Environmental project “Migratory birds are flying in the blue autumn distance”

Migratory and wintering birds

In summer there are a large number of birds. Everywhere there is an abundance of food for them - beetles, butterflies, midges, mosquitoes and other insects, various fruits and plant seeds.

But then autumn comes. There is less and less food for birds. First, insects disappear, plants gradually wither, and the number of fruits and seeds decreases. Many birds gather in flocks and then fly to warmer climes. First, those that feed on insects fly away, then those that feed on fruits and seeds of plants. Later, the ducks and geese fly away. They live with us until the water bodies freeze over. All these birds are migratory.

Some birds do not fly away from us - these are wintering birds, some of them store food for themselves for the winter. Thus, some tits and nuthatches hide insects, fruits and plant seeds in cracks in the bark and in the forks of tree branches. In autumn, birds increasingly fly to human habitation, since it is easier for them to find food here.[3,c 54]

Migratory birds - crane, nightingale, starling, swallow, rook, cuckoo, chaffinch, wagtail, thrush, lapwing, lark, robin, oriole, redstart and others. (see Appendix 2)

Wintering birds - nuthatch, tit, crossbill, woodpecker, bullfinch, sparrow, crow, goldfinch, siskin, pika, waxwing and others.

In the winter forest you can hear a woodpecker busily knocking, titmice, pikas, nuthatches and jays chirping. The wood grouse does not leave the winter forest either, because it always has food - tasty pine needles. But black grouse and hazel grouse eat alder catkins, buds and juniper berries.[5, p.28]

The amazing crossbill bird even manages to build nests and hatch chicks in winter. The crossbill feeds on spruce seeds, which it extracts from cones using its beak. Crossbills feed on spruce and pine seeds all winter. The seeds of these plants ripen by winter. This means that the most food for crossbills is available at this time of year. Therefore, these birds hatch their chicks in winter. There is snow and severe frost all around, but the cold is not scary for them, because they are always well-fed. [5, p.24]

Project: Birds in spring project on the world around us (grade 3) on the topic

Slide 1

Project theme: Birds in spring Well, when, when will our Guests arrive? Well, when will they chirp in a ringing flock at the window? Maybe they don’t know that spring has returned to us?! That a new birdhouse awaits them. That the meadow and garden have awakened... They are ready to welcome all guests. Why aren't the guests flying? And today we looked at a starling sitting on an alder tree. Arrived... Arrived! We've finally arrived!

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Project goal: To introduce the concept of “bird arrival” as one of the natural phenomena of spring; Foster love and caring attitude towards birds; Deepen your understanding of the reasons for the return of birds in the spring: the snow has melted, it has become warmer, primroses and insects have appeared; The ice melted, frogs and fish appeared - all this is food for migratory birds.

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Objectives: Study additional literature and identify birds that come to us in the spring; Encourage and support independent bird watching; Observe the behavior and nutrition of birds. Make an analysis and summarize the results.

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With the arrival of spring, our friends - migratory birds - return to us. They attract with their wonderful plumage, singing, movements, flight, and, of course, their mysterious way of life. The first to arrive are the rooks and starlings. Rooks are among the first to arrive home. They usually arrive by March 17th. They are not afraid of cold weather. And until the fields are free of snow, rooks, together with crows, look for grains and leftover food near human habitation. Then they begin building nests. The rook brings twigs, and the rook builds a nest.

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The starling is smaller than the crow, But bigger than the sparrow - He is from the birdhouse as if from the balcony, He sings no worse than the nightingale! First, the males arrive, followed by the females. Before their arrival, the males look for a birdhouse. Having settled down, the birdhouse sings loudly with enthusiasm, waiting for its friend.

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He builds his nest in the field, where the plants stretch. His songs and flight were included in poems! Almost simultaneously with the starlings, ringing, vocal larks arrive. The lark will find a hole somewhere in the field, and here is the nest.

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This bird never builds a nest for its chicks, but sits somewhere on a branch and shouts: “Ku-ku! Ku-ku! The cuckoo does not build a nest and does not sit on eggs. She lays them on the ground, and then carries them with her beak into the nest of some small bird.

