498 NATURE STUDY, 



Tiny little snow-flakes, 



Sparkling, clear, and white, 



May we all as gentle be, 

 To those we love as bright. 



Sing a song of snow-flakes 



From the world above, 

 Softly, softly falling, 



Are they full of love ? 

 Beautiful white fairies, 



Dressed in silver spray, 

 Happy little snow-flakes all 



Merrily at play. " 



ADELLE J. GRAY. 



LESSON II. REVIEW OF FIELD LESSON. 



Have children tell as much as they can about each of 

 the three topics, how the snow-flakes fall ; how the snow- 

 flakes make the world beautiful ; how the snow-flakes look. 

 Try to keep the thought on one topic at a time, finishing 

 that before discussing another. 



The children may be helped by reading with them again 

 one of the poems given in Lesson L, or " A Snow Song," 

 given at the end of this lesson, or by reading to them por- 

 tions of Bryant's " Little People of the Snow." 



One or more stories or blackboard reading lessons, some- 

 what like those below, ^ill be helpful. With little first- 

 grade children it may be helpful to read these to the chil- 

 dren, after they have told what they can. Second-grade 

 children can aid in preparing these lessons ; that is, many 

 of the statements can be gained from the children by ques- 

 tioning. These " stories," either written on the blackboard 

 or copied with the hektograph, should then be used as 

 reading lessons. Third-grade boys and girls should be 

 able, with some help, to write some such stories for them- 

 selves, making the work as individual as possible. 



