LESSON 4 

 PLANTS SOWING THEIR SEEDS 



MEMORY VERSE 



And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, 

 and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed 

 thereof, upon the earth: and it was so. Gen. 1:11 



The Purpose 



This lesson is a continuation of the preceding one and 

 carries on the growth of the plant to its seed-bearing 

 and seed-sowing. The purpose is the same as that of 

 Lesson 3, but it is intended to open the eyes of the child 

 still more to the marvelous cooperation that is going on 

 all the time in the world about us, and that has been 

 going on since its creation. This truth should give the 

 child a reason why he should trust in God. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



This lesson, continuing the life and growth of a plant, 

 gives more emphasis to the thought that ''All are needed 

 by each one." As this was a memory verse in the lessons 

 two years ago,^ ask the children at the end of the hour to 

 repeat it. 



Have some of the winged and feathered seeds to show 

 the class, — some maple wings, clematis feathers, burs, 

 sticktights, — so they can see for themselves these 

 different means that nature uses to sow her seeds. 



1 In Living Together. By Frances M. Dadmun. The Beacon 

 Press. Page xxxv. 



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