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He flies to us with warmth, having traveled a long way. Sculpts a house under the window from grass and clay. Swallows come to us in May. Swallows make nests under the roofs of houses, making a narrow neck. So that cats cannot get to the chicks. The building material is dirt, clay, and everything is glued together with the bird’s saliva.

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Their road is long and difficult. Either the wind meets them on the way, then the rain sheds its cold drops, then the sun gets hot... During the flight, birds adhere to certain rules and order. This way it is more convenient and easier for them to fly. Cranes fly in a wedge, Herons and geese fly in a line, Swans fly in a line, Starlings fly in a flock. Flocks of ducks in an arc,

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You need to be well prepared to welcome welcome guests. To do this, you need to make a birdhouse. In the spring, birds lay eggs in nests and hatch chicks. There is one important rule in the forest: do not destroy bird nests.

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If you touch the egg, the bird, sensing the smell of a person, will no longer hatch the eggs in the nest, the chicks will die and will not be born.

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Take care of the birds! A family of starlings destroys 350 caterpillars, beetles, and snails per day. During the summer, the cuckoo eats up to 270 thousand large caterpillars and chafers. A family of swallows destroys millions of different harmful insects over the summer!

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Signs 1. In the spring the rook arrived - in a month the snow will melt. 2. Early arrival of larks - for a warm spring. 3. Early swallows - for a happy year. 4. If the rooks fly straight to the nests, it means a friendly spring. 5. In the spring, the swallow flew in - soon thunder will roar.

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Holiday of the Larks The ancient Slavic holiday of the Larks is celebrated on March 22 - the day of the spring equinox. It was believed that on this day larks return to their homeland, and other migratory birds fly after them. On Zhavoronkov, in villages and sometimes in cities, they performed: early in the morning, housewives baked birds, round gingerbread cookies and koloboks from dough. Then they made small nests out of straw, put buns in them and placed them in the poultry house - it was believed that this would help the chickens lay eggs better and not get sick. It was customary to treat everyone to round gingerbread cookies.

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Save the Earth! People, save yourself from forest fires and river pollution! Save, people, save nature, So that man does not become extinct on Earth!

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Ecological moment - Have you thought about how we should treat birds? – What can a person do for birds and what should he not do? - I will read slogans to you, if this needs to be done for the birds, you raise the bird. - And if not, then don’t raise the bird. 1. Hang birdhouses in the spring. 2. Shoot birds with a slingshot. 3. Help a sick or injured bird. 4. Destroy birds' nests. 5. Feed birds in early spring. 6. Take home healthy chicks. 7. Go close to bird nests. 8. Study birds.

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games Game “Name the babies” – At the duck – … – At the starling – … – At the goose – … – At the sparrow – … – At the rook – … – At the swallow – … – At the stork – …… – At the jackdaw – …

Migratory birds

Migratory birds... Where is their home: here on earth? in the sky? or where they fly away from us for the long winter? Of course, here, where their babies are born - chicks!

Autumn. Rooks often circle in the sky. Their scream carries far across the area. What are they shouting about, they are probably saying goodbye to us until spring. I always like to look at the sky when migratory birds fly by. And the screams coming from the sky make me so sad, and I stand and see off the flocks, knowing that in the spring they will again delight us with their singing. This fall, work began on cutting down and improving our park. And I seriously thought: where will the birds fly in the fall? Do they recognize their park? Will they remain to develop life in the same place or will they choose another place?

The flights of birds have captured the imagination of man since time immemorial. Homer wrote about this 1000 BC. This is mentioned in the Bible. This question was studied by the great ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. This phenomenon in the life of nature is truly remarkable. With the onset of autumn cold, many birds that lived in our forests and fields disappear. Instead, others arrive that we did not see in the summer.

And in the spring, disappeared birds appear again. Where were they and why did they come back to us? Couldn't they have stayed where they went for the winter? How do they find out about the flight time? How far do birds fly? And I began to look for answers to my questions about the life of migratory birds, reading books, watching TV shows, browsing websites on the Internet.

By bird migration we mean the movement of birds south in autumn and north in spring, their movement to the highlands or from the interior of the continent to the sea coast. Although the direction is determined not only by the location of wintering and nesting grounds, but also by the places lying along their path that are favorable for feeding and resting. Therefore, not all birds in the northern hemisphere fly from north to south in the fall. Many northern European birds fly west in the fall and winter in western Europe.

