SMITH] BIRD AXD FLOWER DAY PROGRAM 165 



red-headed woodpecker. gray with red cap and deep 



collar of red. 

 The breast of the robin can be made by pasting a piece of red paper 

 over the gray. 



Do not forget to have a dark spot of brown on the breast of the 

 song-sparrow. 



The wings can be made by pinning a strip of paper to the child's 

 arms. 

 I. Music: Narcissus, Orchestra with Bird Voices. Victor 

 Record. 

 II. Bird and Flower Play. 



a. Flower children come in singing, "Good-night to the 



Flowers" in the Modem Music Series, Book I. 



When thru singing each child sits down on the floor 

 with his hands crossed on his knees and his head on his 

 folded arms. Each child is then nothing but a little 

 brown mound. 



b. Spring comes singing, "The Sweet Singers," found in 



^lodem Music Series, Book I. 



While singing, spring awakens each flower by touching 

 with her wand each little mound or with some other light 

 motion. As the flowers are called by spring they should 

 wake with a sleepy motion, rubbing their eyes and lightly 

 and easily stretching their arms letting their capes slip 

 to the floor. 



The capes can remain on the floor. The birds come 

 in during the singing of the second verse. 



c. The birds go to their companion flowers and a few of the 

 birds tell the flowers why they have chosen them, as : the 

 song-sparrow has chosen the daisy because the heart o f 

 the daisy is browm like the spot on his breast ; the bluejay 

 has chosen the larkspur because the larkspur is blue and 

 has a spur like the crest of the blue jay ; the yellow violet 

 is yellow like the warbler. 



Be sure and allow the children to make their owm 

 conversation. 



d. When the birds and flowers have finished talking they 

 have a drill, each bird with the companion flower. 



Music; "Robin's Return." Orchestra with Bird 

 Voices. Victor Record. 



