm in the same way ? How does 

 nature prepare them to be comfortable in winter? Are the 

 feathers of the chickens any thicker or warmer in the winter? 

 Let the pupils see, if possible, the heavier covering of our 

 winter dwellers, for cold weather; and recall the fact that 

 they shed their hair or feathers when warm weather ap- 

 proaches. 



What do we do to help keep these useful animals warm? 

 Describe a stable ; a manger ; a chicken house ; a dove house, 

 etc., and make some from cardboard. When and why do 



