Why do we call birds our feathered friends? Topic: “birds and feathered friends

Quantity existing species The number of birds that can be found on Earth today includes completely unimaginable numbers. And they all have their own names. And today we want to understand why the birds are called Starlings, Mallards, Rooks, Jackdaws, because the history of the origin of their families is full of interesting facts.

Why is the bird called "Mallard"

We are all used to calling ducks ducks, and most people don’t even think about the fact that the duck family contains a whole list of genera of birds that have separate names.

For example, the mallard is one of the birds of the duck family. It is noteworthy that if you saw wild ducks, most likely it was mallards, since they are the most common of the wild ducks.

And, if you know that the mallard belongs to the genus of ducks, you can easily draw a parallel with the reason for its name. After all, like many other ducks, the mallard calls “Quack.” This is how the name of such birds appeared.

Why are birds called "Starlings"

Birds with long straight beaks are called starlings. They are not the largest in size, and often have a spotted chest. These birds belong to the genus of songbirds, which explains that they can also be recognized by their specific and beautiful singing.

Exactly as in the case of the mallard, starlings received this name because of the sounds they make. Many years ago, people described the singing of these birds as “squawking”, so over time they began to be called starlings.

Why are birds called "Rooks"

The name of birds, rooks, is also very common among us, and most people have heard about it. This is a fairly large bird, the length of which can reach 50 centimeters. You can recognize rooks by their purple tint, noticeable over the entire surface of the plumage.

The origin of the name rooks has its roots in the Old Russian word “grak”, which meant “cry” or “sound”. Over time, this word became an onomatopoeia for the calls that birds make, and so the rooks acquired their name, known to us today.

Why are birds called "Jackdaw"

Another fairly common bird in our country is the jackdaw. This type belongs to the corvid family, and has a raven-like appearance. A significant difference between jackdaws and ravens is their size, which turns out to be significantly smaller.

If you believe one of the most popular and reliable theories, the name of this species of bird comes from the Proto-Slavic word “galъ”, which literally translates as “black”. Considering the color of the plumage of jackdaws, it is quite obvious that people gave this particular name to this species of bird.

"BIRDS ARE FEEDED FRIENDS"
GOAL: To introduce children to the diversity of birds, teach them to identify their essential distinctive features, cultivate a kind attitude towards birds, develop creativity, speech and thinking.
1. A word to the duty officers.

2. Subject message.

Guess for yourself what we will talk about in class today. To do this, find an extra animal in this row and explain why. (on screen)
Birds are distributed throughout the world. There are more than 750 species within Russia, and 250 species within Chuvashia. Birds are sensitive, colorful, receptive, elegant and have interesting habits.

Do you want to learn more about birds?

Then I announce the topic of our lesson: “Birds are feathered friends.”

3. Explanation of something new.

Why are birds called feathered?

Almost all birds have 4 main types of feathers. (on screen)

Helms - with the help of them the bird determines the direction of flight.

Flight wings (What are they for?) – help to fly.

Contour – protect down feathers and gives the body a streamlined shape.

What are down ones needed for? – to preserve heat.

What other common external signs of birds do you know? (Wings, pair of legs)

Look at a number of these words. Which of these words is redundant and why?

Martin

What 2 groups can these birds be divided into?

Birds
Flying Not flying

Do you know such birds? To find out, we will play the game “Flies or doesn’t fly.” If the bird flies, you wave your arms, and if it doesn’t fly, you squat.

Why doesn't the penguin fly?

The emperor penguin is the largest of the penguins. The eggs are incubated by the male.

Ostrich - feeds on leaves, fruits, insects. Small animals. Can go without water for a long time. Lives in treeless places. In the morning the eggs are incubated by the female, and by the male at night.

On another basis, what two groups can be divided into?
Birds

Wild Domestic

How wild birds different from home?

Is it possible to group birds according to what they eat?

carnivorous insectivores granivores

Which birds of prey You know?

Owl

Referred to in various tales as the "king of the night." Currently, the eagle owl can rarely be seen even in the Prisursky Nature Reserve, which is located in Chuvashia. The bird eats up to 240 g of feed per day. There have been cases. When up to 30 mouse skulls were removed from the eagle owl's stomach. It also attacks ducks and wood grouse. He is not afraid of the prickly needles of the hedgehog.

Buzzard

A very useful bird. Over the summer, one pair of buzzards eats 500-1000 mouse-like rodents. This bird is also under protection.
-Have you ever seen birds fly away to warmer lands?

What shape do flocks of birds take when flying?

