Nature teaches us to understand beauty. Nature teaches us to understand beauty from one or more works of Russian literature. Essays on topics

These words of a wonderful Russian writer most accurately emphasize the importance of nature in our lives. It is in the family that a child can receive the first knowledge of how to learn to love and take care of his native nature.

“Many of us admire nature, but not many take it to heart,” wrote M.M. Prishvin, “and even those who take it to heart do not often manage to become so close to nature as to feel their own soul in it.”

We are accustomed to the fact that every day we are surrounded by plants and animals, the sun is shining, spilling its golden rays around us. It seems to us that this was, is and will always be. There will always be a green carpet of grass in the meadows, flowers will bloom, and birds will sing. But this is not true. If we do not learn ourselves and do not teach our children to perceive ourselves as part of the world of living nature, then the future generation will not be able to admire and be proud of the beauty and wealth of our homeland.

From the first years of life, children develop the beginnings of an ecological culture. Watching a mother who carefully cares for flowers and pets, the child has a desire to come up and pet the cat or dog, water the flowers or admire their beauty.

Children grow up and learn a lot about the world around them. Namely, that every plant, animal, insect, bird has its own “home” in which they feel good and comfortable.

Pay attention to the beauty of nature in different times year, day and in any weather. Teach children to hear the singing of birds, inhale the aromas of the meadow, and enjoy the coolness of the spring. Isn't this the most great joy in a person's life. This is the one greatest gift, which Mother Nature gives us.

In winter, draw children's attention to the beauty of trees. Admire the Russian birch tree, which is covered with frost. Explain clearly to your children that in winter the trees sleep and only we can protect them from the cold. Invite them to do a good deed - cover the roots with snow so that the trees do not “freeze.”

Watch with your children how it snows. Note its properties (fluffy, white, cold, etc.)

The footprints are clearly visible in the freshly fallen snow. Invite your child to play the game “Pathfinders”. By the tracks in the snow you can determine who passed here, who went where, whose they are (humans, cats, dogs, birds).

In spring, nature wakes up. Rejoice with your children at the appearance of the first grass, the first leaf. Invite your child to play the game “Find the Signs of Spring.” (The sun is shining brighter, the sky is blue, the first flowers have appeared, etc.)

Pay attention to the arrival migratory birds. Explain to the children that birds have a hard time after long winter and we can help them: build birdhouses and don’t forget to feed them.

The best summer vacation is a trip to the forest. Admire the giant trees and thickets of thick grass. Tell the children about what you can see in the forest rare plants, which are listed in the Red Book. These are lily of the valley, St. John's wort, corydalis. Under no circumstances should they be torn off. Admire their beauty and breathe in the aroma. Find medicinal plants with your children, name them, explain the benefits.

When picking mushrooms and berries, tell the children that not only we need them, but also the inhabitants of the forest. Animals not only eat some mushrooms, but also treat them. Here, for example, is a fly agaric. A very beautiful, but poisonous mushroom for humans. And the elk will come and he will need it for treatment. Explain to children that mushrooms need to be cut with a knife and not torn together with the stem. After some time, a new mushroom will grow in this place.

Don't look into birds' nests - these are their homes. The bird may become frightened and leave the nest. Small chicks will be left without maternal care and die.

Of course, everyone understands that one should not destroy nests, anthills or dig holes.

Don't make noise in the forest. Don’t take tape recorders with you to nature; you can listen to them at home. And you don’t have to talk to each other throughout the forest: enjoy your communication with nature. The forest, animals, birds, and even the tiniest flower will be grateful to you for your care and attention.

We and nature are one big family. Teach children to see beauty native nature, cultivate a caring attitude towards her. If a child treats everything that surrounds him with care, your upbringing will not be in vain. They will be attentive not only to the world around them, but also to you, the adults.

Nature teaches us to understand beauty.

(K.G. Paustovsky)

Once, in my distant childhood, while walking in the forest, I came across an icy bush. I was so struck by the bizarre outlines of the frozen cascade that I carefully sat down under it and froze there for a long time, afraid to destroy this beauty with a careless movement. But in my soul there’s a ball: either I’m a princess (who didn’t imagine myself as one in childhood), then Snow Queen, then Cinderella, then the Mistress of the Copper Mountain... When I came there the next time, naturally, I no longer found my fairy-tale palaces. Of course, it cannot be said that from that moment I learned to see and understand beauty; I didn’t even have a clue about it. But those magical minutes are still remembered. Much has been forgotten, but I remember how every spring I came in search of my fairy tale.

