Didactic games for older preschoolers 5-7 years old. Topic: Wintering birds

Young Pathfinders. Observations of wintering birds on a walk

The most interesting thing for children is to watch live birds on a walk.
Children often have their own favorite birds among the birds, to which they give names and even claim that they can distinguish them from all the other birds in the yard. Make a feeder and pour food into it. Very soon the birds will get used to the fact that there is always food for them here, and will begin to fly to your feeder. Watch them with your baby. The most useful and interesting thing to do is to carry out a whole series of such observations. A series of observations will give your baby much more for his mental and speech development than just reading a story about wintering birds or watching an educational film. After all, the film will most likely be quickly forgotten without consolidating and applying the information received.

In observations of living nature, the child will learn to compare, draw conclusions, ask questions and look for answers to them, describe, and find the exact words to express his thoughts.

What can we see in such observations? What should children pay attention to?

1. How do birds differ from each other in appearance? How are they similar? (They have a head, eyes, a beak to peck seeds, wings to fly, a body, legs, a tail, the body is covered with feathers)

Compare, for example, a sparrow and a crow - how are they different and how are they similar? (The crows are large. And the sparrows are small, gray-brown, they fly in a flock, they are nimble, they jump on two legs. The crows are gray-black, the crow arrives alone. The crow waddles, important, slowly). How are sparrows and pigeons similar and different? (The sparrow is smaller than the dove, it is a different color. The sparrow jumps, and the dove walks. The sparrow tweets, and the dove coos)

2. How do the habits of different birds differ:

• how they peck at the food in the feeder (they immediately sit on the feeder or are careful and first sit on the bushes, and only then fly up to the feeder),
• whether they quarrel or not, whether they give in to each other,
• how birds fly and walk,
• do they get close to people?
• live alone or in flocks,
• what kind of food do they like (tits and woodpeckers like to eat unsalted lard, lard can be hung on a thread from a feeder, bullfinches and waxwings eat berries, all birds eat seeds, but sparrows and buntings love oats and millet)
• what time of day do they fly to the feeder (when it’s light),
• in what cases do birds make sounds - screaming, calling to each other, and in what cases do they silently peck grains,
• what kind of beak do birds have and is it possible to guess from the shape of the beak what the bird eats (It is possible that birds that feed on insects have a thin and narrow beak, but those birds that feed on grain have a blunter and thicker beak)
• What tracks do birds leave in the snow? (try to sketch them and learn to read “bird stories” from their tracks - which birds flew in, who they met at the feeder, how many birds were there at the feeder?). Children really like this task. They feel like real trackers.
• Why, when a crow flies up, sparrows and doves fly away? (The crow is large, it has a strong beak, and small birds are afraid of it. That is why it is better to feed the crow separately so that it does not take food away from the small birds)

Here are some notes for observing the habits of wintering birds with children.

Sparrows are nimble, cheerful, active, and often quarrel. They are bullies, they love to snatch the tit's seeds from under a tit's nose, and they stay in a flock.

The tap dancers . They are noisy and call to each other. They peck at the seeds. Tap dances can be different. There are brown tap dancers with a gray breast, and there are others with a red breast. Tap dancers are our guests. They come to us for the winter from the north.

Pigeons are slow, calm, not so timid, and come close to humans.

Bullfinches are calm, sedate birds. And the sound of their voice is special - they whistle quietly (they ring like bells). If they need to fly somewhere, they perk up, call to each other, and fly away in a flock. Bullfinches love to eat berries, grain, ash and maple seeds. They fly to us from the north - they are also our guests.

Crows, magpies, jackdaws - these are all “relatives of the crow.” They come to us from the forest in winter. In the forest they always fly away from people, but in the city they are less afraid of people. In the evening they fly in flocks over the city, and then fly to the park, sit there on the branches of trees and fall asleep until the morning. Crows are smart, do not come close to humans, are cautious, and waddle. Magpies are large, gray, and have black heads and wings. Her sides are white. That's why magpies are called "pied". The magpie jumps. She loves to eat unsalted lard at the feeder.

Tits have a yellow chest and a black cap on the head, white cheeks. They love to peck lard, swinging on a rope by which the lard is attached to the feeder.

Goldfinches arrive in flocks. They are very beautiful - there is a red spot on the forehead, and yellow stripes on the black wings. They are very active - real gymnasts! Goldfinches are fidgety, noisy, constantly screaming, quarreling, making noise, squatting, eating seeds.

