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This item is used to erase mistakes made with a pencil.
What is an eraser?
This bright yellow flower turns its face toward the sun and blooms during late summer.
What is a sunflower?
The act of gathering ripe fruits, vegetables, or crops from a garden or field is called this.
What is harvesting?
This animal is known as "man's best friend."
What is a dog?
This colorful style of clothing featured swirls of blended colors and was especially popular among young people.
What is tie-dye?
This bird became the traditional symbol of Thanksgiving dinner.
What is a turkey?
This yellow vehicle takes many students to and from school each day.
What is a school bus?
Many people spend the last warm weekends enjoying this outdoor activity with a rod, reel, and bait.
What is fishing?
This sweet yellow vegetable is often at its peak during the end of summer.
What is corn?
This phrase refers to the weeks of July and August when the days are the most humid, hottest and uncomfortable weeks of the year.
What is the Dog Days of Summer?
These wide-legged pants were one of the most popular fashion trends among students in the 1970s.
What are bell-bottoms?
Families often visit these places in the fall to pick pumpkins and enjoy hayrides.
What are pumpkin patches?
Students usually carry their books and supplies in this.
What is a backpack?
This month is usually the last full month of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is August?
Although many people think it's a vegetable, this red garden favorite is actually a fruit.
What is a tomato?
On hot days, it's important to make sure dogs always have plenty of this.
What is water?
This school tradition allowed students to show school spirit by cheering at games and wearing their school colors.
What are pep rallies?
This fall celebration holiday is known for turkey, stuffing, and giving thanks.
What is Thanksgiving?
Students usually sharpened their pencils with this hand-cranked device mounted to the classroom wall.
What is a pencil sharpener?
In the United States, this September holiday is often considered the unofficial end of summer.
What is Labor Day?
This tool is commonly used to dig small holes for planting flowers and vegetables.
What is a trowel?
People often use this appliance to stay cool indoors during the hottest summer days.
What is an air conditioner?
Instead of typing reports on a computer, many students in the 1970s used this machine.
What is a typewriter?
As temperatures cool down, people often trade their shorts and sandals for this type of clothing.
What are sweaters?
This one-room schoolhouse feature rang to signal the beginning and end of the school day.
What is a school bell?
As summer ends, the days begin getting shorter because this part of the day comes earlier.
What is sunset?
This orange root vegetable grows underground and is often picked in late summer or fall.
What is a carrot?
Many people seek shade from this plant during the hottest days of summer.
What are trees?
This type of jacket, often made of denim, was a popular choice for students during the 1970s.
What is a denim jacket?
This spice, made from the bark of a tree, is often used in fall desserts like apple pie.
What is cinnamon?
Before calculators became common, students often used this wooden-framed tool with sliding beads to help solve math problems.
What is an abacus?
Many birds begin this long journey to warmer climates as summer comes to an end.
What is migration?
This machine is used by farmers to harvest grain crops like wheat, corn, and soybeans.
What is a combine?
During the dog days of summer, many people look for relief by relaxing in this place filled with cool water.
What is a swimming pool?
These shoes became famous in the 1970s for their thick raised soles and were popular among both men and women.
What are platform shoes?
This is the name for the first day of fall, when day and night are nearly equal in length.
What is the autumnal equinox?