(in the picture)

(ducks in an arc, geese in a line, crane in a wedge)

What are the names of birds that fly to warmer regions? (migratory)

There are birds that live with us all year round. They are called sedentary.

Let's look at them now. (video - pigeons, sparrows, magpies, crows)

The oriole sings very beautifully, and when worried it makes sounds similar to a cat. This is a migratory bird.

The cuckoo is a glutton, eating caterpillars that other birds do not eat. 100 caterpillars per hour is the norm for cuckoo food. The chicks are born naked and blind, but quite strong. In autumn they fly to warmer regions.

Bullfinch - that’s what they called him. Because he comes to us with the first snow.

Let's conclude into which three groups all birds can be divided. Birds

wintering migratory sedentary
- Birds can be seen everywhere. Where exactly? Let's conclude that all the birds, based on where they live, what three groups can they be divided into?
Birds
Forest Waterfowl Meadow

Nuthatch mallard lark

Whooper Swan Warbler Quail

Great Grebe Cuckoo

robin snipe

jay crane

We talked a lot about birds today, but let’s check what you remember. To do this, we will play the game "Scrabble". To do this, we will divide into three teams and use this die to determine who will start the game. (draw)

Now listen to the terms of the game. The game consists of three levels. The first level has the smallest points, and the third level has the highest. The team that scores the most points wins.

And the last task is to match the words of the first column with the words of the second.
waterfowl chicken

homemade lark

meadow sparrow

forest crane

resident cuckoo

And I want to end the lesson with Shefner’s poem “Take care of the birds”

Irina Nazina
Lesson notes on speech development"Our feathered friends"

Subject speech development classes: « Our feathered friends»

1. Activate children's vocabulary with verbs and adjectives. Improve your ability to write descriptive stories about birds. Exercise children in matching words in a sentence. Develop the ability to clearly and clearly pronounce words in a tongue twister.

2. To consolidate children’s accumulated ideas about birds, connecting specific environmental knowledge into certain connections and dependencies.

3. Foster a kind, caring attitude towards feathered friends; to create a desire to care for birds, to cultivate curiosity and empathy.

EQUIPMENT: pictures with images of migratory (crane, heron, starling, swallow, rook, swan, wagtail) and wintering (sparrow, crow, magpie, tit, woodpecker, owl, bullfinch) birds; image of the sun and snowflakes; bird emblems (according to the number of children, 3 hoops, audio recording; pencils, sheets with images of birds and their food (by number of children); ball.

PROGRESS OF ACTIVITIES

B. The topic of our classes you will learn, if you guess right riddle:

We are different -

Green and red

Yellow, any, even blue.

If we flap our wings,

We'll be in the blue sky.

We can chirp, quack,

Sing or shout.

Feed us in winter,

Children, tell us who we are! (Birds)

B. Extraordinary amazing world nature is the world birds. Birds inhabit all corners of our planet. They delight us with beautiful singing and varied plumage. Without birdsong the world would be boring. Today, guys, we will talk about birds and find out how much you know about them. And I will tell you many more interesting things about them.

First, let's do a warm-up. Let's see how attentive you are. Exercise: I will name the birds, but if I make a mistake and name something other than a bird, you clap your hands.

DI "Make no mistake"

All the birds are sitting in a row and want to play with us.

The birds have arrived: pigeons, tits, storks, crows, a flock of macaroni (clap).

The birds have arrived: pigeons, tits, helicopters (clapping, jackdaws.

The birds have arrived: pigeons, tits, herons, nightingales, perches (clap) and sparrows.

The birds have arrived: pigeons, tits, ducks, geese, owls, swallows, cows.

The birds have arrived: pigeons, tits, jackdaws and swifts, storks, cuckoos, swans, starlings - all of you are great!

V. Well done, everyone was attentive. Let's compare birds with people.

DI "Who has what"

A person has children, and a bird has... chicks. A person has a nose, and a bird has... a beak. Humans have hair, and birds have... feathers. Man has hands, and birds have... wings. A person has a house, and a bird has... a nest, a hollow.

Q. Let us remember what groups birds can be divided into? (domestic and wild, urban and forest, waterfowl, insectivores and predators, wintering and migratory).

There are pictures of birds on the tables. I will divide you into 2 teams. The first one will have to select migratory birds and put them on the board next to the symbol of the sun. The second is to place wintering birds near the snowflake.

Exercise "Migratory - wintering"

Children complete the task in subgroups. Next, each subgroup names "our own" birds and explains his choice. (Migratory birds fly to warm regions because they do not have enough food. They feed on various insects, but in cold weather there are no insects. So they strive to where it is warm and there are many insects. In the spring they return.

