Hello guys! What time of year is approaching us? That's right, winter! Now we have late fall and we're getting ready for winter, right? How can we humans prepare for it? (We buy warm clothes, prepare supplies for the winter, insulate our houses, close up the windows, etc.). Guys, do you know that animals living in the forests prepare for winter almost the same way as we do! They also make edible reserves, insulate their burrows, exchange their summer skins for winter ones, and some animals even spend the entire winter in deep sleep! Today we will talk to you about how different animals prepare for the coming of winter. You tell me something, and I tell you something!
The first animal we will talk about today is the master of all Lesov-bear. What do you know about him? (children's answers)
The bear's main food consists of berries, nuts, roots, bulbs, ants, beetle larvae and fish. This helps him accumulate fat for the winter. Brown bears They make a den for themselves in a hidden, inaccessible place. Most often, it is under the root of an upturned tree or in a windfall. In November, the bears climb there and fall asleep. Bears sleep restlessly. If they are disturbed by something, they can abandon the den and build another one. In a mother bear's den, cubs are born, usually 1-2, rarely 3. They are very small, the size of a mitten. Mother bear feeds them milk for 8 months. and even when she sleeps in winter.
The next animal we will talk about is the lynx. Lynx does not hibernate. Among all members of the family feline lynx best adapted to cold weather. She moves excellently in deep snow and climbs trees. Favorite prey of lynxes are hares, black grouse, and hazel grouse. Sometimes she attacks young wild boars; in a hungry winter, she can feed on small rodents. In winter, moose especially suffer from lynxes, when it is difficult for these long-legged animals to move through deep and loose snow. By winter, the lynx's fur becomes thick, fluffy and soft, and the lynx's paws are heavily furred so as not to feel the cold.
Hare. As we know, before the onset of winter, the hare changes its gray skin to white. In winter they feed on bark, small twigs of aspen, willow, and birch. In winter, a fallen tree can become a real hare's dining room, where the animals visit every day until they gnaw off all the bark. They have no permanent home. In extreme cold, they hide under snow-covered bushes.
Hedgehog. When it gets cold, hedgehogs need to accumulate fat, and in the fall, hedgehogs have little prey. Worms hide in the ground, nimble lizards hide. It's hard to find bugs and frogs. In the clear autumn days The hedgehog is preparing a warm nest for the winter. Night and day, it drags dry leaves and soft forest moss into the hole. IN hibernation The hedgehog spends more than six months. During this time he does not eat anything or move. He sleeps curled up in a ball, in a den, under a deep snowdrift, as if under a thick, fluffy blanket. And he sleeps like this all winter, until the spring sun.
Squirrel. Many rodents also make winter reserves. Squirrels that sleep in winter only in very very coldy, capital reserves are required. Unlike many other animals, squirrels use their reserves together. In autumn they hide acorns and nuts in forest floor, into hollows, into the ground. Not only the owner herself, but also any other squirrel can get them from there. They also store mushrooms in a special way: they string them on tree branches or stuff them into forks between the branches. By winter, the coat of this animal becomes very soft and fluffy, and the color is grayish. She builds her nest on tall spruce or pine trees. Inside the nest there is soft grass, moss, and balls of wool. In severe frosts, the squirrel does not crawl out of its hollow, and may even fall asleep.
Foxes and wolves. These predators certainly don't sleep. By winter, these animals' fur becomes thicker. In winter, wolves unite in large packs. Their victims are wild boars, hares, and roe deer. And foxes attack smaller animals - hares, small rodents, birds. Burrows are usually dug in groves, on the slopes of hills and ravines.
Beavers. In autumn, the beaver family is busy preparing food. Alone, and sometimes together, beavers easily fell aspen and willow. They build themselves strong huts. The entrance to it is always located under water so that the enemy does not get close. In winter, it is warm inside the beaver’s home, the temperature is above zero.
