THE SEASONS. Most of us in this country have very cold weather in WINTER. The days are short, with little sunshine. We have little time for play during the day, but we have nice long evenings for reading, study, and games. Some places have a great deal of snow and ice. If you have snow where you live, tell us about it. What sports do you enjoy in winter? How do people travel? What work can people perform in winter which they cannot perform in summer? Tell us what you can of the plants in winter; where they are and what they are doing. Tell us what you can of the animals in winter; where they are and what you think they are doing. What can you tell us about the streams and pools of water in winter? Where are the animals which live in them? How do you think they keep warm? How are your homes warmed? How are you dressed in winter? What food do you eat? bles Whence do the fruits and vegeta cool? How do we dress? What food do we eat that we may not be able to procure in winter? Study each scene on page 19. Tell us what the people, the horses, and the cows are doing. What are the indications of summer? Keep a record of the number of stormy days: also of the bright clear days, the cloudy and the showery days. Between winter and summer we have SPRING. All through the spring the daylight is becoming longer and the evenings shorter. The weather is becoming warmer. Study the pictures on page 21. Tell us of the indications of spring. Tell us of other indications which you may know. What are the birds doing? The animals? The people you know? What flowers peep out among the first in spring? What changes of clothing do we make? Keep a record of the cool, warm, clear, and stormy days. Between summer and winter we have AUTUMN or FALL. The daylight is grow. ing shorter and the evenings longer through the autumn, and the weather is becoming colder. come at this season? When were they ing When were they gathered and stored? Go to the market and learn what fruits or vegetables are to be procured. Whence did they come? Study the scenes in the picture on page 17. Describe each. Tell which you like best, and why. Keep a record of the clear days during the winter; also of the stormy, the very cold, and the windy days. We have very warm weather in SUMMER. The days are long and full of sunshine, giving us a long time for work or play in daylight, but we have very short or no evenings. The land surface often becomes so heated from the hot rays of the sun during the long day that the nights are very warm. What games do you enjoy most in summer? What work do you find people doing in summer? In what different ways can people travel? Tell us of the streams in summer; of the animals; the trees and plants. How do we keep our homes In the picture on page 23, what indications have we of autumn? What are the animals doing in the fall? The birds? The trees and plants? What changes of clothing do most people make in the fall? How are many people preparing for winter? Keep a record the same as for spring. During the spring and autumn our weather is neither as cold as winter nor as warm as summer. We call spring, summer, autumn, and winter the FOUR SEASONS. There are four seasons in most temperate countries. The four seasons make up a year of twelve months. How many days are there in a year! How many weeks? From about the 20th of March until about the 20th of June we have spring; from about June |