Those who winter remain with us for the winter, as they feed on berries and seeds, but we must take care of them and feed them)

Q. Well done, how many names of birds do you know? Birds are all different and not alike.

Stand in a circle, we'll play with you. I will throw the ball, and you must come up with 2-3 words about each bird.

DI "Pick up a definition"

Tell me, what kind of tit is it? (Nimble, dexterous, vocal, restless, yellow-breasted)

What sparrow? (Nimble, noisy, pugnacious, fast)

What kind of crow? (Big, gray, loud, loud, cunning, dexterous)

What bullfinch? (Important, fat, handsome, red-chested)

What woodpecker? (Smart, strong, kind, helpful, hardworking)

What kind of magpie? (White-sided, long-tailed, curious, fussy, talkative, omnivorous)

What crane? (Long-legged, long-necked, handsome, dancing)

What kind of heron? (White, large, long-winged, long-legged, long-billed, cunning, migratory)

What kind of owl? (Wise, big-headed, big-eyed, predatory, short-tailed, mysterious)

V. Well done, you came up with so many beautiful words. Sit on the chairs. Guys who want to talk about any bird. What she looks like, what she eats, what her habits are. The rest will listen carefully and if you remember any interesting information, then add to the story.

Writing descriptive stories about birds (about 2 migratory and 2 wintering)

V. The Russian people are very fond of such a bird as the magpie. The white-sided magpie is often mentioned in folk tales, nursery rhymes, songs, sayings, poems. And you and I will say patter: Catching a magpie is one hassle, and forty forty is forty troubles. We speak slowly, a little faster. Who wants to try to pronounce even faster?

Q. Which of you can guess what number is hidden in the word? "magpie"? (40) . By the way "fourty" add a word "leg", what will be the new word? (Centipede).

Physical education minute "Two Centipedes"

1) Two centipedes were running along the path.

2) They ran and ran and met each other.

3) They hugged each other like that,

4) They hugged each other like that. ,

5) That we barely separated them.

1. Show 2 arms bent at the elbows (palms facing you) and cross them.

2. The right hand “runs” along the left arm to the shoulder, at the same time the left hand “runs” along the right arm.

3.4 “Reach” up to the shoulder, after which you need to do it with your hands "lock" on the back of the head.

5. Sharply spread your arms to the sides.

Q. Shall we play an outdoor game? Take 1 bird each. Look carefully and determine whether it is migratory or wintering. When cheerful music sounds, it means warmth, "birds" everyone flies. As soon as you hear the sound of a strong wind, it means cold weather is coming, migratory birds (what are they doing) gather in flocks and fly away warm regions(to the far corner of the group, and winterers will have to hide in hoop nests.

P/I "Birds"

Q. Let's remember what birds can do. Stand in a circle. You will pass the ball to each other. Only the one with the ball answers.

DI "Pick an action"

Birds can: walk, jump, fly, take off, fly over, take off, fly in, peck, drink, catch, watch, fight, incubate (eggs, sing, sit, feed (chicks, flap (wings, peck, watch (chicks, hunt, dive, swim, peck, pluck, build (nests, rummage, ruffle, circle, soar (in the air, dance (crane dances, gather (in flocks), steal (term, chatter, shake its tail (wagtail, croak, etc.)

V. The birds had done so many things that they were probably hungry. They need to be fed. Sit down at the tables. You need to remember what birds eat. (Children are given individual cards with pictures of birds and different ways of eating.) Look carefully at what is shown in the picture. Your task is to draw a line with a pencil from the bird to the food it eats. Children complete the task independently.

DI “Who likes what?”

Birds on the cards (heron, sparrow, seagull, woodpecker, bullfinch, owl) And "feed" (mouse, beetle, fish, rowan, frog, ear).

Q. Did everyone complete the task? Now switch with your neighbor and check for mistakes. Well done! Exercise on the use of interrogative and narrative intonations

Now all the birds are full. One child, turning to another, pronounces this phrase with a questioning intonation, and the latter answers him with the same words in the affirmative. Suggest intonationally highlight each word in turn. For example, first the child asks a question highlighting the word "All", another child asks a question, emphasizing the word intonation "birds" etc.

Q. Guys, can anyone remind me who we fed today? (Work on the same cards)

DI "We bow the words"

Who did we feed? (Bullfinch, heron, owl, woodpecker, sparrow, seagull)

Who did we feed? (Bullfinch, sparrow, heron, owl, woodpecker, seagull)

Who did we care about? (About the bullfinch, about the sparrow, about the heron, about the owl, about the seagull, about the woodpecker)

Who are we admiring? (Bullfinch, sparrow, woodpecker, heron, owl, seagull)

Q. The birds were very happy that you fed them, and when birds are happy, what do they do? (Sing songs). Let's arrange it too "avian" concert. A our guests will have to guess which birds took part in the concert. Each group of children of 3 (4) the person is given the name of the bird, a reminder of how they sing. Children perform a song based on "A grasshopper sat in the grass". Each bird has a line.

