Beetles, chicks, butterflies. We study nature together with children

And you need to do this correctly, for example, asDianna Aston in her beautiful and cognitive artbook about nature. They came out in Russia at the publishing house MIF only one year ago, but they already managed to win the love of children and adults.

Dianna Aston is the author of various children's books,known throughout the world. They all introduce children to nature and the world around them. Each book is like a work of art: with poetic texts and beautiful naturalistic illustrations.

Artbouks talk about nature so that childrenit becomes really interesting. They evoke curiosity, demonstrate the transformations occurring in nature, introduce the diversity of animal and plant life. But most importantly, they develop imagination and curiosity.

And you can play and practice on them. We offer you some curious ideas and tips for classes with children in nature and at home.

Curious story about beetles

Beetles are incredibly interesting and intelligent creatures. These are the most numerous insects on Earth. But in order to acquaint the children closer with them, use the ideas from the book "The Beetle Is Always Careful".

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  Invite the child to feel like a small entomologist. Go to an exhibition or a museum, consider insects there, read about them in a book or on the Internet, find out what they eat and how they live.


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  As soon as it gets warm, take itcamera and go to the photo shoot. Look under your feet, look for beetles in foliage and grass, watch them and take pictures. By the end of the summer you will have a whole collection of different pictures.


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  If children like beetles, buy toy figures and arrange mini-plays at home, playing the scenes from the life of beetles.


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  In summer, in the garden or country house, show the baby beetles and pest beetles. Watch them.

The story of natural cradles

Nests are the cradles in which life is born. But, as a rule, to find them in nature and look inside is very difficult. The book "In a Nest is so noisy" gives such an opportunity. Tell the children that there are nests not only in birds, but also in animals, reptiles, frogs and even fish. They are built from spines, bubbles of water, clay and other interesting materials.

To interest the child with this topic, use these ideas:

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  Try at home to make a layout of the nest. To do this, go to the park or the forest, dial there twigs, dry leaves, bark, feathers. Together with the child, try to collect a cradle for birds. When everything is ready, put the toy bird inside and put the eggs (for example, quail)


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  Walking in the park, watch the birds. Perhaps you can see the nest. Try together with the child to determine who owns it.


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  Visit the zoo, ask the employee to tell about those animals and birds that lay eggs and make nests (platypus, tortoise, orangutan, alligator).


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  Paint. Let the child picture the most unusual nest that he has ever seen.

Beautiful story about butterflies

Butterflies, perhaps, are one of the most beautifulof insects. Watching them is a pleasure. Artbus "Butterfly in no hurry" shows them in all its glory. Colorful and inconspicuous, dangerous and harmless, huge and very small, daytime and night ... Butterflies blossom, like the first flowers, and please the eye.

Here are a few ideas that will help you learn butterflies better:

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  Arrange a drawing contest. Invite the children to draw a variety of butterflies, which they saw live, on the pages of books or on the Internet.


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  Children love to observe different transformations. Find the baby doll and tell the baby how the butterfly appears from it.


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  A great way to get acquainted with butterflies is to visit the Butterfly Park. There you can watch the most exotic. In such places the butterflies are tame, they are not afraid to sit down on the shoulder or head.


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  Arrange an interesting walk. In the summer on a sunny day, consider all the butterflies that you will meet during the day. Remember how they looked, and then read about them in the book.

The story of how seeds are born

The topic of seeds is especially relevant in the spring,Now many grow seedlings or organize a mini-kitchen garden on the window. In order for the children to learn more about the seeds of different plants, offer them the book "What does a seed dream?". It contains a collection of the most unusual seeds and tells about the life of plants.

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  Children really like to mess around with the land. Suggest them to plant a small vegetable garden on the window (for example, greens). First, observe together how the germ grows, then how the plant develops. Tell the child what to do so that the sprout does not die, but turns into a useful plant.


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  Collections can be different. For example, seeds. Offer the child all the summer to collect the seeds and paste them in a special notebook. So he not only gets acquainted with different plants, but also can distinguish them from each other.


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  Buy a few packs of different seeds, suggest the children carefully consider them under a microscope. Then break the seeds and tell the child. from what they consist.

A story about how from eggs there is a life

Children like to get inside things. For example, they really want to know what is inside the egg and how the chicken appears from it. The book "The Egg Loves Silence" will help satisfy children's curiosity. She will introduce a variety of eggs that are in nature. It turns out that they are not only in birds, but also in fish and insects.

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  Acquaintance with eggs can be turned into a creative activity. Invite the child to paint on eggs or color them. It's fun not only on Easter.


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  Tell the child what the egg consists of and how the chicken appears from it.


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  During the walk, pay attention to the birds flying birds. At home, ask him to look at how the feathered eggs that you met met.

Collect your collection of stones

Children love to bring in the house a variety of pebbles. And that is great. After all, with the help of stones and the book "The Stone Has a Story", children can be told about the world of inanimate nature. The stones are beautiful and diverse, and yet - each of them has its own story.

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  To interest the child with the theme of stones. go with him to the museum of geology or to the exhibition of stones and gems. Tell him about that. what kind of stones are and how they are used to create jewelry.


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  Walking, collect a variety of stones. And then discuss with the child, where they came from, what they are and what they consist of.


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  Arrange a creative activity. Color the stones with crayons or paints. Draw them funny faces. Ask your dad to make a hole in one of them, then you will get an unusual pendant.


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  Let it be a good tradition in your family to bring every pebble from each journey. They will not only become a reminder of happy moments, but also teach the child to be observant.


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  Tell the child how and where people use the stones. For example, in jewelry, construction or games.

Traveling to the world of nature can be truly fascinating and exciting. Want to grow up a small naturalist, read Dianna Aston's art books.