174 NATURE STUDY LESSONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES 



[This may be used for bird identification by sub- 

 stituting mounted specimens or colored pictures of 

 birds for leaves, and using the names of birds on the 

 slips.] 



LEAF GAME No. i 



The children play leaf games, e.g. the following, 

 suggested by Lula Ward : — 



" Oak, elm, and walnut, standing in a row, 

 Standing there so straight and tall, 



With leaves all showing so. 

 Now one away is skipping, as fast as she can go. 

 Name her quickly, Florence, and you'll be in the row." 



Explanation : — 



Each child in the class has a leaf pinned upon his 

 breast. Three pupils are called to stand out in front 

 of the class ; the names of the leaves which they 

 wear are substituted for the names given in the first 

 line of the little rhyme. As the fourth line is 

 sung, one of the three children skips away. If 

 the child whose name is called in the last line can 

 give the name of the leaf which the former child 

 wears, he takes his place in the row in front of the 

 class. (He wears a leaf of some other tree.) 



The little rhyme is sung by all the children ex- 

 cept the three in the row. 