"Bird Concert"

Sparrows: tweet-chirp-chirp-chik; tits: blue-blue-blue-blue-blue-blue-blue; Crows: kar-kar-kar-kar-kar-kar-kar; Cuckoo: ku-ku-ku-ku-ku-ku; Magpies: check-check-check-check-check-check-check-check; Cranes: Kurly-Kurly-Kurly.

V. It was a nice concert! Guests guess the names of the birds that participated in it.

Sparrows chirp, tits shade, crows caw, cuckoos crow, magpies chatter, cranes coo.

Q. Guys, you told us so much today about our feathered friends. Tell me why we call birds ours friends? (Birds- our assistants. They bring great benefits. Protected our forests, fields, gardens and vegetable gardens from harmful insects and small rodents. If it were not for birds, there would be no trees and bushes left on the earth. They delight us with their beautiful singing. Birds help people predict the weather.)

How friends should do? (Help each other, take care). What good deeds can we do for birds? (Feed in winter, hang feeders, do not destroy nests, do not throw stones at birds, do not kill insects, do not shoot with slingshots).

Winter will come very soon. Do you think hunger or cold is worse for birds? (Hunger) Yes, it’s not easy to find food under a thick layer of snow. So birds count on human kindness and compassion.

Did you like it class? What did you like especially?

Thank you guys for diligently completing all the tasks today, choosing the right words and showing excellent knowledge about our feathered friends.

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Goals:

• To develop cognitive interest in the study of animals, to reveal the practical significance of birds in nature.
• Develop thinking, expand the horizons and erudition of students.
• Foster a caring attitude towards birds and a desire to help them in difficult winter conditions.

Equipment:

• multimedia projector;
• presentation;
• exhibition of books “Our feathered friends”;
• visual material – cards with the names of birds.

Lesson progress

1. Organizational moment

What do we need for the lesson to be successful? (Be attentive, be able to listen to each other, be able to correct and supplement a friend’s answer, work quickly and amicably.)

2. Introductory conversation.

Let's start our lesson with the game “Guess.”

(Slides 2-4)

The bird is small
Has legs
But he can’t walk.
Wants to take a step -
It turns out to be a jump.
(Sparrow)

Comes to us with warmth,
Having come a long way,
Sculpts a house under the window
Made from grass and clay.
(Martin)

The fidget is motley,
Long-tailed bird,
Talkative bird
The most chatty one.
(Magpie)

You will recognize him immediately:
Black-billed, Black-eyed,
He walks importantly behind the plow,
Finds worms and beetles.
(Rook)

With a yellow breast at the window
Quickly collects crumbs.
Guess what kind of bird it is?
It's called...
(Tit)

Black-winged, red-breasted,
And in winter it will find shelter:
He is not afraid of colds -
The first snow is here!
(Bullfinch)

What will the lesson be about? (Slide 5)

Who are the birds? (Birds are animals whose bodies are covered with feathers.)

3. Benefits of birds

Birds are called “feathered friends.” Why do you think? (Slide 7)

• Birds save crops from rodents. The long-eared owl can eat up to 10 voles a day, and the fusel owl eats about 1,200 rodents a year. The steppe eagle destroys gophers and mice. It is estimated that one mouse eats 2–3 kg of grain per year, and a gopher eats up to 16 kg.
• Destroy plant pests. In one day, a starling can eat as many caterpillars as it weighs and does not get fat at all, since it spends a lot of energy searching for food, building a nest and caring for chicks. During the summer, the cuckoo eats up to 270 thousand large caterpillars and chafers. The rook, following the plow, is capable of destroying 400 worms - plant pests - in a day. A family of swallows destroys about a million different harmful insects over the summer.
• Reduces weediness in fields. Many birds - buntings, greenfinches, larks, goldfinches and others peck the seeds and fruits of weeds.
• Many birds are orderlies. Kites, vultures, eagles and other birds look everywhere for the corpses of fallen animals and birds and destroy them, feed on landfills and garbage dumps, thus contributing to the improvement of the area.
• Helps spread seeds. In autumn and winter, the main food of waxwings is rowan berries, rose hips, and barberries. The gluttony of waxwings is so great that not all the food they eat is absorbed by the body: some of the berries and fruits, undigested, are released from the intestines of birds and, once in the soil, produce full-fledged shoots. This is how waxwings contribute to the spread of plants.
• Thanks to birds, man invented the airplane. Carefully examining the wings different birds, bird flight, body structure scientists invented the airplane.