The question of why many birds fly away in the fall cannot yet be fully answered. But a careful study of the life of various migratory birds in nature shows that in this wonderful phenomenon the nutrition and associated habits of birds are of enormous importance. Birds move to warmer climates because many of them cannot survive in winter conditions. But there is evidence that our indoor canary can survive in temperatures down to -45° if it has enough food.

I came to the conclusion that birds fly away from us not because they are cold, but because they are hungry. In addition, in winter the days are mild and many birds simply do not have enough time to sufficiently satiate themselves with meager prey. Therefore, not only the temperature regime and the depleted food supply serve as a signal for departure, but also the changing length of the day! How birds can tell when the days are getting shorter (or longer) is still a mystery to ornithologists (people who study the life of birds)! Thus, the length of daylight and the disappearance of food tells the bird when to go to warmer climes. And the instinct of procreation in the spring suggests that it is time to fly back.

Science does not have a complete explanation for how birds find their way during migration or how they search for their homelands! There are suggestions that birds navigate by the sun, stars, the Earth’s magnetic field, landscape landmarks, smells, etc. Many birds, in order not to lose each other in flight, especially at night, make special sounds, scream and even sing. In addition, the bird uses its voice as an echo sounder.

The sound is reflected from objects in the bird's path and is picked up by its very sensitive hearing. Therefore, it does not bump into trees or rocks in the dark and, perhaps, even determines the distance above the ground. But they also take into account changes in the position of the sun and stars at different times of the day and year, and often fly in cloudy weather. Flights take place both during the day and at night. Night flights are typical for passerines and waders that feed during the day. Crakes and marsh hens migrate to wintering mainly on foot, only occasionally flying across bodies of water.

The average flight altitude of many birds is 450-750 meters. And small passerines fly below 100 meters, and geese even fly over the Himalayas, i.e. flying at an altitude of about 9000 meters. The average flight speed of small passerines is 50-60 km/h, for geese – up to 100 km/h, for swifts – up to 170 km/h. The length of the daily flight is also different: the stork has about 400 km, the cuckoo – 80 km, the rook – up to 60 km, and the time spent on the daily flight ranges from several hours to 30-40 minutes.

How far do birds fly from us? Wintering sites for migratory birds are constant. They winter where the natural conditions are similar to the living conditions in their homeland: forest - in wooded areas, coastal - along the banks of rivers, lakes, seas, steppe - in the steppes. Birds of some species fly alone, while others fly in groups or flocks. I had to watch the flight of cranes flying in a “wedge” (angle).

Bird flights are studied by ringing, by installing radio beacons or miniature video cameras. Airplanes and radio transmitters are used to track tagged birds. In our country, bird ringing began to develop at the beginning of the twentieth century. Over 1000 birds were ringed by the Latvian ornithologist G. Loundon (in 1907-1912). In 1935, the Central Bureau of Banding was created, headed by V. Vuchetich.

In 1946, the Zoological Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences organized the first meeting on bird migration and ringing. In 1954. Nature reserves and other institutions have ringed more than 100 thousand birds, approximately 400 species. Through the efforts of G. Dementyev, A. Mekheev, V. Ryabov, T. Shevareva and others, 1889 is officially recognized as the year of the beginning of bird ringing, and the Dane Mortenson is the inventor of this method.

Project “Migratory Birds” in the preparatory group

MBDOU "Kindergarten "Fairy Tale" combined type"

Project "Migratory Birds"

in preparatory group No. 8 “Pinocchio”

Developed by: Pugacheva N.A.

Dubinino village, 2019

Passport for the short-term project “Birds of Migratory” in preparatory school group No. 8

Project type:

cognitive-creative.

Project type:

group.

Project duration:

from 21.10. — 25.10.

Participants:

preschool children, teachers, parents.

Relevance of the project:

insufficient knowledge of children about migratory birds; absence of names of migratory birds and knowledge of the reasons for flying to warm regions in children’s active dictionary

Children's participation in the project will allow:

— consolidate the names of migratory birds in children’s memory;

— enrich children’s vocabulary about migratory birds;

- improve the dialogical monologue form of speech through

explanation of the reasons for the flight of birds;

- introduce such an autumn phenomenon as the flight of birds;

— maintain interest in the life of migratory birds;

— to develop a caring attitude towards birds.