While observing, you can read poems about these birds to children. You will find poems about wintering birds for the youngest and older children in this series of articles. It is very convenient to write out or print out poems on cards (the size of a quarter of a landscape paper) and carry them with you on a walk in your pocket or purse. At any time you can take out a card and read the desired poem or ask a riddle.

Project “Wintering Birds”

Relevance.

In modern conditions, the problem of environmental education of preschool children becomes particularly acute and relevant. It is during preschool childhood that the beginnings of ecological culture are formed. Therefore, it is very important to awaken children’s interest in living nature, cultivate a love for it, and teach them to take care of the world around them.

Winter time is not only about cheerful holidays, lively slides and desperate snowball fights, but also severe frosts with a piercing wind. During the cold season, wintering birds face vital questions: how to feed themselves. The available food is becoming significantly less, but the need for it is increasing. Sometimes natural food becomes practically unavailable, so many birds cannot survive the winter and die.

Our task is to introduce children to the birds wintering in our area, their species and characteristics; teach how to take care of birds and help them in the cold winter.

Project type: informational and creative.

Type of project: group.

Duration: short term.

Age: 6 - 7 years.

Participants: teacher, children and parents of the preparatory group.

Project stages

Stage 1 – preparatory

• discussion of goals and objectives by educators, children, parents;
• creating the necessary conditions for the implementation of the project;
• long-term project planning.

Stage 2 – main (practical)

• introduction into the educational process of methods and techniques to expand children’s knowledge about wintering birds;
• productive activity of children.

Stage 3 – final

• project presentation,
• report on the “Help the Birds!” campaign.

Project implementation

Stage 1

Goal: expanding and enriching knowledge about wintering birds.

Tasks:

1. To consolidate children’s knowledge about wintering birds, about the role of humans in the life of wintering birds.

2. Contribute to the development of creative and intellectual abilities of students

3. Involve students and parents in helping birds in difficult winter conditions.

Expected Result:

1. Expanding children's horizons about wintering birds.

2. Improving the subject-development environment.

3. Active participation of children and parents in the exhibition “The Best Bird Feeder”

Stage 2

Basic (practical)

Working with parents:

Release of leaflets, booklets: “Feed the birds in winter!”, “Help the birds”

Organization of the exhibition “The best bird feeder”.

Stage 3 - final

— Registration of project results in the form of a presentation,

— presentation of a report on the “Help the Birds!” campaign

Report on the event “Help the Birds!”

The action was attended by: children of the preparatory group, senior teacher Puzanova I.N., teacher Solovyova N.V., parents of students.

On the territory of the preschool educational institution, 14 feeders were hung, made by parents from various materials: wooden feeder houses, feeders made from boxes, from plastic bottles.

During the campaign, the following work was carried out:

• Daily feeding of birds;
• Observing their behavior;
• Using different feeds;
• Accounting for the number of birds and their species.

Tits were the first to begin mastering the feeders. At first they approached the feeders with caution and looked around for a long time, but gradually they got used to it and stopped being afraid of children. The sparrows flew in in a small flock. At the feeder they fight, scream, and argue over food. If tits flew to the feeder, the sparrows flew away, as if giving way to them. Bullfinches flew to the feeder. They behaved warily and flew away at the slightest approach of the children. Magpies and crows flew in alone and did not sit on the feeders. They collected food below, under the feeders. A flock of pigeons flew in. They collected food under feeding troughs, and sometimes approached the children at a distance of up to two meters. Waxwings flew to the site in the absence of children and did not sit on the feeders.

During the event the following people flew to the feeders:

• Tits – 30;
• Bullfinches – 4;
• Sparrows – 15;
• Crows – 11;
• Pigeons – 14;
• Waxwings – 13;
• Magpies - 7.

As a result of the work, the children learned:

• What types of birds remain to spend the winter in our area, and which ones fly to us for the winter;
• How to distinguish birds by color;
• What food do birds prefer?

The following conclusions were drawn:

• Birds become noticeable and more active as the weather warms up; the brighter the sun shines, the more birds there are on the street, the more active they are;
• Birds do not fly on windy days;
• As food, pigeons and sparrows prefer seeds, and tits prefer lard;
• Sparrows, pigeons, waxwings fly in flocks, tits in 3-4 groups, magpies, crows - alone;
• 7 species of birds visited the feeder;
• During the project, the birds have become accustomed to receiving food, so feeding must be continued.

