Seasons: pictures, poems, riddles for children 3-4, 5-6 years old
Children actively explore the world from birth. Everything new has its time. For example, babies need to be told about flowers at 1-1.5 years old, about the size and shape at 2-3 years old. Preschoolers learn in detail about the seasons, the names of the months in stages - at 3-4 years old, closer to school at 6-7 years old. How to make classes exciting and memorable with the help of special pictures of the seasons for children, we will tell in our article.
It is necessary to start cognitive lessons about the seasons with children at an early age, at 3-4 years old. By this period, the kids have already consciously observed the change of weather several times during the year, they understand what is warm, cold, cloudy, snow, rain.
How to choose cards
For the lesson, you need to prepare cards for the seasons. Training kits can be downloaded on the Internet, bought in a bookstore. Pictures should be bright and clear. Differences in the weather understandable to children.
- Summer. Associated with the sun, sea, flowers, butterflies. The predominant colors for pictures are green, yellow, orange, blue. The cards should include people in summer clothes, children riding bicycles, rollerblading, swimming in the river.
- Autumn. Yellow, orange leaves on the trees, harvesting apples in the garden, rain, umbrellas, rubber boots became a sign of autumn.
- Winter. For children, winter smells like tangerines, pleases with the New Year, with gifts from Santa Claus, decorated with a Christmas tree. The people in the pictures are dressed in mittens, hats, fur coats. Children go sledding and skating. They make snowmen.
- Spring. Snow melts, birds arrive after a long winter. People bake Easter cakes for Easter. The first leaves appear on the trees, wild flowers bloom.
Where to start classes
Developing lessons about the seasons and months, start as follows:
- Lay out all the series of pictures in front of the preschooler.
- Let him carefully consider them, ask questions of interest.
- Discuss with your child why we learn the seasons.
- The kid must understand that this information is very important. It will help you navigate in society, dress appropriately for the weather, etc.
- Ask the preschooler some questions about the pictures.
- Ask what he sees in the picture, what time of year it is, why he decided that, etc. If the child finds it difficult to answer, help him.
- Ask the student to draw their own seasons.
Pay attention to the choice of colors and shades. Each season has its own color scheme. - The next step will be games, exciting activities with pictures, listening to music and memorizing poetry. It takes at least 3-4 weeks for a preschooler to thoroughly study the seasons. But the material has to be repeated periodically.
Important! For children of 3-4 years old, the main way of knowing the world is a practical example and visibility. Break up the acquaintance with the calendar, breed conditions for the entire calendar year. So the baby will see outside the window what is shown in the pictures.
Children help adults in winter 
Walk in the winter forest 
Tasks
The seasons for children is a rather difficult topic, especially remembering the names of the months and their order. To make the learning process easier, use the following interesting tasks.
- Dressing for a walk
Ask the baby to collect the doll outside according to the weather conditions you declared. You can only name the month or season. To complete the task, you will need a doll and a doll wardrobe for the whole year.
- coloring pages
Choose themed coloring pages for preschool children. Ask for an explanation of color choice, comment on the creative process by explaining changes in nature.
- Describe the picture
Give the children pictures of the seasons. Ask to describe the images. The best option would be a picture with the actions of the characters. For example, kids are sledding in winter clothes, adults are harvesting, etc.
- Reading and memorizing poetry
For kids 3-4 years old, poems about the seasons of Marshak, Nikitin are suitable. For older preschoolers - poems by Tyutchev, Blok, Yesenin, Maykov.
- We make a clock of the seasons with our own hands
Cut out a large circle from cardboard, divide the field into 4 segments. Ask the child to draw a season in each part. You can draw the corresponding holidays, your own associations.
Games
Learning the seasons with preschoolers is indispensable without games. Use the following types of educational entertainment.
- Jumping in the puddles
Used to introduce autumn. Cut out large and small circles from paper. Children must pass the room without stepping into puddles. Before the active part, tell the kids that the rains begin in September, they are still warm, the puddles are small. And in October and November, rainwater freezes at night, showers are cold.
- Match the pictures
Give the children images of the attributes of each season: for winter - snow, for spring - an Easter egg, for summer - panama, etc. Task: arrange images of objects under the picture of the season.
- Guess what time of year
Preschoolers are shown pictures of animals, people at different times of the year. By clothes, coat color, the baby guesses what time has come. At the same time, the teacher can talk about the bear's sleep in winter, what birds and animals eat in summer, how they prepare supplies for cold periods, etc.
- Solving riddles
Riddles about the seasons help to study weather phenomena, the names of the months. The lessons are exciting. Add a competitive moment, then the children will answer questions with excitement.
| Puzzles | Answer |
|---|---|
| Snow on the fields ice on the waters, The blizzard is walking. When does it happen? | |
| Even though it's snow and ice, And leaves - tears pour. | |
| She covered the ground with a duvet, Bound the rivers with strong ice, I drew patterns on the window Sparkling white silver. | |
| And with my own story. Waving a magic wand - The snowdrop will bloom in the forest. | |
| From overseas countries far away Birds to us They fly back. | |
| Pava has arrived Sat on the grass She loosened her feathers For any potion. | |
| Green, yellow, red, The most beautiful thing of the year! Barefoot, generous, hot, Country, beach, bright! | |
| Red, green, singed with heat, Yellow, fruity, every day with renewal. | |
| You can swim and fish You can wander through the forest with a basket, Run through the puddles in the warm rain And don't be afraid to get wet. | |
| The beautiful sorceress has come Foliage without paint repainted. | |
| So the days are getting shorter And the nights got longer The birds fly south The forest and meadow turned yellow. ( | |
| Her to repaint the leaves, No paints or brushes needed: Green in summer, they They turn yellow and red. |
You can learn how to teach your child the seasons of the year from special manuals for parents and kindergarten teachers. Use the following methodological literature:
- Z.E. Agranovich "Seasons".
- T. Chizhkova Stories from pictures. "Seasons".
- G.A. Prokhorov "Demomaterials for preschoolers".
- T.V. Shpotov “Seasons. Benefits for parents and educators”, etc.
Do not be afraid to experiment, give the child more information. Fix the studied material practically, pay attention to changes in nature on walks, when watching cartoons.
