Genuine civil society consists of people with a sense of responsibility to each other, with a conscious attitude to life and careful - to nature. If adults really need to conduct an ecological educational program, then children are connected with nature from the very beginning. They climb trees, run through the fields, play with animals, marvel at the waves of the sea and the water surface of the lake, catch snowflakes in their mouths and merrily splash through the puddles. Children like no one else understand the true value of nature. In this age of spiritual plague, it is worth paying attention to children who need to study nature and ecology.
Protecting nature is important
In the 21st century, a smoking factory and garbage scattered everywhere no longer surprise anyone. We are accustomed to the nauseating smell and to the fact that tap water cannot be drunk under any circumstances. We eat fruit andvegetables grown in greenhouses and having no taste or nutritional value. At the moment there is at least such an opportunity. And then?
Man depletes natural resources, cuts down forests, pollutes the atmosphere. Because of this, the ozone layer is being destroyed and the climate is changing. Man kills animals, many species are irretrievably lost. At the current rate of growth in the destruction of natural ecosystems, by 2030 there will be none left at all. A society of growing consumption leads to catastrophic changes in nature, which are reflected in humanity.
If no one is afraid of the widespread growth of poverty and hunger, very high infant mortality, the lack of clean drinking water in 2/3 of the world's settlements, the growth of allergies, the HIV and AIDS epidemic, then you can not give a damn about the environment and continue in the same spirit. But the planet needs to breathe, as do people, and therefore it's time to listen to its needs.
Environmental education for children
What is it - ecology through the eyes of children? Environmental responsibility must be developed from a very young age. Even as soon as he gets on his feet, a person should be aware that by picking a flower, he hurts him, and by throwing garbage on the street, he clogs his house. Children from parents and teachers in schools should hear that environmental management is not a whim, but a necessity. We can take from nature, but only as much as we need, helping and replenishing the natural balance.
Children understand and loveform of play and creativity. Of course, boring lectures and notations can cause disgust for the topic. But all kinds of competitions of drawings, crafts, song competitions, quizzes, ecological trips are a completely different matter. They will interest both a five-year-old kid and a teenager.
Environmental Drawing Contest
Children's Drawing Contest is one of the best ways to have fun and have fun. Boys and girls will be happy to draw global environmental problems, beautiful landscapes, and the harmony of man and nature. The competition can be held not only at home, but also at school and kindergarten. The children will be offered a choice of gouache, watercolor, crayons, pencils, ink, and even a ballpoint pen. The main thing is that students can express their thoughts and feelings by putting them on paper. What is ecology through the eyes of children? Their vision of nature and relationship to it is presented in many colorful creative works.
Children's drawing competition will help to combine the needlework of girls, boys and their parents. It's great when families come together for such important occasions. For example, moms and dads can prepare coloring pages on the theme "ecology through the eyes of children." This way you can draw the attention of small citizens to important problems in nature, in the relationship between man and nature. The guys, coloring the drawings, will fantasize and think about the important.
Crafts and applications contest
Kids and schoolchildren, like many adults, love to create something with their own hands. So why not arrange a craft contest "Ecology through the eyes ofchildren"? In autumn, this is a great occasion to collect acorns and chestnuts, fallen multi-colored leaves, twigs and pebbles, and then build some kind of animal or house out of all these finds. In summer, you can paint sea pebbles and make a herbarium of flowers found in the field, signing each one and indicating interesting information about it. For older children and teenagers, you can make your own small terrarium in a bottle.
The competition of the application "Ecology through the eyes of children" will also help to involve children in the problem of protecting nature. Not a bad modern scrapbooking idea: you can make environmental cards and posters. Application of multi-colored buttons and twigs in the form of autumn foliage will delight both children and adults.
Quiz "Ecology through the eyes of children"
This quiz for the little ones can be held in the form of an interactive theater. Children act out a performance or read poetry on the theme of nature. For such an event (as a script for performances), the works of the following authors are suitable: Paustovsky, Barto, Zhitkov, Bianchi and Kipling. Children can choose poems from the teacher or write them on their own. The competition "Ecology through the eyes of children" for senior school age can be held in the form of a game "What? Where? When?" or "Own game", where children can improve their knowledge of ecology, relationships in the natural world and the harmony of man and the environment.
Hiking and eco-tourism
The project "Ecology through the eyes of children" does not have to be confined to science or creativity. This ismaybe a sporting event or a trip to the nearest forest (park). What to organize for middle and high school students? You can do orienteering. An interesting idea would be a quest with tips and tasks in certain places. This will delight not only children, but also their parents. For the little ones, you can also find tasks: examine the cones, foliage, feed the squirrels, study the bark of trees.
There is another option. Children with their parents go out of town with an overnight stay in tents. The task for the children can be making a fire (under the strict supervision of adults) and shooting from a sports bow. Holidays outside the city usually involve fishing. Horseback riding can also be arranged.
At the same time, teachers should talk about nature, terrain, the importance of preserving all this for themselves and their descendants.
Separate garbage collection
In Russia, there is a catastrophic situation with separate waste collection. It is almost impossible to force our population to engage in this useless, in the opinion of many, business. Why not start with small citizens? As part of the event "Ecology Through the Eyes of Children", an open lesson can be held for schoolchildren and their parents. The teacher will talk in detail about the problem of landfills in the world, clearly show how to sort garbage, indicate garbage collection points on the map, play a game of separate garbage collection with students and give homework. Thus, not only the children's part of the population is covered, but also adults. After all, you can not deny the child the opportunitydevelop and comprehend the world.
Growing plants
In the lessons of biology and botany, teachers talk about plants, the stages of their growth and development. Be sure to arrange practical classes for the guys. To add a playful moment, teachers themselves can give the seeds in white unmarked bags to the students, explaining the basic rules of care. Girls and boys will be required to record and photograph all stages of their pet's growth. And finally try to guess what their plant is called. Whoever gets it right the first time will automatically get an A in the quarter.
Such a game will help children understand how difficult it is to grow at least one plant, educate them in respect for nature.
Important in brief
There are many ways to develop in a child the desire to live in harmony with nature. In addition, it is inherent in children from birth. The main thing is to show the child the correct vector of movement. As in the case of drawings, applications, games, quizzes, as well as in the case of hiking and separate waste collection, ecological thinking is developing. The student begins to realize what kind of work nature does every day to prove to people that she is right.
Environmental education should become the basis for educating a new person in the 21st century. Only in this way can we build a he althy civil society. After all, if a child perceives nature as a home, then he will protect it and, becoming an adult, will not allow wars and bloodshed.
