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Nature in Recreation 



Little Red Riding Hood 



We have been told that Little Red Riding Hood was gathering flowers on 

 her way to her grandmother's, but no one has ever mentioned the names 

 of the flowers she gathered. The only way we can even guess, is to know 

 something about the territory in which she lived. If the path were entirely 

 in the woods she would have found only flowers that grow in the shade. 

 On the other hand, her father was a wood chopper and she might have 

 passed through a clearing which would offer daisies or other meadow 

 flowers. If she crossed a stream, she would have found still a different kind 

 of flower. Discuss this with the children and suggest they go on a "Little 

 Red Riding Hood Hike" to see if they can find the flowers that she might 

 have gathered. Point out the fact that they will find -only certain flowers 

 growing in the woods, in the meadows, etc., and choose a path that will 

 lead through the three types of territories. Since Little Red Riding Hood was 

 wearing a hood, it might be suggested that her adventure took place while 

 the weather was cool. This would then be a good theme for a hike in the 

 spring or fall. A Little Red Riding Hood Hike may also take place indoors 

 on rainy days. Place pictures of flowers around the room and have a sign 

 "Red Riding Hood's Home" at one end and "Grandmother's Home" at the 

 other. Designate a stream and a meadow somewhere and place pictures of 

 flowers that one could find growing there. The children might wear red 

 hoods made from crepe paper. 



Sleeping Beauty 



According to the story as we have it today, Sleeping Beauty was asleep 

 in a castle for a hundred years and the plants grew up around the walls 

 so that no man could enter. No one has ever told us the names of the plants 