4. Classification of birds

There is a wide variety of birds in nature. In the forest, in the field, on the river, in populated areas - they live everywhere different types birds. I offer you cards with the names of birds. Divide the birds into groups. (Group work)

What groups did you get?

Result of work (Slides 9-10):

Option I

Option II

What birds are called migratory?

(Migratory birds are birds that make regular seasonal movements between breeding sites and wintering sites.)

What birds are called sedentary?

(Sedentary birds are those that stick to a certain territory and do not move outside of it.)

What birds are called nomadic?

(Nomadic birds are birds that move from one place to another over relatively short distances and for short periods of time in search of food.)

Why do some birds fly to warmer regions with the onset of cold weather? (Many migratory birds feed on insects. With the onset of cold weather, all insects hide, so birds fly to warmer regions in search of food.)

Why don't sedentary birds fly to warmer climes?

(Wintering birds do not fly away from us to warmer climes, since they find food even in winter. They feed on buds, seeds and fruits of plants, hidden insects, and look for food near human habitation.)

5. Winter supplies

At the end of summer, some wintering birds make provisions for the winter. These are tits, nuthatches, etc. Listen to Nikolai Sladkov’s work “Tit Stock”.

Tit stock

To collect in reserve means to save yourself. Everyone saves themselves in their own way. The gopher steals grain from the fields and hides it in its hole. He even digs special storerooms for stolen grain. A water rat stuffs its holes with potatoes. Sometimes he will train you to hell. For the winter, the owl freezes mice and birds in a hollow, like in a refrigerator. One such thrifty owl once found as many as two kilograms of wood mice! And one ermine put in a hole five water rats, seven voles, a titmouse, a viper, a lizard, a newt, a frog and a diving beetle!

All this is for a rainy day.

They stock up as best they can, where they can. Everything is different, but everything is for yourself: in your pantry, in your hollow, in your hole.

And only the cheerful crested titmice collect supplies in a completely different way. Although they are cheerful, they also have dark days. And that’s why they stock up tirelessly. A bug, a spider, a fly - that's fine. A seed, grain, or berry will do. They have no storerooms of their own: no burrows, no hollows. There would be a convenient crack in the bark, especially under a knot, where neither rain nor wind would get through.

Hundreds of trees, thousands of storerooms. But will you remember them all? And you don’t even need to remember them: these storerooms are for everyone! Does it really matter whose stock you find: yours or someone else’s? You pecked someone, and someone took yours. You are for everyone, and everything is for you.

A rainy day is scary for everyone: everyone needs to have a reserve. And you can collect it in different ways. You can be like a rat - only for yourself. Or like the crested titmouse - for everyone.

Some birds store supplies in their hollow. How do the Crested Titmouse store its reserves?

What reserves do titmouses make for the winter?

Will these reserves be enough to last through the long, harsh winter?

6. Protection of birds in winter. Sketch of a feeder

Winter is a tough time for birds. But, despite the fact that some birds make provisions for the winter, thousands of them die during the harsh winter months. Scientists have calculated that out of 10 tits, 1-2 meet spring. Why is this happening?

(Because the birds do not have enough food. Insects are in hibernation. Fruits, berries, grass seeds under the snow.)

How can we help birds survive the long winter months?

(Make feeders, hang them on trees and feed the birds every day).

Feeding birds in winter means saving hundreds of thousands of our feathered friends from starvation and giving them the opportunity to wait until spring. Of course, this is possible if you and I make feeders.

What can you make a feeder from? (From a juice box, from plastic bottle, from plywood, wood and other materials.)

Come up with and draw a sketch of the feeder. (Group work)

Discussion of work results

Let's look at the sketches of the feeders. Which feeders are the most successful? Which ones are the most reliable?

(Closed feeders are the most reliable. Required condition- protection of food in them from wind, snow, rain. The feeder should be accessible to birds and inaccessible to predators.)

Bird feeders can be of various designs. Consider what kind of feeders people have made from different materials. (Slide 14)

7. Feeding birds

When do you think is the best time to hang feeders?

(It is better to hang feeders in the fall - in November. At this time, it is still not difficult for birds to find food in other places, but, feeding on feeders, they gradually get used to them and remember their location.)

What can you feed birds?

