LESSON 3 

 THE BLOSSOMING PLANTS 



MEMORY VERSE 



Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, 

 neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all 

 his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so 

 clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast 

 into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you? 



Matt. 6: 28-30 



The Purpose 



The purpose of this lesson is not only to teach the 

 child about the life of a plant but to open his eyes to the 

 fact that the different things in nature are helping each 

 other. God's laws are so wonderful that any one of his 

 creations in living according to His laws not only lives 

 its own life well but helps some other form of life. This 

 teaching will be repeated again in other forms. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



For this lesson the teacher should bring a lima bean, 

 or a pea, or a pumpkin seed, already sprouted, with 

 roots and the first leaves well enough developed to be 

 easily seen by the class. If possible bring also a flower 

 of such shape that the children can see for themselves 

 how the shape of the cup fits the body of the bee. 



When telling about the mutual help which flowers 

 and bees give each other, keep the children's attention 

 upon the flowers and the work the bees do for them, as 

 there will be opportunity enough to talk about the bees 

 themselves in Lesson 10. Emphasize the fact that the 



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