Recently shown on TV old movie based on the work of P.P. Bazhov “Stone Flower”, and I again plunged into the world of childhood, just as many years ago I admired the beauty of the Mistress of the Copper Mountain and her riches, not at all embarrassed by fake stones. Well, how immediately the wonderful image of Danilka the Nedokormish, described with such love by Bazhov, falls on the soul: “That’s how it came to Danilka the Nedokormish. This little boy was an orphan. Probably twelve years then, or even more. He is tall on his feet, and thin, thin, which is what keeps his soul going. Well, his face is clean. Curly hair, blue eyes. At first they took him as a Cossack servant at the manor's house: give him a snuff box, give him a handkerchief, run somewhere, and so on. Only this orphan did not have the talent for such a task. Other boys climb like vines in such and such places. A little something - to the hood: what do you order? And this Danilko will hide in a corner, stare at some painting, or even at a piece of jewelry, and just stand there. They shout at him, but he doesn’t even listen. They beat me, of course, at first, but then they waved their hand:

Some blessed one! Slug! Such a good servant will not make.” And you and I perfectly understand the irony of the writer, who seems to lament that the boy does not have the “talent” to serve. They cannot place Danilka anywhere; he is not suitable for anything, according to the stupid “educators”. The old shepherd, feeling sorry for the orphan, swore:

“What will come of you, Danilko? You will destroy yourself, and you will also put my old back in harm’s way. Where is this good? What are you even thinking about?

I myself, grandpa, don’t know. So. about nothing. I looked a little. A bug was crawling along a leaf. She herself is blue, but from under her wings she has a yellowish look peeking out, and her leaves are wide. Along the edges the teeth are curved, like frills. Here it looks darker, but the middle is very green, they just painted it exactly... And the bug is crawling...

Well, aren't you a fool, Danilko? Is it your job to sort out insects? She crawls and crawls, but your job is to look after the cows. Look at me, get this nonsense out of your head, or I’ll tell the clerk!”

And the old shepherd did not know that “this orphan has the talent” and talent of an artist, an inquisitive mind and an indefatigable desire for knowledge. Nature was not stingy, generously gifting the Underfed. Many people can admire beauty, but not many can feel it, let it pass through their hearts, be filled with it, and be enriched spiritually. And Danilko sees beauty both in the natural world (conversation with the shepherd) and in human creations (his “strange” behavior in the manor’s house, where he was looking at works of art). Already in childhood, natural phenomena were the standard of beauty for him: in his music “either the forest is noisy, or the stream is murmuring, the birds are calling to each other to all sorts of voices.” And having become a recognized master, Danila strives for perfection, does not sleep at night, suffers. In his creative pursuits, he outgrew his teacher. Old Prokopich is only a skilled stone cutter, and Danila the master experiences the artist’s painful anxiety:

It’s a shame that there’s nothing to complain about. Smooth and even, the pattern is clean, the carving is according to the drawing, but where is the beauty? There's a flower. The most inferior one, but when you look at him, your heart rejoices.

He wants to convey the beauty of a living flower in stone. Compete creatively with living nature. The Mistress of the Copper Mountain sees this obsession. After all, she reveals her wealth only to people endowed with talent and hard work, selflessness and richness of soul. She is not hostile to the human world (as the legends say), but at the same time alien to it. The beauty that the Mistress can show to Danila is perfect, but cold (Pushkin’s “indifferent nature” comes to mind). The Mistress is the embodied soul of the natural kingdom, and this soul is free from warm human passions and feelings. Mountain masters become the same: they come closer to understanding the essence of nature, but lose their human essence. A person, expressing beauty, can spiritualize it with his hot human soul, and the beauty in his creations is always different than in nature. Danila’s flower should have turned out differently from the underground flowers if it had absorbed the love for Prokopyich and Katya, and neither the Mistress nor her underground artists would ever create such beauty. Yes, apparently, Danila’s soul was a little cold towards the world of people; he had not matured enough to understand that a person is capable of not just copying natural beauty, but creating something else, animated by his warm heart...