Photo app

Wintering and nomadic birds in fairy tales, games, stories, riddles and tasks for kids

Very often we, adults, don’t know what kind of bird it is, and we can’t tell our children about it in an interesting way or answer our children’s many questions about why. Therefore, I decided to make a kind of anthology for children and adults on the “Native Path”; I prepared pictures of wintering birds, coloring books, games, educational stories and fairy tales, tasks, poems and riddles on this topic. This reader will consist of several parts. and about each wintering or nomadic bird you will find a separate article with fairy tales, stories, pictures and tasks, cartoons.

I deliberately did not distribute this material according to the ages of the children. You can choose your favorite passages, games, tasks, fairy tales, poems and use them to develop your kids and familiarize them with the world around them

Wintering birds. Pictures for children.

Compare the birds in these pictures with your baby. How are the two birds in each picture similar? What is the difference?

Using such paired pictures it is very convenient to guess riddles-descriptions of wintering birds. And all kids love to solve riddles and invent them! You describe the bird (without naming it) - talk about what wings, chest, head it has, how it walks, what it eats, and the baby guesses who you guessed. Then the baby will be able to tell you a riddle himself, describing the bird.

Speech game “Say the opposite”

In this speech game, the child will learn to use words that are opposite in meaning to a given word (we, adults, call such words antonyms).

Always rely on your child’s experience when coming up with tasks for such games. Show birds in a picture, photo, or real birds on a feeder.

Sample tasks for children on the topic “Wintering Birds”:

• The crow is big, but what kind of sparrow is it? (small)
• The magpie is long-tailed, and what is the sparrow? (short-tailed)
• The woodpecker is long-billed, and what is the sparrow? (short-beaked)
• A crow has a large and thick beak, but what kind does a sparrow have? (small and thin)
• The bullfinch has a red breast, and the titmouse has...?
• The bullfinch flew up to the forest, and the sparrow - ...?
• The bullfinch sits on the top branch, and the sparrow sits on...?

Speech exercise “Call me kindly”

This exercise is aimed at developing a sense of language, which allows the child to experiment with a word and come up with new variations.

You can play this game in a “magic version”. You give the child a “magic wand”, and the baby turns the big one into a small one (a magic wand is an ordinary but beautiful pen or pencil; to get a magic wand, you can wrap the pencil in foil or decorative paper). A wave of the “magic wand” - and a bird will turn into a small bird, and a large tail will turn into a small tail. Here are sample words for a game on the topic “Wintering Birds”

• Bird - bird
• Feather... (feather)
• Wing - ... (wing)
• Tail - ... (tail)
• Beak - ... (beak)
• Titmouse - ... (titmouse)
• Chick - ...(chick)
• Sparrow - ... (sparrow)
• Crow - ... (crow)
• Dove - ... (dove)

We play hide and seek.

Game “Whose? Whose? Whose?" on the topic “Wintering birds”

Tell your child: “You are already familiar with many wintering birds. They decided to play hide and seek with you. Guess who hid from you behind the twig?” (speech grammatical game “Whose? Whose? Whose?” - we learn to use possessive adjectives - dove, sparrow, magpie, voroniy, titmouse, bullfinch, etc.). It is not necessary to use ready-made pictures. You can hide pictures behind your palm, showing your baby only part of the image - for example, the tail of a bird or only the breast of a bird. And the child will learn from this detail what kind of wintering or nomadic bird it is.

Here are my riddle pictures for kids. All these pictures in good quality and resolution are in the presentation at the end of the article. The presentation can be downloaded for free.

Answers to riddles:

1. Tail, beak and breast of a bullfinch. Bullfinch tail, bullfinch beak, bullfinch breast. Ask your child how he guessed that this was the beak of a bullfinch, since other birds have very similar beaks? (on the red breast)
2. These are sparrow feathers and the tail is also sparrow. The sparrow is easily recognized by its gray and brown plumage.
3. The head and beak are pigeon. The pigeon is easily recognized by its gray feathers.

Game task on the topic “Wintering birds” - “Lay out the stamps” (for children 5-7 years old)

In this game, your child will learn to classify pictures and identify three subgroups in a group of birds: wintering birds, nomadic birds and migratory birds.

Tell your child a story. Explain what a stamp is and why it is needed, why without a stamp the letter will not reach the addressee. And then tell the story about the boy Van.

Vanya decided to collect stamps depicting various animals, insects and birds. Here are the brands he has.

Ask the child: “Help Vanya put the stamps in his album.” Vanya came up with this idea. Migratory birds will be on one page of the album. On the other are the wintering ones (those who live next to us both in summer and winter). On the third are nomads (our winter guests). But he was confused about which birds wintered where. Can you help him figure it out?”

