Very active process of knowledge of the world around is observed at preschool children and school students of elementary school. They are interested in the natural phenomena and a peace arrangement, life of animals and birds, various countries and continents. At this age it is important to miss nothing and to correctly bring the kid to acquaintance to the nature.
Instruction
1. To acquaint the kid with the nature and its phenomena, walk more often. During walk draw attention of the kid to details. How do trees grow why they throw off leaves for the winter, and in the spring again become covered by greens? As there live animals.
2. If you have the seasonal dacha, then here as it is possible to get acquainted with the nature closely anywhere. Suggest the kid to put something together, to look after a plant and to observe as it develops from a small sunflower seed in a big plant. Best of all if this plant is almost applicable, that is, it can be eaten. Children have no great patience and if process of cultivation is dragged out for a long time, they can just lose interest therefore choose fast-growing culture - fennel, a radish. On the example of one small plant explain to the child all process of activity of flora entirely. Besides, if you manage to interest the child, to involve him in garden and garden works, then he will be with pleasure there are useful vegetables in which cultivation it was directly involved.
3. You descend with the child in a campaign. Even if it will be in the suburbs, you will perfectly spend time. A campaign for the child - the real adventure. Take a tent and sleeping bags, a kettle and the axe, rods. Here you will be able to acquaint the kid with the wild nature, to tell about forest inhabitants. Process of fishing is very fascinating for children even if at them and it will not turn out to brag of a rich catch, it is possible on the example of fishing on a worm to explain to them about food chains. At night you can hear many new unclear sounds. Tell the child that there are day inhabitants of the wood, and there are night.
4. Pick a herbarium, berries or mushrooms. Surely take from the wood a small souvenir for memory - a cone, a beautiful branch or a small pebble, looking at it the child will remember the gained knowledge.
5. Get a pet. By means of this step you not only will be able to acquaint the child with fauna, but also to teach responsibility and care of the one who is less and more weakly. If your conditions do not allow to get a dog or a cat, or you are afraid that you should look after an animal, begin with a hamster or a small fish in a small aquarium. You descend in a zoo and acquaint the child with animals that they eat as they live which of them is on friendly terms and who is at enmity. The child will receive the mass of impressions.