Hamsters. As autumn approaches, hamsters begin to actively organize pantries in preparation for winter. And most place them right in the mouth, where they hide the food behind the cheeks. These animals are rightfully considered the most thrifty.
Elk. They live in the forests. Closer to autumn, when lingonberries and blueberries ripen, moose love to eat them directly with the twigs; they also love mushrooms, even looking for them specifically. In winter, moose gnaw the bark of aspen, rowan and willow trees. At the end of autumn it sheds its antlers, and by spring it grows new ones. They are not preparing a permanent home. It is difficult for them in winter, when the snow floor is very deep, because they have to cross it with such long legs not easy.
Wood mice, voles. All of them are very voracious, stocking up on seeds and berries. In winter, when everything around is covered with snow, the animals dig tunnels in the snowdrifts, and can also live in haystacks and buildings.
Quiz “How animals winter”
1. What do animals do to protect themselves from the cold?
- fly to warmer climes
- change the summer coat to a warmer and lighter winter coat
- change the summer coat to a warmer and brighter winter coat
2. What animal does not change its coat in winter?
- squirrel
- hare
- hedgehog
3. Which other animal sleeps all winter?
- badger
- fox
- wolf
4. What is the first thing that animals hibernating need?
- Fat reserves under the fur coat
- silence
- peace
5. The hare has no fat reserves. What does he eat in winter?
- Tree bark and twigs
- carrots
- cabbage
6. What do predators eat in winter: wolves and foxes?
- tree bark and twigs
- small animals
- are starving
Who's the odd one out here?
Having eaten enough over the summer, bears, badgers, mice and hedgehogs hibernate at the beginning of winter.
(Mice don’t sleep in winter, and you can’t see them because they move under the snow. But foxes always know where the mouse is, they can smell it through the snowdrift)
A wolf, a fox and an elk roam the snowy forest in search of prey.
(The elk is not a predator. Like all ungulates, it is a herbivore, and when there is no fresh grass, it eats branches and last year’s grass)
Elks, wild boars, weasels, hares and roe deer in winter feed on branches, roots, plant bark and fresh leaves.
(Weasels are predators, they catch mice and birds. Unfortunately, there are no fresh leaves in the forest in winter, so it’s difficult for them)
Well done guys! They told me everything correctly! Well, now I will show you a cartoon!
Autumn is a transitional season from the hot season to the cold season. At this time, dramatic changes occur in nature: the air temperature drops and daylight hours are shortened, leaves fall and the grass turns yellow, people migrate migratory birds And the bats, insects and animals are preparing for winter. Those species of fauna that remain in temperate latitudes for the winter, behave differently:
- fish descend on greater depth in wintering pits;
- newts crawl out of ponds onto land, hide under leaves, in the ground or in burrows;
- toads make places for themselves in the layer of silt;
- insects huddle in tree hollows and hide under the bark;
- some types of butterflies fly to warmer climes.
Of greatest interest is how animals prepare for winter.
Hibernation and color change
Depending on the species, different animals prepare for winter in their own way. Some of them hibernate:
- the Bears;
- badgers;
- Sony;
- marmots;
- raccoons;
- the bats;
- chipmunks, etc.
Many animals change color for the winter. So stoats, tundra partridges, reindeer, hares and arctic foxes turn white in winter, so they blend into the landscape, which allows them to hide from predators. Sometimes it happens that closely related species do not change colors equally. It also depends on latitude. They and the same representatives can change color differently if required. seasonal changes and the living conditions of the specific area.
Nutrient reserves for the winter
Many species of animals store food supplies for the winter. Mice and hamsters, voles and other rodents collect crops. Squirrels collect mushrooms, acorns and nuts. Chipmunks store pine nuts and seeds for the winter. Rodents such as haymakers store haystacks for the winter, in which various herbs are collected and neatly folded.
Predatory animals also store food for the winter. Stoats and weasels collect 2-3 dozen mice in their holes. Black hori stock up a large number of. For food, minks prepare themselves several kilograms different fish. Bears, wolverines and martens hide food in tree branches, rocks and burrows, depending on their wintering areas.