We are growing, and with us our fairy tales, created by such masters of words as P.P. Bazhov: by rereading them, we learn lessons for adults; Along with magic, we now see real pictures of life, which raise many questions in us. Now, when I come to the forest, I remember with a smile my naive attempts to return something that will never happen again. After all, nature, as a true artist, does not copy the masterpieces it creates. And people, growing up, learn from her to understand not only beauty - the whole world.

I would like to end my thoughts on the relationship between beauty, nature and man with the poems of A. A. Fet:

A whole world of beauty

From big to small,

And you search in vain

Find its beginning.

What is a day or an age?

Before what is infinite?

Although man is not eternal,

What is eternal is human.

Between 1874 and 1883

Literature used

1.Malachite box. Tales. Bazhov Pavel Petrovich. IG Lenizdat: Lenizdat-classics

Valentina Vilchinskaya
Project “What Nature Teaches Us”

Annotation

In the sayings of ancient and modern sages we often come across the advice: “Learn from nature.” What do you mean? Maybe this is a poetic exaggeration? How can we learn from people, we can imagine without much difficulty, but how can we learn from nature? Can fresh mountain air filled with prana give us anything other than health and vitality? Walking among the trees, contemplating the flow of the river, observing the change of seasons, can we gain new knowledge? How and what can nature teach us?

From nature, man has learned everything he can; many ideas for transforming the surrounding reality, changing it, have been gleaned by man from nature itself. Man himself, as a part of nature, changes and transforms it.

During the preparation of the project, the child had the opportunity to satisfy his curiosity, which allowed him to expand his understanding of how to learn from nature. Independently summarize received ideas and draw conclusions.

The goal of the work is defined: to find out what nature teaches us.

A hypothesis has been put forward: children, having gained knowledge about environmental phenomena and the behavior of animals, will treat them more carefully.

When working on the project, the following research methods were used:

Theoretical

Literature analysis.

Comparisons and observations.

Empirical

Observation.

Practical

Making booklets

Conclusion: From this work we can conclude that it is informative - research activities allows you to expand your understanding of the world around you, help children with early age, to understand that they are part of nature, teaches to generalize received ideas and draw conclusions.

Introduction.

What nature teaches us

The sun teaches us not to regret,

River - don't sit still,

The star is to burn, the earth is to search,

The expanse of heaven - to take off from the ground.

The rains teach us purity,

Flowers - love, sunset - a dream,

Resistance - sails,

Forgiveness - mother's eyes.

One day Valentina Mikhailovna read us a poem by the poet Vladimir Natanovich Orlov:

Us at any time of the year

Wise nature teaches.

Birds teach singing

Spider - patience.

Bees in the field and garden

They teach us how to work.

And besides, in their work

Everything is fair.

Reflection in water

Teaches us truthfulness.

Snow teaches us purity,

The sun teaches kindness

And with all the enormity

Teaches modesty.

Nature has it all year round

You need to study.

We are trees of all species

All the great forest people,

Teaches strong friendship.

How can one learn from people, I can imagine without much difficulty, but how can one learn from nature? What can she teach us? I decided to find out what we can still learn from nature.

Purpose of the work: to find out what we can learn from nature.

The object of study was nature.

The subject of the study was natural phenomena and habits of animals.

To achieve this goal, I solved the following tasks:

1. Study of natural phenomena, life and habits of animals;

2. Mastering ideas and concepts about living and inanimate nature;

3. The ability to find an answer to a pressing question using a variety of sources.

4. Developing an understanding of the relationships in nature and man’s place in it.

Description of work.

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Hello. My name is Razumov Vladislav. I go to kindergarten"Berry" for the preparatory group.

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One day Valentina Mikhailovna read us a poem by the poet Vladimir Natanovich Orlov: “What nature teaches us.” And I began to wonder what else we can learn from nature. I talked with the teacher, read encyclopedias with my mother, and looked for information on the Internet. And today I want to talk about what I learned. I hope you find it as interesting as I do.

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There is a tree in front of us. It stands motionless.

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It endures everything: wind and cold, rain and snow. They cut the branch, it says nothing. The tree is very patient by nature. You can learn patience from him.