• Look, here's Vanya's stamp album. This is a page with a picture of a palm tree. What kind of bird stamps do you think will be on this page? That's right, there will be stamps with migratory birds that fly south and spend the winter there.
• And here is the second page. It depicts rain and snow, summer and winter. So what kind of birds will be on it? (wintering birds that live next to us both in summer and winter).
• And here is an icicle drawn. This is our “Icicle” resort from a fairy tale. Our winter guests will be here - nomadic birds.

Look at Vanya's stamps. What brands would you put on a page with a palm tree? What are these birds called? (These are migratory birds - swallows, storks)

What kind of nomadic birds are there on Vanya’s stamps? (bullfinch, waxwing) On which page of the album should Vanya place these stamps?

What birds live with us both in summer and winter? (sparrow, crow). Which page of the album will we put these stamps on?

You can use other options for playing this game:

1.Print pictures with stamps and an image of the album on a printer. Then you will get a sheet with a task in which the child will draw lines from the bird to the desired page of the album with stamps.

2. Give the child pictures of birds and ask them to sort them into three groups.

3. If the exercise is carried out with a group of children, then you can give each child a picture of a bird. And draw three circles on the floor with chalk. In one circle put a picture with a palm tree, in the second - pictures of summer and winter, in the third a picture with icicles - a sign of nomadic birds that flew to us at the Icicle resort.

Children pretend to be birds. At the signal “day” the birds begin to fly. At the signal “Go home!” children look for their flock and run to the right circle. Migratory birds run into a circle with the image of a palm tree, nomadic birds - into a circle with the image of a flying bird, etc. You need to have time to find your home and your flock of birds before the signal: “Night!” Then the birds fall asleep - each flock in its own house. At the signal “Day,” the birds begin to fly again, peck grains, and flap their wings. Then the signal “Go home!” sounds again. and the birds fly to their flocks.

You can introduce an additional character into the game - a cat or an owl, who will catch birds at night. The rule is that you can only catch those birds that did not have time to hide in their house. If the bird is caught, it becomes a cat (or owl) in the next game.

4. You can introduce a deliberate error into the game - for example, give the child a picture of a squirrel along with pictures of birds. When the baby starts arranging the pictures into three groups, ask where he will put the picture with the squirrel, because she doesn’t live in trees either? This is a problematic situation for a child, because indeed, a squirrel lives in a tree! What to do with this picture?

But is a squirrel like a bird? Does she hatch chicks? Does it have wings? How is it different from birds? Can it be classified as one of these three groups of birds? No!

In such problematic tasks, the child learns to distinguish the main from the unimportant, and this is very important for his intellectual development! He also learns to defend his opinion and not give in to provocations!

Believe it or not, check it.

Folk signs about wintering birds

• The sparrows chirp in unison, which means there will be a thaw.
• In which direction the crow sits with its nose, the wind will come from there.
• Crows hide their beaks under their wings - to the cold weather.
• Birds sit on the treetops - it will be warm.
• The titmice squeak in the morning, which means it will be frosty.

In the following articles you can get to know wintering birds better. We will talk to each of them, listen to fairy tales about them, solve riddles and learn interesting games. On this topic you can read:

An entertaining tale about wintering and migratory birds, “How Sparrow Searched for Africa,” as well as fun educational films for children about migratory and wintering birds, pictures and speech games.

Birds in winter. Part 2. Educational stories, games, poems, logic problems, fairy tales for children about a woodpecker.

Sparrow: about nature for children. Folk games, educational fairy tales, poems, cartoons and much more.

Crossbill: about nature for children. What bird breeds chicks in winter? What is so amazing about this bird? Riddles, poems, stories, tales about crossbills and other forest inhabitants for children. Educational fairy tale in pictures “The Crossbill and the Woodpecker.” Cartoon for kids.

How to make a bird feeder? What to feed birds in winter? Educational fairy tales, logical tasks and riddles for children about wintering birds

Who is preparing for winter? Educational video for children based on the filmstrip by G. Skrebitsky

Read about how other animals prepare for winter and spend the winter in the articles on the site:

Who spends the winter how: educational stories and fairy tales in pictures for children, riddles, dialogues.

How do fish spend the winter?

How animals prepare for winter. Part 1.

How animals prepare for winter. Part 2.

And together with your children, you can look at the pictures of this article in high quality in the form of a presentation here. To view the picture in full screen mode, click the icon in the lower right corner.