All representatives of the animal world prepare for the onset of frost in the fall. Some accumulate fat and fall into prolonged sleep, others store food in minks, and still others change the cold climate to a warm and favorable one. Each species of fauna has its own adaptations that allow them to adapt to harsh conditions and survive.
Good afternoon, dear readers!
In autumn, you and your children often walk in the park or forest. Have a conversation, tell the children how animals prepare for winter.
Let the child remember which animals are called wild. You can show kids pictures of wild animals, ask riddles, and read poems. For older children, ask them to decide logic problems, read them stories about animals in the fall.
Show the relationship in the world around us - it has become cold, the insects are hiding, the birds are flying to warmer climes because there is no food for them.
In winter, the bunny changes his gray coat to a white one so that he will not be eaten by predators; he will not be so noticeable in the snow.
During the conversation, children enrich their lexicon.
Repeat nouns: bear, wolf, fox, hare. hedgehog, squirrel, den, hollow, den, hole;
adjectives: shaggy, shaggy, angry, hungry, dexterous, strong, cunning;
verbs: howls, gallops, jumps, hides, hibernates, hibernates.
Children need to know: names of wild animals in our forests: bear, wolf, fox, hare, elk, hedgehog, beaver, squirrel;
That wild animals get their own food and build their homes;
- repeat who changes the color of their fur coat for winter (hare, squirrel);
Know where they live:
bear (in a den)
wolf (in the den),
fox (in a hole).
Conversation with children “How animals prepare for winter in the fall”
Late autumn has arrived: sad, rainy and cold. Winter is not far off. Winter is the hardest time for animals. They are freezing and cannot get food for themselves.
Some will sleep until spring in their houses (bear, hedgehog), other animals do not sleep, but make provisions for the winter, insulate their minks, and exchange their summer coat for a winter one.
Who is first?
Most animals begin to prepare for cold weather in the fall, some store food already in the summer. These are mice, chipmunks. They collect seeds, grains, seeds and carry them to their burrows. And then they spend the winter in them.
Let's talk with the children about how a hare, a bear, a hedgehog, a squirrel, a fox and a wolf, and an elk prepare for winter.
First, tell us about 2-3 animals, show pictures, play games so that the child can better remember how animals prepare for winter.
The bear is the owner of the forest
His home is a den. The bear arranges for her in a secluded place, under some snags. He carries moss and leaves there. In winter, the snow will fall and cover the den from above, and it will not be visible at all.
Bears eat nuts, berries, roots, fish, and various larvae. They eat and accumulate fat. In November, the bear climbs into its den and falls asleep. Bears sleep restlessly. If they are disturbed, they may abandon their den and make another.
In the bear's den, babies are born - cubs, 1-2. They are very small.
Foxes and wolves
Gray, angry, cold in winter
A hungry man wanders through the forest. (Wolf)
These predators do not sleep in winter. They also change their outfit and warm up. The animals begin to molt, and then grow thick fur, which helps withstand the cold.
Wolves unite in packs in winter and hunt wild boars, hares, and roe deer.
Look what it is -
Everything burns like gold.
Walks around in a fur coat dear,
The tail is fluffy and large. (Fox)
Foxes hunt at dusk or at night, catching mice, hares and birds. I sneak up on the prey, they suddenly rush at it, grabbing it with sharp teeth. The fox sniffs the snow and looks for mice.
Fox's house? (Nora).
Wolf's house? ( lair).
Another inhabitant of the forest is a squirrel.
Who is in the pines and spruces
Skilfully jumps, bends branches,
He sees where the cones have ripened,
And he carries it into his hollow. (Squirrel)
In summer, this animal wears a red fur coat, and in winter it turns gray.
Where does the squirrel live? (V double)
How does a squirrel prepare for winter?
In the summer he makes provisions: collects mushrooms, nuts, hides them in the forest floor, in a hollow. Strings mushrooms on branches.