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What does a dog teach us? The dog is an attentive observer, surprisingly sensitive to the most diverse emotions and intentions of people. Once in new team, the dog needs some time to understand how the roles are distributed here, who is the leader, who is the breadwinner, who will play and walk with him. And only having oriented itself in the system of relations between people, the dog establishes its special relationship with each member of the team individually. Her tact and ability to establish contact with people depending on their individual characteristics and preferences is worth learning from.

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When we see a dog, we see complete fidelity in the look. Why do people love dogs? Because they are loyal animals.

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If you compare dogs and wolves, then wolves are unfaithful, although they look like dogs. When we look into the eyes of a wolf (for example, in a zoo), his gaze is intense, suspicious, he has no one he trusts. Although outwardly they are similar to a dog. Dogs are loyal, so they are close to a person. You can learn loyalty from a dog .

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Pay attention to the cat. The cat knows what it wants and unerringly chooses what really suits it best. That is why many tend to consider her cold and selfish. But this is not true: a cat is a very sensitive animal, and its attachment to its owner, although not as obvious as that of a dog, makes it true friend ready to support and reassure through gentle touches. She is relaxed all the time. This means that in life you need to learn to accept everything like a cat: to be relaxed and calm. The cat gives us an excellent lesson on how to maintain a balance between your own interests and the needs of others. The cat is unobtrusive in communication, she carefully doses the signs of her love and decides for herself what to do.

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Those who raise bees know how amazing this insect is, they know that the hive should not be placed too far from the flowers. She will simply wear out her wings and die on the road, and therefore the hives are placed closer so that the bees do not fly so far. So that you don’t get too tired, because the bees won’t take care of themselves. They will live until the last for this hive. A bee does not live for itself. You can learn collective thinking from a bee. Looking at the bees, we understand that in a team we need to do everything together.

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By watching a spider weave a web, man learned to weave webs.

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If a dolphin finds an injured dolphin, it helps it stay afloat. Dolphins teach us not to leave each other in trouble.

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Elephants never abandon the elderly. Elephants teach to respect elders.

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Some plants and mollusks told people how to make traps: mollusks close their shells, and plants close their valves when food gets into them.

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Watching how a chameleon, taking careful aim, shoots its long sticky tongue at its prey, a man came up with a harpoon.

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Claws, fangs and beaks - the hunting tools of animals - became an example for the manufacture of arrowheads and spears.

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Snakes and scorpions kill their prey with poison - this tells a person how to use a poisoned weapon.

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Even such a hunting technique as an ambush was suggested to people by animals. Observe the cat, how patiently she can sit, hiding and watching to see if the sparrows have lost their vigilance. Large cats - panthers, leopards, lynxes and jaguars - also watch for prey.

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Wolves were special teachers of people. In their hunt, all roles are strictly distributed: some lie in ambush, others drive the prey. In such a hunt, intelligence is already required. Maybe that’s why ancient people especially revered smart, brave and strong animals: bears, wolves, tigers.

As I finish my speech, I want to talk about 4 more things that animals can teach us:

Feeding and caring for the health of our pet teaches us responsibility.

Animals either love us or they don't. I think animals are capable of love. And they teach us this.

Caring for an animal teaches us patience.

Try throwing a ball to your dog, or play with a rope with your cat and you will understand that you can get pleasure from little things.

I also realized that we must share difficulties among ourselves, help each other and stick together. Such a law of nature. And we must live by this law.

Conclusion

While working on my project, I learned that man has learned from nature since ancient times. Nature is an inexhaustible source of knowledge and new discoveries. Nature must be loved, protected and very carefully observed and studied. And the main thing is to learn from her all my life, and then many new discoveries await us.

“Love for one’s native country is impossible without love for its nature”

Message for Educators

“Nature teaches us to understand beauty.
Love for one’s native country is impossible without love for its nature.”
K.G. Paustovsky

These words of a wonderful Russian writer most accurately emphasize the importance of nature in our lives. “Many of us admire nature, but not many take it to heart,” wrote M.M. Prishvin, “and even those who take it to heart do not often manage to become so close to nature as to feel their own soul in it.”

