Description of birch for children. Description of a birch leaf

Surely many of us have an image of the whole of Russia associated with the appearance of an ordinary white birch. Her descriptions are often popular with poets, musicians, painters and other artists, attracted by the simple beauty of Russian wood.

Country of birch chintz

How this is vividly noticed by the beloved many great poet. Birch is used as a metaphorical detail, compared even with the soul of the great people of our fatherland.

Numerous songs, poems, paintings passed from generation to generation are dedicated to the beauty and uniqueness of the beautiful birch tree.

Perhaps that is why the description of the birch for children, including in the visual arts, even from the school bench is so important for their spiritual growth and the formation of a sense of patriotism, the expansion of their emotional responsiveness, and the development of love for nature. It is also important that the vocabulary will be significantly enlarged after acquaintance with the unique picturesque images.

The love of beauty, which is the nature surrounding us, formed in early childhood, is able to protect the soul from callousness, make it kinder and more responsive. Beauty will save the world! And this is an undeniable truth.

And the main question that confronts the educator and not only is how to help children see and hear the world around them. Therefore, it is no coincidence when raising a child, use the descriptive image of a white beauty.

Where to begin?

Birch is always good. Any season in the year makes it unique and elegant. Everyone knows her green earrings, silk braids, silvery dew, white bark. All this is so characteristic at all times description. The birch tree keeps its appearance from time immemorial.

And at the same time for each season of the year, its features and images are characteristic.

Tenderness of spring foliage, glitter and aroma of pointed leaves are lovely. The pink reflections of the waking sun rays, timidly running through the snow-white crust, enchant your eyes.

The green of the garlands on the long, thin branches of the branches that fall to the ground in the summer time confirms the triumph of nature blooming in all its glory.

The description of the birch leaf with its unique carving at any time of the year often becomes the central theme of many lyrical works.

Gold of birch "clothes", shining under the blue azure of the autumn sky, dresses the whole earth with amazing shades, saturating the farewell ceremony until the spring with a unique colorful decoration. It was not for nothing that autumn was the favorite season of our great poet, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin: "... Enchantment! ... Lush nature wilting, in crimson and gold clad forests ..."

And, of course, a fairy-tale winter that turns a beautiful birch tree into a huge fountain of snow spray and ice, frozen on the branches and sparkling with brilliant brilliance in the sunshine on a clear frosty day.

Historical reference

Characteristic and rather interesting description of birch trees for children can be passed through folk characters and peasant folklore.

The sacred tree, as the birch was considered our common grandparents, the Slavs, personified the beauty, the shining of light and the purity of the woman.

Belostvolnaya beauty was honored in a specially designated for her holiday, according to church canons - Semik, when she was awarded special attention. Young girls decorated the birch with ribbons and flowers, wreathed wreaths on their heads, sang songs and choreographed round her.

In addition to the festivities dedicated to the folk tree, there were many peasant sights and sayings, discovered and invented by farmers and simple observers of nature.

Many signs were associated with sowing. So, they sowed bread when the birch catkins burst, and the oats - when the leaves have already blossomed.

If the spring tried birch sap, and it turned out to be unpleasant, it was believed that there would be a rich harvest of bread.

About how the summer will be, the birch also prompted. If she used to leave her leaves before the alder, then the summer will be dry. If on the contrary, then rainy.

About the spring and winter the tree also told with great coincidence. Early spring came, if the first began to turn yellow top, late - from the bottom. And the snow covered the ground late, if in the first days of October the birch tree still stood dressed.

As can be seen from the examples, much is said about the birch tree and in riddles, and in fairy tales, and verses.

"February Azure"

It would seem, where is the birch? But even here, it turns out, it is easy to raise the level of education for children by expanding their horizons in getting to know a very famous work of art.

Often the snow birch attracted many artists, a short description of which can be learned if you study the reviews, the history of creativity and directly pictures of the great Russian artists.

So is Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar. He painted a picture widely known to the public, not only in Russia, under the picturesque name "February Azure."

After creating his masterpiece and telling after the story of his writing, the landscape painter recalled that at that time there were wonderful, sunny February days: "In nature, something unusual was happening. It seemed that she was celebrating some unprecedented holiday of the azure sky, pearl birches, coral branches and sapphire shadows in lilac snow. "

Therefore, at least once you look at this work, you easily remember the image of a birch tree and quickly transferred to that winter fresh mood, which was put into the picture by its author.

Memorable images of birch

The description of the birch for children of the 3rd class, as well as other age categories, can be continued with the precisely noted characteristic "birch" traits, some of which have become almost indissoluble phrases - a blond birch, sticky leaves, tender spring greens, earrings and emerald color dress, silk curls , A white-haired beauty, lacy foliage, festive garlands ... This list can be continued indefinitely, comparing a poetic and light beauty with poetic images.

Children can give an example of other types of terms used in science, including a characteristic phrase such as "birch dangling", a description of which can be found in textbooks on biology.

About the title

The word "birch", in Latin betulus, is translated as "blessed", "blessed". This is associated with the healing power of birch sap, which has a magical effect.

As a version, there is a suggestion of the formation of a name from batuere - "whip", "beat". Most likely, because the bars of the tree served as convenient devices for punishment.

The third assumption is based on the similarity of the name and the word bhe, meaning "white," "bright," "pure."

Biology about birch

Description of birch for children can continue to bring biological characteristics.

Crown, trunk and roots are the main components of the tree, as well as other similar species. Distinctive features are: clearly delineated trunk, the presence of lateral branches and apical shoots. This is its basic biological description. The birch tree initially grows at a relatively slow rate, but after a few years development becomes swift.

Biologists have about 120 species of birch. In height, the tree grows to 40 meters. However, there are varieties of it as a bush, including developing by its shoots on the ground.

The root system of birches is represented by powerful superficial and deeply branching branches, thanks to which the tree is quite stable. However, the central core rod dies. Further life activity is carried out due to lateral shoots, forming a large number of rootlets.

The white color of the tree bark is due to the presence of betulin, which is a white resin. Outside, the bark of the main part of the trunk is covered with smooth birch, easily separated strips. Downstairs, the tree has a dark-colored trunk with large cracks, giving a rough appearance.

The description of birch for children can be given through comparison with other similar representatives of groves. There, where many different trees - young, old, thin-bodied, low, and high - a bright bark stands out. A birch grove seems weightless and full of freshness and purity.

The use of wood

Birch is especially loved by scholars studying history. It is known that in ancient times the cost of parchment reached sky-high heights. A birch bark and its properties made it possible to use it as a material on which various letters were placed. It was thanks to them that we were able to get information about the ancient life and features of everyday life.

The box, the bodies, the boats, the shoes were also items that can only be obtained from this tree.

Birch is also useful to humans as a simple plant. It cleans the air, gives coolness on a hot summer day. In addition, it is a valuable material from which you can get boards, furniture, paper.

In conclusion, I want to say that the birch was, is and will be the symbol of our great Motherland. It is good in summer and in winter. And it will be a long time to please the eye if we keep a good relation to nature.