The squirrel makes its nest in tall pines and spruces. Squirrels do not hibernate, but in severe frosts they can fall asleep in a hollow.
Elk
A large animal, a handsome forest creature, wears an ornament on its head - large horns.
The moose feeds on plants and in winter gnaws on the bark of trees. It’s difficult for moose in winter, so foresters often feed moose and deer.
At the end of autumn, the elk sheds its antlers. New ones grow by spring.
Hedgehog
That's why I'm famous in the forest,
Which is covered with needles.
But I'm not afraid of enemies -
I’ll snort and curl up into a ball. (Hedgehog)
Early in the fall, the hedgehog prepares a hut for wintering - a mink. It carries leaves and soft moss in it. Hedgehogs have little food in the fall: it is difficult to find frogs, lizards and worms. Therefore, the hedgehog hibernates.
It will burrow into the leaves, curl up into a ball and sleep all winter until spring, until the sun begins to warm up.
Beavers
Ask the children if they know where beavers live.
Water masters
They build a house without an axe,
The house of their brushwood and mud,
And a dam. (Beavers)
Beavers are amazing animals. They have very sharp teeth, with which they gnaw trees. And beavers’ fur coats don’t get wet in water.
Beavers take care of their coat: they comb it with their front paws and claws. And other beavers help comb the back.
In autumn, beavers prepare a lot of branches and place them near hut house. This will be their food for the winter.
Beavers do not sleep in winter. The entrance to their house is under water.
How a hare prepares for winter
Gray in summer.
And in winter it’s white. (Hare)
By winter, the bunny changes his gray coat to a white one. For what? So that it is not visible in the snow and does not get caught for lunch by predators.
In winter, hares feed on tree branches: aspen, birch, and willow. and also gnaw bark.
The hare does not have a permanent home; in severe frosts, hares hide under bushes.
In the fall, the hare gives birth to babies - bunnies. This happens during leaf fall. That's what they call bunnies, deciduous plants.
The hare feeds them and runs away so that predators do not find the hares by the smell. There is enough milk for 3 days. Then the hare returns or someone else’s mother comes running and feeds all the bunnies, including strangers.
Games on the topic “How animals prepare for winter”
After talking with the children about how animals prepare for winter, you can play.
For older children preschool age and spend junior school quiz.
1.What do animals do to protect themselves from frost?
a) fly to warm countries.
b) change their summer coat to a winter one.
2. Which animal sleeps in winter?
a) fox,
c) badger.
3. Who doesn’t change their fur coat?
4. What do hibernating animals need?
a) fat reserves,
c) silence.
5 What does a hare eat in winter?
a) carrots
b) cabbage
c) bark and branches of trees.
Game » Who's the odd one out?
Having eaten their fill over the summer, bears, badgers, mice, and hedgehogs go into hibernation. (Mice do not hibernate. They just stay in holes under the snow).
Predators roam the forest in search of prey: wolf, fox, elk. (Elk is not a predator, but a herbivore)
Elks, wild boars, and hares eat tree branches, bark, roots and fresh leaves in winter. (No fresh leaves in winter).
Exercise “Call me kindly”
Squirrel - squirrel,
Fox - fox
hare - bunny,
bear - bear cub.
D/exercise “Choose a definition”
Wolf (what?) - gray, angry, angry, hungry...
bear (what?) - brown, big, club-footed..
fox (Which one?) - red, cunning, fluffy. beautiful…
hedgehog (what?) - prickly, small...
hare (what?) - shy, white, long-eared...
Game "Who Lives Where?"
Does he live in a den? (bear).
(Who?) lives in the hole - a fox.
Does he live in a den? - wolf.
Does he live in a hollow? - squirrel.
Ask the kids to name a family of animals.
Mom, dad, babies.
Bear, she-bear, cubs.
Wolf, she-wolf, cubs,
Hare, hare, bunnies.