(The best food for birds would be various seeds: watermelon, melon, pumpkin, zucchini, sunflower, oats and millet. But you can add various cereals and bread crumbs to the feeders. It is advisable to crush large seeds. And bread crumbs and leftover cereals should be moistened with vegetable oil so that they do not freeze. Birds such as tits will happily peck crumbs of cheese, cottage cheese at feeders, and peck pieces of meat and unsalted lard, since salt is poison for birds. Birds love soaked dried fruits and mushrooms.)

What rules must be followed when feeding birds?

• Winter feeding of birds must be systematic, without interruptions, otherwise it will be harmful. Having become accustomed to finding food in a certain place every day, the birds, suddenly not finding it, will not immediately fly to another place, but will wait, waste time and energy, and may die on frosty days.
• Products for feeding must be fresh. Sour or moldy foods cause acute intestinal disorders in birds and can even lead to death. And rye bread swells in the crops of birds and can cause their death.
• Once a week, the feeders should be cleared of snow and debris.
• Feeding should be completed when the daytime temperature rises above zero and basic feed becomes available.

8. Listening to Alexander Yashin’s poem “Feed the birds in winter”

(Prepared student)

Feed the birds in winter.
Let it come from all over
They will flock to you like home,
Flocks on the porch.

Their food is not rich.
I need a handful of grain
One handful -
And not scary

It will be winter for them.
It’s impossible to count how many of them die,
It's hard to see.
But in our heart there is
And it's warm for the birds.

How can we forget:
They could fly away
And they stayed for the winter
Together with people.

Train your birds in the cold
To your window
So that you don’t have to go without songs
Let's welcome spring.

9. Literature review

The school and city librarians have selected interesting works about birds and their lives for you. These are stories and fairy tales by V. Bianki, N. Sladkov, M. Prishvin, G. Skrebitsky; The Red Book, in which you can find information about rare birds. And these are not all works about our feathered friends. You can go to the libraries of your school and city, choose books that interest you and get acquainted with many interesting facts from the life of birds.

10. Crossword “Do you know birds”

1. This is the only bird that can move up a tree trunk upside down. (Nuthatch)
2. What bird breeds chicks in winter? (Crossbill)
3. With the onset of cold weather, this bird appears in populated areas. It feeds on pieces of meat, lard, cereals, and bread crumbs. (Tit)
4. Is this bird stocking up for the winter? (Owl)
5. In the cold season, these birds sit tightly pressed against each other, ruffled. (Sparrows)
6. Which bird has the longest tongue? (At the woodpecker)
7. This bird is an inhabitant of taiga forests. This bird has a snowy name. (Bullfinch)
8. This bird helps spread plants. (Waxwing)
9. This bird is called a thief. Likes to grab what is lying badly. (Magpie)
10. What bird spends the night buried in the snow? (Caercaillie)
11. This bird is a symbol of peace and friendship. (Pigeon)
12. This sedentary bird can be taught to speak individual words and phrases. (Crow)
13. Which bird lays its eggs in the nests of other birds? (Cuckoo)
14. This bird is not only a doctor, but also a carpenter. During its life, it hollows out dozens of hollows, which serve as houses for birds. (Woodpecker)

Which bird is the odd one out here? (The cuckoo is a migratory bird.)

11. Final reflection

What new did you learn in the lesson?

Where can you use the acquired knowledge?

Where can I get information about bird life?

How can each of us help wintering birds?

Who was interested in the work?

If you have your own feeder hanging near your house, the birds will quickly get used to such a dining room and become frequent guests there. And you can watch them, make drawings and write down interesting facts observations. The birds will definitely thank you with a beautiful spring song and a rich harvest from your garden, saved from pests.

