A child can acquire knowledge about the changing seasons already at the age of 3-4 years. By talking and playing with your baby, parents can help him with this. The main thing is that these classes are interesting and bring him joy.
Instructions
Step 1
Start acquainting your baby with natural phenomena on walks. Regularly pay his attention to the environment, features of the weather, body sensations. At the same time, explain and in practice show the preschooler the concepts of "heat", "warm", "cold", "dampness", "slush". Show rain, snow, clouds, icicles, yellowing leaves, puddles. Explain at the same time what time of year all this happens. To reinforce the relationship of concepts, ask the children leading questions. For example: “It's snowing outside. What time of year do we have now?"
Step 2
When reading fairy tales, stories or poems, focus the child's attention on the details that describe what winter, spring, summer, and autumn are. To consolidate the kid's knowledge, tell him thematic riddles, say proverbs about the seasons.
Buy a coloring book for your child about this topic. At the same time, check with the baby what colors he will paint the leaves, if the drawing is autumn, which pencil he will take when painting snow patterns. And when they usually appear on the glass. Draw compositions with your child on themes that indicate the seasons. Make applications and crafts: "Winter fun", "Spring drops", "Summer still life", "Autumn landscape".
Step 3
With the same success, study the pictures with the baby, asking the questions: "What time of the year do birds build nests and hatch chicks?" “What time of year do birds fly south?” To do this, stock up on various pictures depicting animals at different times of the year. Talk to your preschooler about the activities of people related to winter, spring, summer, and fall. For example, guys are sledding down the mountain. In another picture, children are launching boats along a stream. Or they make birdhouses. Combine operators work in the field. Draw your baby's attention that all these activities are related to the seasons.
Step 4
The teachers noted that children more easily remember the seasons when they observe the relationship with the holidays. For example, on September 1, my sister took a bouquet and went to school for Knowledge Day. This holiday begins in the fall. Or Santa Claus and Snegurochka brought a gift for the New Year's party. Of course, this happened in winter, otherwise the Snow Maiden would have melted. And March 8 is my mother's holiday, on which dad gives her a spring bouquet of tulips or mimosas. On May Day, many families go to plant potatoes and barbecue in the country. The child easily remembers that this happens in the spring. And on June 1, Children's Day, mom and dad take the kid to ride the rides and to the children's performance on the square. Talk to your child about what time of year this or that holiday comes.
