Autumn signs for preschoolers

With the approach of autumn, walk with the baby in the park or forest edge, watch together for signs of autumn in nature, analyze the changes that have occurred with the advent of the new season. All this will help the child to better understand the times of the year and the features of each of them.

In this article we will talk about the autumn signs for children, as well as about the ancient traditions associated with the appearance of the first signs of autumn and autumn church holidays.

Autumn traditions and holidays

Autumn is divided into several periods-sub-season: September - early autumn, October - deep autumn, November - pre-winter. From a scientific point of view (astronomical autumn), the season changes on September 22, the day of the autumn equinox.

Most of the church holidays of autumn are somehow connected with harvesting. For example, on September 13 (Kupriyanov day), root crops were dug out, on October 7 (the day of Fekly-zarevnitsa) threshed bread, on October 8 (Sergius) they cut down cabbage.

With the onset of persistent cold weather, work in the garden and in the garden is suspended, which means that there is more free time. Partly that's why autumn is the traditional wedding season.

Signs of Autumn for Children

An attribute is a distinctive feature of a process or phenomenon. The centuries-old folk observations made it possible to distinguish the following autumn signs:

• proteins collect a lot of nuts - to a cold and prolonged winter;
• If the cranes fly high and slow, echoing - autumn will be soft and long;
• a large harvest of mountain ash - to severe frost in winter;
• the cat hides the muzzle - in the cold;
• rare clouds in the autumn predict clear and cold weather;
• chickens begin to shed early - the winter will be mild;
• the leaves on the trees are yellow, but they do not fall for a long time - there will be no frost for a long time;
• The birch turns yellow from below - the winter will be late, and if from the top - early;
• spider webs spread over plants - to warm weather;
• if mosquitoes appeared in late autumn - winter will be warm;
• The more ant-hills, the colder the winter will be;
• if in September you hear thunder - autumn will be soft.

Even small children can independently identify such signs of the onset of autumn: yellowed grass and leaves on trees, wilted flowers, flight of birds to the south, weather change (less sun, frequent rains), decrease in the length of the day.

These and other signs of autumn for children will help you to make a walk with the child more interesting, exciting and cognitive. Do not miss the opportunity to breathe a clear autumn air and bask in the last warm sunshine - gather a collection of leaves, make a herbarium , pick up mountain ash, go to the forest for mushrooms. Years later, you and your baby will remember these walks with warmth and love.