Objective of the project:

— to form in children a system of knowledge about migratory birds;

- create conditions for the formation in children of a holistic idea of

life of migratory birds;

— to instill in children a caring attitude towards migratory birds.

Project objectives:

Educational

1. name migratory birds: name, body parts, food;
2. describe the appearance and behavior of birds;
3. formulate a sentence using a subject, verb, dictionary of signs on a lexical topic

Educational:

1. Develop the ability to establish simple cause-and-effect relationships, analyze the impact of changing seasons on the life of birds, classify birds into wintering and migratory, based on establishing a connection between the nature of food and the ability (ability) to predict future changes.

2. Activate children's vocabulary: migratory, insectivorous, predatory, waterfowl, songbirds, arrival, departure.

3. Introduce children to the concepts: flying in a “wedge”, “flock”.

Educational:

Foster love and caring attitude towards birds.

Integration of educational areas:

“Speech development”, “Cognitive development”, “Artistic and aesthetic development”, “Social and communicative development”, “Physical development”.

Expected Result

:(children)

- they know and name migratory birds: rook, swallow, goose, duck, drake, swan, cuckoo, stork, starling, crane, heron, nightingale;

- talk about the features of the appearance of birds (body parts, habits);

- can write a descriptive story about a migratory bird;

— (the teacher) replenishes the group’s educational environment with materials on the topic of the project and cultivates children’s interest in migratory birds.

Preparatory stage:

TASKS:

Determining the amount of children's knowledge about migratory birds. A survey of children using pictures of birds showed that 13 children out of 23 people correctly named migratory birds.

Main stage:

TASKS:

Record the names of migratory birds.

Expand children's knowledge about the life of migratory birds in the autumn. To instill in children an interest in migratory birds.

I. _ Interaction with children:

1. Conversations:

“Why do birds fly south?”

“What do you know about migratory birds?”

"The Life of Migratory Birds in Autumn"

Goal: to activate children’s knowledge about the appearance and habits of birds, to teach them to write stories about birds; distinguish birds from pictures.

2. Didactic games and exercises:

Goal: expanding vocabulary: birds (what are they doing?) fly, swim, peck, build nests, self-education: Say affectionately “duck-duck, feather-feather, tail-tail.” Formation of complex words: red beak - red beak, long neck - long neck, etc.

“Fourth wheel”; “Call me kindly”

(formation of nouns with diminutive suffixes). Bird., Wing -, Head -, Paw -, Tail -…

“Find out by description and name the migratory bird”

"Finish the sentence"

(drawing complex sentences).

— It’s cold, rainy weather outside, because...

— Swallows are the first to fly south because...

— Swans, geese, and ducks are the last to fly away in the fall, because...

- Birds need to be loved and protected because...

“Who has what body?”

- Look, it's a starling. What kind of tail does he have? So what kind of starling is it?

-This is a swallow, it has a long tail. So, what kind of swallow?

- This is a rook, it has a sharp beak. What rook?

– Does he have a black wing? So he...

3. Board and printed games:

Lotto “Birds”, Cut-out pictures “Collect and name the bird”.

4. Reading fiction:

E. Charushin “Heron”, V. Bianchi “Who Sings What”, L. Tolstoy “Swans”, A. M Sibiryak “Gray Neck”

5. Listening: audio “Bird Voices”.

6. Examination of illustrations, encyclopedias about birds.

7. Getting to know riddles and proverbs about migratory birds.

8. Compiling stories about migratory birds according to plan

Examination and compilation of stories about birds based on the picture. Writing riddles and descriptive stories.

9. Artistic creativity:

• Drawing “Beautiful Swans” Purpose: to introduce children to the possibilities of white paint, to encourage children to depict and create the image of a swan, to develop a sense of form and proportions, creative imagination, to cultivate an interest in knowledge of nature, and the ability to reflect impressions in a drawing.
• Design (paper folding, applique, sculpting “Birds-

not big."