Flowers are blooming, birds are singing. But this is not true.Scientists note with alarm that the animal and flora our planet is becoming poorer, rivers and seas are becoming polluted, and this leads to the death of all life in them. Many species of animals and plants have already disappeared on earth. People started to miss clean water, because rivers and lakes dry up and become polluted due to deforestation chemicals, industrial and household waste.

Each of us must protect the nature of our Motherland for us and our descendants. Nature conservation is everyone’s sacred duty. Have a sacred attitude towards all living things. Take care of every tree, twig, every flower. Don't cut down trees unnecessarily, don't break them. Pick up trash after yourself on river banks and forest clearings. Avoid fires in the forest. Do not pollute forests, lakes and do not allow your friends to do this, do not poison or destroy fish. Don't ruin bird's nests, don't kill animals.If we do not learn ourselves and do not teach our children to perceive ourselves as part of the world of living nature, then the future generation will not be able to admire and be proud of the beauty and wealth of our Motherland.

A child can get his first knowledge of how to learn to love and protect his native nature in preschool childhood.From the first years of life, children develop the beginnings of an ecological culture. Watching a mother who carefully cares for flowers and pets, the child has a desire to come up and pet the cat or dog, water the flowers or admire their beauty. Children grow up and learn a lot about the world around them. The singing of birds, the murmur of a stream, the splash of water in a river, the rustle of grass, the color, shape and smell of flowers and fruits, the rustling of dry leaves, the creaking of snow underfoot - all this serves as material for the development of children's aesthetic sense and sensory perception. The ability to see and hear nature acquired in childhood arouses in children a deep interest in it, expands their knowledge, and contributes to the formation of character and interest. In the process of introducing children to nature, moral, physical and mental education is carried out. In the moral development of a child, a special place is occupied by instilling in him a love for his native nature and a caring attitude towards all living things.

The child should know that every plant, animal, insect, bird has its own “home” in which they feel good and comfortable. It is necessary to pay attention to the beauty of nature at different times of the year, day and in any weather. Teach children to hear the singing of birds, inhale the aromas of the meadow, and enjoy the coolness of the spring. Isn’t this the greatest joy in a person’s life? This is the one

the greatest gift that Mother Nature gives us. In winter, draw children's attention to the beauty of trees. Admire the Russian birch tree, which is covered with frost. Read the poem by S. Yesenin:

Explain clearly to your children that in winter the trees sleep, and only we can protect them from the cold. Invite them to do a good deed - cover the roots with snow so that the trees do not “freeze.”

Watch with your children how it snows. Note its properties (fluffy, white, cold, etc.)

Pay attention to the arrival of migratory birds. Explain to the children that birds have a hard time after a long winter, and we can help them by building birdhouses and remembering to feed them.

The best summer vacation is a trip to the forest. Admire the giant trees and thickets of thick grass. Tell the children that in the forest you can see rare plants that are listed in the Red Book. These are lily of the valley, St. John's wort, corydalis. Under no circumstances should they be torn off. Admire their beauty and breathe in the aroma. Find with children medicinal plants, name them, explain the benefits. When picking mushrooms and berries, tell the children that not only we need them, but also the inhabitants of the forest. Some mushrooms are not suitable for animals

They only feed, but also receive treatment. Here, for example, is a fly agaric. A very beautiful, but poisonous mushroom for humans. And the elk will come, and he will need it for treatment. Explain to children that mushrooms need to be cut with a knife and not torn together with the stem. After some time, a new mushroom will grow in this place.

Don't look into birds' nests - these are their homes. The bird may become frightened and leave the nest. Small chicks will be left without maternal care and die.

Of course, everyone understands that one should not destroy nests, anthills or dig holes.

Don't leave trash at your vacation spots!

They help to protect and love nature environmental tales. Inquisitive kids love to listen to them. They ask many questions, and it is necessary to find answers to them together.

By attracting children to close communication with nature, to understanding its world, we, adults, contribute to active development Children have such qualities as kindness, patience, hard work and mercy. These features inherent in early childhood, will firmly become part of a person’s character and become his basis.

We and nature are one big family. Let us teach children to see the beauty of their native nature, cultivate a caring attitude towards it, and the child will treat everything that surrounds him with care - and our upbringing will not be in vain. And then you can be calm for nature and the younger generation.