Game "Who's the odd one out and why?"
Squirrel, wolf, cow, fox. (A cow is a domestic animal).
Hedgehog, bear, hare, dog (Dog is a pet).
Fox, cat, hare, wolf ( cat - domestic animal).
This is how you can have an interesting time with your children: talk about how animals prepare for winter, play word games, look at the pictures.
As a result, the vocabulary of children is enriched, the horizons of children are expanded, and a love of nature is fostered.
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in winter wild animals it's hard. Everyone has their own plan for how to survive the winter; they prepare for severe frosts in different ways. Someone is stocking up on food, someone is changing clothes, and someone is preparing a warm home for themselves.
How squirrels prepare for winter
Squirrels prepare for winter throughout the year. They stock up on nuts, acorns, mushrooms, berries, cones, since they only feed plant foods. They carefully dry the obtained food on branches and stumps and store it in their home. Squirrels overwinter in hollows, but do not hibernate. They do not tolerate frost well, so most V winter time they spend in their houses. Squirrels equip the hollow in advance with tree bark, moss, found feathers, etc. In winter, squirrels change their color from red to grayish for camouflage purposes.
How beavers prepare for winter
Beavers prepare their homes in advance. They can place it at water level or underwater. To do this, they take down sticks and branches, which are masterfully tied with seaweed, grass or held together with clay. The house built by beavers under the ice is warm and safe. They do not freeze in water in winter because their fur coat is waterproof. Beavers pre-prepare their food for the winter. In winter, they do not hibernate, but reduce their activity, while feeding on food.
How badgers prepare for winter
Winter is a difficult period in life for badgers; they do not tolerate reduced temperature. The beginning of autumn is characterized by badgers preparing their homes and collecting food for the winter. In order to survive the winter, they equip their burrow with grasses, branches, moss, etc. From food they stock up on nuts, acorns, plants, seeds, etc. They are sensitive to frost. They spend the winter passively in the burrow, eating supplies.
How do hares prepare for winter?
Hares do not set up burrows and do not store food for the winter. They endure severe frosts on their paws. As a camouflage, starting in autumn, hares change color from gray on white. This gives them the opportunity to camouflage themselves from predators against the backdrop of snow. Well, if a wolf or fox notices him, he quickly tries to escape. Winter behavior also includes digging temporary holes in snow or hay. In such burrows he rests and gains strength.
How foxes prepare for winter
Preparation for winter begins with insulating your fur coat. Their fur becomes thick, fluffy, and bright. It perfectly protects them from severe frosts. Foxes live in burrows all year round. Often the place for digging a hole is some kind of hill. So that the fox could survey the entire forest. If she has moved far from her hole and a strong snowstorm begins, the fox may temporarily settle in another abandoned hole. Before returning to the hole, she carefully covers her tracks. The fox does not stock up for the winter, but regularly goes hunting. Its prey most often are rodents. In the absence of meat, she can eat berries or vegetables found. Nature has it this way that in winter, foxes have a reduced metabolism. Subcutaneous fat is wasted on keeping them warm in severe frosts. Fluffy paws allow foxes to move silently when hunting prey. The fox is resistant to severe frosts.
How wolves prepare for winter
Wolves endure winter easily. As the weather gets colder, their fur becomes longer and fluffier. It warms them perfectly in severe frosts. They often run out onto roads and trails to make their running easier. Wolves have characteristic feature- uniting in a flock. In a flock, they easily catch prey within a radius of 30-60 km, then eat it together. On average, a pack consists of 7-12 wolves.
How bears prepare for winter
With the arrival of autumn, the bear is puzzled by finding and preparing housing for the winter. Ideal option A crevice in the mountain, a hole in the ground will serve as a den. He carefully insulates it with branches, leaves, moss, etc. Before hibernating, the bear eats subcutaneous fat at an accelerated pace. This fat is gradually lost throughout the winter. During a thaw, a bear may wake up for several days and begin searching for food.