• Drawing with wax crayons using “Birds” templates. Goal: development of hand motor skills.

10. Outdoor games:

“Swallows”, “Geese-Swans”, “Birders”, “Starlings and the Cat”, Eagle Owl and Birds, “Migration of Birds”, “Hunter and Ducks”.

11. Physical education, “Show the bird”, “Recognize me, I am a bird...”.

12. Direct educational activities:

1. Migratory birds - who are they?”

Goal: to consolidate in children’s memory the names of migratory birds; help them understand the structure of birds and their external characteristics. Clarify the concept of migratory, insectivorous and waterfowl. (Summaries of integrated classes in the preparatory school group. A.V. Adzhi. pp. 69-71 assignment No. 7)

2. “Composing a descriptive story about birds.”

II . Interaction with parents:

Reading books to children on the topic of the project, participating in a bird watching event, making bird hats for games. (Application)

The final stage:

• Quiz "Birds of Migratory".
• Application and handmade work “Birds of Migratory”

Prospects

:

We are planning to continue the project on the proposed topic “The Life of Migratory Birds in Spring.”

Result achieved:

1. Children know the names, appearance and reasons for the departure of migratory birds.

2. Children can compose a story about migratory birds according to a plan.

3. Children have developed an interest in the life of migratory birds and a desire to learn more about them.

4. The developmental environment of the group is replenished with materials on the topic of the project.

LITERATURE:

1. Makhaneva M.D. Ecological development of children of preschool and primary school age. M., 2004.

2. Morozova I. A. Pushkareva M. A. Acquaintance with the surrounding world. Lesson notes. 5-7 years

3. Nikolaeva S. Program “Young Ecologist”. M. 4. N. S. Ruslanova Didactic material for the development of lexical and grammatical categories in children 5-7 years old “Birds”, ARCTI, 2005.

5. Granovich M. Educational games. “Thematic lessons “Migratory and wintering birds.” https://nattik.ru/?

How do birds winter?

To help birds in winter, you need to know which birds spend the winter and what they feed on? Winter for sedentary birds is a period of tough survival. Cold at their body temperature is not as terrible for them as hunger. It is from malnutrition that the small bird population in our area is dying day after day. During a short winter day, birds are simply unable to find and eat as much food as they need.

If food is available, birds can withstand even severe frosts. In many birds, the body temperature constantly remains within 42 degrees Celsius, and in small birds it reaches 45 degrees [1, p.76]. Here’s a regularity: the smaller the bird, the more intense its thermal balance, the higher its body temperature.

Pigeons, woodpeckers, and sparrows live side by side with us all year round. Sparrows are very small birds, but very active. They are not afraid of our cold weather. Who is the first to open a frosty winter morning when you are afraid to stick your nose outside? Sparrow! Who is the first to announce the beginning of spring? Sparrow! Therefore, do not drive these birds away from the feeder, pour some bread crumbs into the feeder once again, throw a handful of grain by the porch - and honestly, the sparrows will thank you for your attention in the summer!

That’s why feeders are so important!

How to properly organize feeding of birds?

The main rules when feeding birds: Do not feed birds salty foods and rye bread (this is deadly for them)! If you start feeding birds once at the beginning of winter, make sure that there is food in the feeder every day!

The feeder should be convenient and safe for birds (tight fit, no sharp edges, inaccessible to the neighbor’s cat)! Hang the feeder so that small and agile birds can get there, but not pigeons and crows (for which there is enough food even outside)! If possible, the food should be protected from the weather! The feeder must be cleaned regularly!

What to feed your feathered guests?

Remember that you should not give your birds salty food or black bread!