FEATHERED FRIENDS Goal: To develop a caring attitude towards birds, a desire to help them in difficult winter conditions. Equipment: presentation, computer. Lesson progress 1. Introductory conversation. Hello guys! Let's start our event with a guessing game. The bird is small, has legs, but can’t walk. Wants to take a step - It turns out to be a jump. (Sparrow) Flies to us with warmth, Having traveled a long way, Sculpts a house under the window from grass and clay. (Swallow) Motley fidget, Long-tailed bird, Talkative bird, The most talkative. (Magpie) You recognize him right away: Black-billed, Black-eyed, He walks importantly behind the plow, Finds worms and beetles. (Rook) With a yellow breast at the window Quickly collects crumbs. Guess what kind of bird it is? It's called... (Tit) Black-winged, red-breasted, And in winter it will find shelter: He is not afraid of colds - Right there with the first snow! (Bullfinch) Who are the birds? (Birds are animals whose bodies are covered with feathers.) 2. Benefits of Birds Birds are called “feathered friends.” Why do you think?  Birds save crops from rodents. The long-eared owl can eat up to 10 voles a day, and the fusel owl eats about 1,200 rodents a year. The steppe eagle destroys gophers and mice. It is estimated that one mouse eats 2–3 kg of grain per year, and a gopher eats up to 16 kg.  Destroy plant pests. In one day, a starling can eat as many caterpillars as it weighs and does not get fat at all, since it spends a lot of energy searching for food, building a nest and caring for chicks. During the summer, the cuckoo eats up to 270 thousand large caterpillars and chafers. The rook, following the plow, is capable of destroying 400 worms - plant pests - in a day. A family of swallows destroys about a million different harmful insects over the summer.  Reduce weediness in fields. Many birds - buntings, greenfinches, larks, goldfinches and others peck the seeds and fruits of weeds.  Many birds are orderlies. Kites, vultures, eagles and other birds look everywhere for the corpses of fallen animals and birds and destroy them, feed on landfills and garbage dumps, thus contributing to the improvement of the area.  Helps spread seeds. In autumn and winter, the main food of waxwings is rowan berries, rose hips, and barberries. The gluttony of waxwings is so great that not all the food they eat is absorbed by the body: some of the berries and fruits, undigested, are released from the intestines of birds and, once in the soil, produce full-fledged shoots. This is how waxwings contribute to the spread of plants.  Thanks to birds, man invented the airplane. Having carefully studied the wings of different birds, bird flight, and body structure, scientists invented the airplane. 3. Classification of birds There is a wide variety of birds in nature. In the forest, in the field, on the river, in populated areas, different species of birds live everywhere. I offer you cards with the names of birds. Divide the birds into groups. (Group work) What groups did you get? What birds are called migratory? (Migratory birds are birds that make regular seasonal movements between nesting sites and wintering sites.) What birds are called sedentary? (Sedentary birds are those that stick to a certain territory and do not move outside of it.) What birds are called nomadic? (Nomadic birds are birds that move from one place to another over relatively short distances and for a short time in search of food.) Why do some birds fly to warmer regions with the onset of cold weather? (Many migratory birds feed on insects. With the onset of cold weather, all insects hide, so birds fly to warm regions in search of food.) Why do sedentary birds not fly to warm regions? (Wintering birds do not fly away from us to warmer regions, since they find food even in winter. They feed on buds, seeds and fruits of plants, hidden insects, and look for food near human habitation.) 4. Reserves for the winter At the end of summer, some wintering birds make reserves for the winter. These are tits, nuthatches, etc. Listen to Nikolai Sladkov’s work “Tit Stock”. Tit stock Collecting in stock means saving yourself. Everyone saves themselves in their own way. The gopher steals grain from the fields and hides it in its hole. He even digs special storerooms for stolen grain. A water rat stuffs its holes with potatoes. Sometimes he will train you to hell. For the winter, the owl freezes mice and birds in a hollow, like in a refrigerator. One such thrifty owl once found as many as two kilograms of wood mice! And one ermine put in a hole five water rats, seven voles, a titmouse, a viper, a lizard, a newt, a frog and a diving beetle! All this is for a rainy day. They stock up as best they can, where they can. Everything is different, but everything is for yourself: in your pantry, in your hollow, in your hole. And only the cheerful crested titmice collect supplies in a completely different way. Although they are cheerful, they also have dark days. And that’s why they stock up tirelessly. A bug, a spider, a fly will do. A seed, grain, or berry will do. They have no storerooms of their own: no burrows, no hollows. There would be a convenient crack in the bark, especially under a knot, where neither rain nor wind would penetrate. There are countless trees in the forest. And on each there is a secluded crack. From tree to tree, from knot to knot, from crack to crack. Where is the beetle, where is the grain; There is a lot of food in autumn. And in winter you will be glad to have a dried mosquito. Hundreds of trees, thousands of storerooms. But will you remember them all? And you don’t even need to remember them: these storerooms are for everyone! Does it really matter whose stock you find: yours or someone else’s? You pecked someone, and someone took yours. You are for everyone, and everything is for you. A rainy day is scary for everyone: everyone needs to have a reserve. And you can collect it in different ways. You can be like a rat only for yourself. Or like a titmouse for everyone. 