AUTUMN LEAVES AND BUDS 175 



LEAF GAMES Nos. 2, 3, and 4 



In " For Grace and Pleasure " are three games 

 which may be used in connection with the identi- 

 fication of leaves; see "Leaves in the Wind," p. 7, 

 " The Barberry " (or other plant), p. 28. Substitute 

 the name of the tree from which a leaf came, e.g. 

 maple tree, in place of " September leaves," p. 7. 



LEAF GAME No. 5 



Each child has the leaf of a tree pinned upon his 

 waist. The children form a circle and sing this song 

 as they move about in the ring : — 



" Here we go round the tree, the tree, the tree ; 



Here we go round the tree, 



So early in the morning." 



(Sing to the tune of " Here we go round the mulberry bush.") 



As soon as the name of the tree is sung, the child 

 who wears a leaf from that tree steps quickly into the 

 ring. If he fails to respond, through inattention or 

 lack of identification of the tree by its leaf, he steps 

 out of the ring. If he recognizes his leaf name when 

 called later, he dodges into the center of the ring and 

 is again in the game. 