It is unacceptable to feed any salty, fried, spicy, or sour foods. Rye bread is very dangerous - it sours in the birds' crops and is poorly digested, especially in cold weather. Birds should not be given citrus fruits (oranges and lemons), banana peels, or spices. For feeding you can use:

Unroasted seeds of sunflower and pumpkin, watermelon and melon, hemp Cones, acorns, nuts, for example, peanuts Millet, millet, oats, wheat, rolled oats (raw!) Bunches of weeds - quinoa, nettle, horse sorrel, burdock, etc. . Bunches of viburnum, rowan, black and red elderberry berries Crumbs of stale wheat bread Maple and ash seeds Pieces of unsalted lard, meat and fat Apples

You can feed almost any bird. Preparations for this must begin in the summer by preparing food. [1, p.34]

Making a bird feeder

Our feeder is made of plywood in the form of a house without closed walls, but with a roof to prevent snow from falling in (see appendix). We attached it right outside the window of our apartment to a metal beam. Our feeder is installed firmly and does not swing in the wind, so it is very comfortable for birds to sit on it. [4]

Every morning I poured grain and bread crumbs into the feeder, the birds eat everything during the day, so by evening the feeder is already empty. Next to the feeder, I also tied a piece of lard; the birds did not have time to eat it in a day; it was enough for them for several days.

After feeding the birds for a week, I decided to look at the behavior of the birds if there was no food in the feeder. In the morning, the birds flew in as usual, but not finding food, they flew away. On a tree where a large number of birds usually gather during the day, when the feeder was full there was not a single bird. But as soon as I opened the window to pour food into the feeder, I noticed that the birds began to slowly flock to the tree near my window. And literally a few seconds after I poured the food on the feeder there was no end to the birds.

Conclusion: birds remember the place where they fed and fly there again.

What birds usually come to the feeder? Two species of birds flew to my feeder: sparrows and tits. Birds' food preferences. Most of all I was interested in the question, what do sparrows and tits like to feast on in winter?

Starting to study this issue, I noticed that sparrows and tits are rare guests in the yard. My parents are tidy owners, so our yard is always clean.

When dad helped me hang the feeder, my brother and I put food in them. Taking into account the knowledge from the outside world that these birds have a characteristic small and very strong beak, which is convenient for chewing grains and seeds, I selected seeds, millet and buckwheat for them. For 5 days I observed the number of birds at the feeder.

As a result, it turned out that sunflower seeds are more popular among birds. But they didn’t want to peck the buckwheat at all; it remained intact in the feeder throughout all the experimental days. I also managed to find out that on the first day several tits flew in for reconnaissance, and by the 5th day a whole flock had gathered at the feeder. At one time I could count up to 15-20 birds at the feeder.

The sparrows were very wary of the feeder. There were much fewer of them in it. But unlike tits, they sat comfortably and stayed for a long time in my dining room. The tits behaved very culturedly. They quickly flew in and sat on the edge of the feeder. Having grabbed the seed, the tit flew off to the branch of a neighboring tree. In 1 hour, she made about 5 such flights to the feeder. According to my observations, she made about 5. So I calculated that she spends about 8-10 minutes cleaning and eating one seed. It turns out that in a short winter day the tit makes 40 flights. This means that per day she eats up to 40 seeds, which she needs so much not to freeze.

Later, I decided to diversify the lunch of my guests. She began to sprinkle bread crumbs onto the snow crust and hung pieces of fresh lard and meat on the branches. Then the taste preferences of my guests were completely divided. The tits were actively pecking at the lard and meat, and a whole flock of sparrows gathered around the crumbs. Thus, I found out why you see tits more often in trees, and sparrows on the road and near garbage cans. These are common places to search for food. Here they feel more comfortable and eat food more actively.

After observing the birds more closely, I learned that sparrows always stay in groups. From a textbook on the surrounding world, I learned that such groups are called flocks [7, p. 36]. The tits sit in groups of several and stay separate from everyone else. If there are sparrows on a tree, then you will not see tits on it. They will try to position themselves on a nearby tree. You rarely see tits on the ground searching for seeds and crumbs. But a flock of sparrows boldly jumps in search of food.

Based on the above, first I want to display data reflecting the behavior of birds in the form of a table.(1)

Further, the table shows my observations of the behavior of birds directly at the feeder.

Conclusion

My observations helped me learn more about the life of a small piece of living nature.

Birds are an important part of wildlife. Tits and sparrows live near human habitation in winter. This is related to the search for food and places to sleep.

Birds are not afraid of winter if they have food. The bird is full and warm under its down and feathers. Therefore, it is very important to feed birds in winter, because when the bird is full, it doesn’t mind the cold.

By hanging feeders in gardens, parks, and near our houses, we not only help birds, but also protect trees, because if birds constantly find food in some place, then in the summer they will fly here and protect the plants from harmful insects.

