Talking to children about autumn
First, the children need to be told about autumn. There's a lot to talk about! There are a lot of purely autumn themes. Here are just a few of them, offhand.
- Why does autumn come?
- What time of year will replace autumn?
- How is autumn different from other seasons? It is useful to expand on this question. For example, in the fall the leaves turn yellow, apples and other fruits ripen, birds fly south, there are frequent cold rains, the sun shines less and less, and it becomes colder. Each part of this question must be explained to the child at a level he can understand. For example:
- Why does the leaves on the trees turn yellow in autumn?
- Why do birds fly away at this time?
- What are the “warm regions” where the birds are so eager? Will they come back, and when exactly?
- What fruits ripen in the fall and what is made from them? For example, apples are eaten, cabbage is salted, etc.
- It is in the fall that it is best to introduce a child to examples of folk art about this time of year. After all, how many wonderful sayings and proverbs have been invented about autumn! Of course, many of them will be incomprehensible to the child, and therefore mom and dad need to explain their meaning to the baby. It is not difficult to find such proverbs and sayings; they are also on our website here.
- Children's poems, fairy tales and stories on an autumn theme are another wonderful opportunity to tell kids about autumn. There are simply an infinite number of such works written on this topic! At the same time, it would be a good idea to learn a couple of “autumn” poems with your child. They will undoubtedly come in handy - both at matinees and simply for developing children's memory.
- By the way, just like songs about autumn: there are also quite a few of them. Why not learn a few of these songs with your baby? Again - they will come in handy. Well, where there are songs, there is instrumental music. Listening to music about autumn (whether for children or for adults) when it’s autumn outside is great, it perfectly develops creativity!
- But there is also painting! Usually children really like to draw pictures on the theme of autumn. So let them do it.
- Well, how can we do without walks in the autumn park, or even better - in the forest, or along the steppe, or along the river bank (if possible) accompanied by mom and dad! Here the child will have a wonderful opportunity to see autumn “live”, and even with mother’s explanations. However, this is a separate, detailed topic.
Autumn
I. Sokolov-Mikitov
The chirping swallows flew south a long time ago, and even earlier, as if on cue, the swift swifts disappeared.
On autumn days, the children heard the passing cranes crowing in the sky as they said goodbye to their dear homeland. They looked after them for a long time with some special feeling, as if the cranes were taking summer with them.
Quietly talking, the geese flew to the warm south...
People are preparing for a cold winter. The rye and wheat were mowed long ago. We prepared feed for the livestock. The last apples are being picked from the orchards. They dug up potatoes, beets, and carrots and put them away for the winter.
The animals are also preparing for winter. The nimble squirrel accumulated nuts in the hollow and dried selected mushrooms. Little voles brought grains into the holes and prepared fragrant soft hay.
In late autumn, a hardworking hedgehog builds its winter lair. He dragged a whole heap of dry leaves under an old stump. You will sleep peacefully all winter under a warm blanket.
The autumn sun warms less and less often, more and more sparingly.
Soon, soon the first frosts will begin.
Mother Earth will freeze until spring. Everyone took from her everything she could give.
Forest in autumn
I. Sokolov-Mikitov
The Russian forest is beautiful and sad in the early autumn days. Bright spots of red-yellow maples and aspens stand out against the golden background of yellowed foliage. Slowly circling in the air, light, weightless yellow leaves fall and fall from the birches. Thin silver threads of light cobwebs stretched from tree to tree. Late autumn flowers are still blooming.
The air is transparent and clean. The water in forest ditches and streams is clear. Every pebble at the bottom is visible.
Quiet in the autumn forest. Only fallen leaves rustle underfoot. Sometimes a hazel grouse whistles subtly. And this makes the silence even more audible.
It's easy to breathe in the autumn forest. And I don’t want to leave it for a long time. It’s good in the autumn flowery forest... But something sad, farewell is heard and seen in it.