5. Protection of birds in winter. Sketch of a feeder Winter is a tough time for birds. But, despite the fact that some birds make provisions for the winter, thousands of them die during the harsh winter months. Scientists have calculated that out of 10 tits, 12 meet spring. Why is this happening? (Because the birds do not have enough food. Insects in hibernation. Fruits, berries, grass seeds under the snow.) How can we help birds survive the long winter months? (Make feeders, hang them on trees and feed the birds every day). Feeding birds in winter means saving hundreds of thousands of our feathered friends from starvation and giving them the opportunity to wait until spring. Of course, this is possible if you and I make feeders. What can you make a feeder from? (From a juice box, a plastic bottle, plywood, wood, etc.) Design and draw a sketch of a feeder. (Group work) Discussion of the results of the work Consider the sketches of the feeders. Which feeders are the most successful? Which ones are the most reliable? (Closed feeders are the most reliable. A prerequisite is to protect the food in them from wind, snow, rain. The feeder must be accessible to birds and inaccessible to predators.) Bird feeders can be various designs . Consider what kind of feeders people have made from different materials. 6. Feeding birds When do you think is the best time to hang feeders? (It is better to hang feeders in the fall - in November. At this time, it is still not difficult for birds to find food in other places, but by feeding on feeders, they gradually get used to them and remember their location.) How can you feed birds? (The best food for birds would be various seeds: watermelon, melon, pumpkin, zucchini, sunflower, oats and millet. But you can add various cereals and bread crumbs to the feeders. It is advisable to crush large seeds. And bread crumbs and leftover cereals should be moistened with vegetable oil so that they do not freeze. Birds such as tits will happily peck crumbs of cheese, cottage cheese at feeders, and peck pieces of meat and unsalted lard, since salt is poison for birds. Birds love soaked dried fruits and mushrooms.) What rules must be followed when... feeding birds?  Winter feeding of birds must be systematic, without interruptions, otherwise it will be harmful. Having become accustomed to finding food in a certain place every day, the birds, suddenly not finding it, will not immediately fly to another place, but will wait, waste time and energy, and on frosty days they may die.  Products for feeding must be fresh. Sour or moldy foods cause acute intestinal disorders in birds and can even lead to death. And rye bread swells in the crops of birds and can cause their death.   Feeders should be cleared of snow and debris once a week. Feeding should be completed when the daytime temperature rises above zero and basic feed becomes available. 7. Crossword puzzle “Do you know birds” 1. This is the only bird that can move along a trunk upside down. (Nuthatch) 2. What bird breeds chicks in winter? (Klest) 3. With the onset of cold weather, this bird appears in populated areas. It feeds on pieces of meat, lard, cereals, and bread crumbs. (Tit) 4. Is this bird stocking up for the winter? (Owl) 5. In the cold season, these birds sit tightly pressed against each other, ruffled. (Sparrows) 6. Which bird has the longest tongue? (In a woodpecker) 7. This bird is an inhabitant of taiga forests. This bird has a snowy name. (Bullfinch) 8. This bird helps spread plants. (Waxwing) 9. This bird is called a thief. He likes to grab what is lying badly. (Magpie) 10. What bird spends the night buried in the snow? (Caercaillie) 11. This bird is a symbol of peace and friendship. (Dove) 12. This sedentary bird can be taught to speak individual words and phrases. (Crow) 13. Which bird lays its eggs in the nests of other birds? (Cuckoo) 14. This bird is not only a doctor, but also a carpenter. During its life, it hollows out dozens of hollows, which serve as houses for birds. (Woodpecker) 8. Game “Birds Have Arrived” I will only name birds, but if suddenly I make a mistake and you hear something else, then you need to clap your hands. Let's begin. Birds arrived: pigeons, tits, flies and swifts... (children clap) What's wrong, why? Students. Flies are insects. .Birds flew in: pigeons, tits, storks, crows, jackdaws, macaroni... Children clap Birds flew in: pigeons, martens... (children clap) Birds flew in: pigeons, tits, jackdaws and swifts, mosquitoes, cuckoos... Children clap Well done, not even once No mistake! 9.Task “Complete the proverb...” 1. The word is not a sparrow... (if it flies out, you won’t catch it). 2. Better a bird in the hands than... (pie in the sky). 3. A forest without birds and birds without... (forests do not live). 4. Every bird is proud of its feather... (proud). 5. Every bird in its own way... (sings). 6. Each bird has its own... (habits). 7. The crow is a falcon... (not to be). 8. The magpie has news on its tail... (brought). 9. Talkative like... (magpie). 10. Final reflection What new did you learn? Where can you use the acquired knowledge? Where can I get information about bird life? How can each of us help wintering birds? Who was interested in the work? If you have your own feeder hanging near your house, the birds will quickly get used to such a dining room and become frequent guests there. And you can observe them, make drawings and write down interesting observation facts. The birds will definitely thank you with a beautiful spring song and a rich harvest from your garden, saved from pests.