It is very important that birds, these beautiful creatures, tireless workers, full of attractive secrets for humans, live happily on our land!

Bibliography

Birds. Encyclopedia of Russian Nature./ Ed. V. Flint - M., 1996 Malchevsky A.S. Ornithological excursions. – L.; Leningrad State University, 1981 Klepinina Z.A. Natural history. Educational edition. Education, Moscow, 1992. Internet sources. Everything about everything. Popular encyclopedia for children / AST. Moscow.: . — 1997 Savenkov A. V. Research training for junior schoolchildren. /Samara: Publishing House "Educational Literature". - 2010. Fedotova N.O., Trafimova G.V.. The world around us. Textbook/Moscow: Akademkniga. – 2010 Shumakova N.B. Development of research skills of junior schoolchildren. /Moscow. Education. – 2011

Project "Migratory Birds"

Project "Migratory Birds"

Project for children in the senior speech therapy group (5-6 years old).

Developed by:

teacher-speech therapist L.P. Kutyreva

Project type:

cognitive - speech

Project implementation timeline:

short-term (3 weeks)

Project participants:

speech therapist teacher, educators, children, parents

Relevance of the project:

In our work with children of the senior speech therapy group, we used the method of project activity in order to develop their interest in studying nature. Children have insufficient understanding of the lifestyle, habits, and nutrition of migratory birds.

The task of adults is to cultivate children's interest in our neighbors on the planet - birds, the desire to learn new facts about their lives, and to take care of them.

Working together with parents, we must create conditions for the child to communicate with the natural world.

Objective of the project:

summarize children's knowledge about migratory birds, their lifestyle and distinctive features, consolidate knowledge about nature, and cultivate curiosity.

Project objectives:

Cognitive development:

1. Clarify children's knowledge about migratory birds, their appearance, body parts, and distinctive features.
2. Expand and consolidate ideas about the life of migratory birds in natural conditions and adaptation to their habitat: what they eat, how they escape from enemies, how they adapt to life in the spring after arrival.
3. Strengthen the ability to recognize birds by size, color, and sounds made.
4. To promote the development of cognitive activity and the formation of a desire to expand your horizons with knowledge about birds.

Speech development:

1. Contribute to the expansion and activation of the vocabulary (consolidate the names of birds, their features and qualitative characteristics; improve understanding of the semantic side of speech; learn to select words with opposite and similar meanings).
2. Develop understanding and use of grammatical means in speech (learn to use spatial prepositions - in, over, under, from; teach different ways of word formation using suffixes, by merging two words).
3. Develop coherent speech (form the skills of composing a descriptive story; develop the ability to meaningfully retell short texts; teach children different types of statements with components of reasoning; consolidate the ability to convey the intonation completeness of a sentence, correctly convey the intonation of a question; improve the expressiveness of speech).

Social and communicative development:

1. Cultivate a caring attitude towards feathered friends and a desire to help them.
2. Cultivate an emotionally positive attitude towards the surrounding reality, develop curiosity.

Artistic and aesthetic development:

1. Cultivate interest in folk art.
2. Cultivate interest in works of art, develop a desire to obtain the necessary knowledge about birds from books.

Physical development:

1. Help children develop rhythmic motor skills.
2. Develop fine motor skills.
3. Improve coordination of movements.

Expected result:

 Children's knowledge about migratory birds; enrichment of passive and active vocabulary.

• Expanding children's knowledge about the characteristics of migratory birds, their role in human life, developing children's cognitive interest.
• Showing kindness, care, and respect for your feathered friends.
• Manifestation of speech activity in children in different types of activities.
• Active participation of parents in the pedagogical process of preschool educational institutions, strengthening interest in cooperation with group teachers.

Project stages:

Stage 1: preparatory.

1. Select methodological, popular science and fiction literature, visual aids, illustrative material on this topic, prepare presentations.

2. Select materials, teaching aids, and attributes for children’s play, theatrical, and independent activities.

3.Work with parents: prepare and place in the parent’s corner an information consultation “Introducing children to migratory birds”

4. Planning upcoming work, developing activities.

Stage 2: main (content).

