EARTH'S GARMENT OF GREEN 11 



been made by man for his convenience. Yet call atten- 

 tion to the fact that green plants will grow between the 

 bricks of an unused sidewalk and creep far up on an un- 

 used road, finally covering it entirely. In time an un- 

 sightly gravel bank will be covered with a green growth. 



Impress upon their minds the patience with which 

 nature obeys God's law, working over and over to cover 

 again with vegetation earth and rocks left bare by storm 

 or flood or by man's hands. 



Show the picture of the fiddle head in the leaflet, after 

 you have read about it in the story. 



Hand Work 



Ask the children to gather and press some part of the 

 earth's green garment, whatever they are able to get at 

 this season of the year that seems beautiful or interesting 

 to them, such as the frond of a fern, a flower, leaves, 

 feathery grasses, moss or seaweed. If possible the chil- 

 dren should select their specimens themselves without 

 any suggestions from the teacher, except that they are 

 to bring some part of the earth's garment that especially 

 interests them, pressed and mounted. 



OPENING TALK AND QUESTIONS 



What did we call the clouds when we were talking 

 about them? (God's servants.) What do they give to 

 our earth? If there were no clouds should we be happier 

 than we are now? What would happen if it did not rain? 

 (The world would become like one vast desert.) 



Show me what clouds you have seen this last week. 



Because the clouds do God's service we are able to 

 have upon the earth the beautiful green plants that we 

 shall hear about to-day. 