Wild animals prepare for and survive winter in different ways. Some people live through severe frosts on the move, others sit them out by hiding in their homes, while others hibernate. Nature has wisely distributed features to all animals.
Irina Kolesova
How animals prepare for winter
1 slide. Presentation title: “How animals prepare for winter”
Hare
In winter the hare changes his fur coat to White color. The belly, front legs and ears turn white. Then the sides and rear end bodies. At the beginning of December, the hare is already completely white. It’s bad for the long-eared ones when there is no snow for a long time, and they have already shed their hair. White fur gives them away to enemies.
Bear
The bear spends the winter in a den. The location is chosen to be dry, located in a crevice or rock. Before sleep, the bear eats little to empty its stomach and seal it. During hibernation, the bear does not sleep deeply, dozes, and in case of danger it encounters an enemy.
Fox
With the arrival of winter, the fox changes its fur to a more luxurious one by molting. During the day, she usually sleeps in her hole, and at night she hunts mice and other rodents. Sometimes, due to lack of food, a fox may steal poultry if it lives near a village. In preparation for winter, the fox digs a hole in groves or on the slopes of ravines.
Wolf
The wolf is dangerous and cunning beast. It is not easy for them to live among the snowy forest, but it is possible. In winter, wolves gather in packs to make it easier to catch prey. A pack of wolves a short time can catch and divide a wild boar, but a wolf alone cannot do this.
Squirrel
Squirrels do not tolerate frost well and are forced to hide in the thicket of the forest for most of the winter. The squirrel begins to prepare food for itself long before winter. Actually, a squirrel all year round drags acorns, nuts, mushrooms, and cones onto tree branches. Then the squirrel dries the food on stumps or high tree branches and eats it.
Beavers
The beaver begins preparing for winter long before it begins. It builds a dwelling at water level or slightly lower, and in winter even under the ice. They are warmer there. The dwellings built by beavers are very strong; they bind wood pieces with plants and river clay. Beavers need enough food for the winter, because they do not hibernate, but only reduce their energy.
Badger
In winter, the badger lives in a hole, which it makes in the fall. Inside, he arranges everything with dry grass, leaves, and moss to make it as warm as possible. The badger also stores food at the beginning of autumn. Food for a badger is plant roots, seeds, acorns, and fruits of various plants.
Hedgehog
Hedgehogs begin to prepare for winter in early autumn. They look for a deep hole, at least one and a half meters deep, otherwise in cold winter With severe frosts, hedgehogs may simply freeze and not survive. They insulate it with dry leaves and moss, seal the hole and hibernate.
Chipmunk
Chipmunks spend their days collecting food supplies and hiding them in their burrows to provide themselves with food throughout the winter. Chipmunks eat nuts, berries, plant seeds and even insects. When chipmunks find something edible, they grab it and quickly put it in their mouths, cheek pouches, and then carry it into the hole. Chipmunks live in burrows with intricate passages, which they, depending on their subspecies and habitat, usually dig into dense thickets bushes, near fallen trees or stumps.
Elk
First of all, females with cubs move to wintering, followed by adult moose. During periods of frost, moose hide up to their withers in the thick loose snow, and during the period strong winds or during a snowstorm, animals hide in a thicket of young coniferous trees. The moose lie down into the wind in a semicircle and freeze in the direction of the trail.
Lynx
By winter, as a rule, the lynx eats up a small subcutaneous fat reserve, which, coupled with thick, dense hair, reliably protects it from frost. Powerful wide paws allow her to move quickly on crust and snow without falling through or hampering her movement.
Mice
In preparation for frost, mice dig main passages and multi-story burrows. Under the roots of trees, as well as in places where the snowdrifts are the largest in winter, they dig holes.
Gopher
In gophers, long before hibernation, an increased secretion of male steroid hormones begins in the body, due to which their muscle mass increases by a quarter. This, as well as the fat layer, allows them to survive the winter safely.
Thank you for your attention!
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