Cognitive development

1. Educational conversations: “Meeting migratory birds”, “House for birds”, “Conversations about who lives where” - T.A. Shorygina.
2. Examination of illustrations, photographs, books, encyclopedias on the topic. Showing a presentation on the topic “Migratory Birds”.
3. Thematic lesson “April 1 – International Bird Day”.
4. Bird watching while walking and from the window.
5. Reading works of fiction: V. Bianchi “Forest Houses”, “Who Sings What?”, N. Sladkov “Well done Starlings”, D. Mamin-Sibiryak “Gray Neck”
6. Listening to recordings of bird calls.

Speech development

1. Thematic lesson “Migratory birds”
2. Reading fiction and encyclopedic literature: V. Sukhomlinsky “The Rook Has Arrived”; V. Bondarenko “The Crane Has Returned”; L. Poltava “Where our birds live”, I. Bondarchuk “House for birds”; K. Peresnaya "Swallow";
3. Acquaintance and memorization of proverbs, sayings, riddles about birds.
4. Compiling a story based on a painting by A.K. Savrasov “The rooks have arrived”
5. Didactic games “Name migratory birds and their chicks”, “Whose beak, whose nest?”, “Who lives where?”, “Who eats what?”.
6. Exercise on agreeing nouns with adjectives “Name which one?”

Corrective work

1. Integrated lesson “May 13 – World Migratory Bird Day”.
2. Organization of didactic games: “Name it affectionately”, “The fourth odd one”, “Find out by description”, “Name who eats what”, “Whose? Whose? Whose? Whose?”, “Guess by the voice”, “One - many”, “Sort out the birds”, “Who is with whom” “Scattered the birds”, “Which bird did I wish for?”, “Who is missing? ”, “Where is the bird?”, “Which word does not fit?”, “Give me a word”, “Count”, “Divide the names of the birds into parts.”
3. Guessing and interpreting riddles about birds, composing your own riddles.
4. Learning to compose stories - descriptions about migratory birds based on diagrams, retelling.
5. Compiling creative stories “One day in the life of a starling...”
6. Carrying out finger gymnastics “And the rook on the mountain...”, “Swallow”, “Birds”, “Feeder”, “Thrush-thrush”.
7. Conducting speech coordination games with the movement “Swallows”, “I want to be a bird”.
8. Carrying out facial exercises “Birds say goodbye to their native land”, “Return of the storks”, “Swallow caught in the paws of a cat”.
9. Psycho-gymnastics. Playing out the situations of “Sparrow”, “Crane”, “Whirly Necks”, Etude “A Seagull Protects its Nest from the Arctic Fox”.

Artistic and aesthetic development

1. Application based on the fairy tale “The Gray Neck”
2. Drawing “Starlings have arrived”
3. Modeling “Swan on a pond” from plasticine, birds from dough.
4. Listening to the voices of birds, sounds of nature.

Physical development

1. Outdoor games “Birds”, “Sparrows and Hawk”, “Frogs and Herons”.

2. Finger games “And the rook on the mountain...”, “Swallow”, “Birds”, “Feeder”, “Thrush-Thrush”.

3. Finger gymnastics with Su-Jok balls “Birds of Migratory”.

Working with parents

1. Compiling descriptive stories about migratory birds, creative stories “One day in the life of a starling...”
2. Joint drawing (painting) using an unconventional technique of a migratory bird.
3. Organization of an exhibition of books about birds.

Stage 3: final

1. Integrated lesson “May 13 – World Migratory Bird Day”.
2. Writing descriptive, creative stories by children.
3. Organization of an exhibition of creative works on the topic: “Birds of Migratory” (joint work of children and parents)
4. Exhibition of children's works
5. Processing of project implementation results
6. Presentation of the project “Migratory Birds” to parents.

While working on the project:

— children’s speech activity increased, they began to listen better to the addressed speech, understand its content, and give answers;

— the vocabulary has expanded significantly, nouns, adjectives, and verbs on the topic “Migratory Birds” have become more active in speech;

— children’s knowledge about migratory birds, their distinctive features, and role in human life has expanded.

— children began to develop the ability to correctly construct simple common sentences and coordinate words in a sentence.

— children began to show a sense of kindness, care, and careful attitude towards birds.

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