Today on our blog we have a short fairy tale about a sparrow for children, called “The Smart Sparrow.” The fairy tale tells how a gray and small sparrow, thanks to his ingenuity, was able to get food for himself in the cold season and not remain hungry, outwitting two titmice.

Now it’s autumn, the street is getting colder every day, so introducing kids to such a fairy tale about a sparrow will be very useful. At the same time, tell us that when it’s cold outside you need to feed the birds, since they have nowhere to get food, especially in winter, when everything is covered with a thick layer of snow. This will help instill in children a love of nature and grow into kind people.

Smart sparrow. Short children's story

In winter, all birds and animals huddle closer to human habitation. It is difficult at this time to feed yourself in a bare forest and in a field white with snow.

The sparrow also left the forest and also headed towards people.

The street began right behind the forest. Decorative houses are unlikely to stand behind a low wooden fence. A sparrow sees: a stick is sticking out of one window, a thread is hanging from the end, there is a feeder on it, some food is wrapped in gauze. And, of course, the tits are already swarming here.

A sparrow sat down on a tree nearby, reasoning: how can he also refresh himself? It’s good for the tits, you see how much respect people show them: they hang up feeders, feed them, eat, dear tits, to your health! But no one will lift a finger for the sparrows! Like, let them serve themselves.

One tit flew up to the feeder and hung. The thread twists and unwinds. But the tit doesn’t pay attention to this, it pecks itself and that’s it. Tasty!

She ate a little and flew off onto a branch. Immediately the second tit clung to the feeder. He also swings like an acrobat, hangs upside down, and pecks. And then the tits swapped places again: the first one has breakfast, the second one cleans its beak on a branch, preens itself, and waits for its turn to peck.

I looked and looked at the sparrow tits, and my stomach was rumbling - I was so hungry. Well, at least I grabbed a grain in the morning! But no, I didn’t eat anything at all.

The poor guy couldn't stand it, he jumped from the tree - and to the thread. That thread spins in front of him, the tit does not give up his place on the feeder. And the second one arrived, also disturbing and fussing. The sparrow waved its wings, waved, and flew back to the spruce branch. He sat down and became depressed.

Suddenly, under a tree, a dog barks! The titmice got scared and flew away. And the sparrow looked around - what a dog he is when he wants to eat so much that his eyes go dark - and flew up to the feeding trough.

Oh, how delicious it is to swallow a piece of cheese in such cold weather! But where is it? Before he had time to properly feast, the tits arrived again. And so impudent - fly away, it’s ours!

They drove away the poor sparrow. He sat on a branch, thought about something, and impatiently twisted his head. Suddenly it chirps unexpectedly, it flutters!

And the tits were blown away by the wind and scattered in different directions. And the sparrow itself did not fly far away. He sees that there are no tits - he rather goes to the feeding trough. He eats and hurries before the frightened tits return.

This is how the hungry sparrow deceived his titmouse friends. Now the frost is not scary either. I refreshed myself a little.

Sparrow- a well-known bird that neighbors a person and nests near his home, which is why it is called the brownie.

Appearance

The sparrow weighs 23-35 grams, and the body can be up to 16 centimeters long. Its plumage is brownish-brown above and whitish below. The male, unlike the female, has a large black spot on the chin, throat, crop and upper chest and the top of the head is dark gray. The female has a gray head and throat and a pale gray-yellow stripe above the eye.

Habitat areas

The sparrow is common in Russia, Asia, Europe, and also Asia Minor and Arabia. In the last century, it was brought to different countries and to many islands, where the bird has settled to this day. It can be found both in villages and in cities. And its wide distribution is explained by the high fertility of birds.

Lifestyle

The sparrow is a constant neighbor of a person, settles near a person’s home or near settlements, and adapts perfectly to life next to people. Here he finds good conditions for making nests and a lot of food; he nests in separate pairs, sometimes in colonies. Sparrow nests can be found in crevices of buildings, in burrows in clay ravines, and in tree hollows. The bird may also occupy the birdhouse and swallow's hole.

Reproduction

In March in Russia, birds begin their pre-mating season with screams and fights, and in April they build nests and lay eggs. They incubate them for about 13 days. The chicks feed on insects, and after hatching they fly out of the nest after 10 days, that is, somewhere in late May - early June. Two or three broods appear over the summer. Chicks sometimes flock in thousands and feed in the fields.

Nutrition

The food is mainly plant matter, and in the spring partly insects. In populated areas, the sparrow picks up agricultural seeds, food waste, cereals, and finds currants, cherries, grapes, and flower buds.

Character

The sparrow or little sparrow is brave, cunning, sometimes annoying, and sometimes even thieving. The Russian people have always associated many funny games, nursery rhymes, proverbs, sayings and jokes with his image.

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I was returning from hunting and walking along the garden alley. The dog ran ahead of me.

Suddenly she slowed down her steps and began to sneak, as if sensing game in front of her.

I looked along the alley and saw a young sparrow with yellowness around its beak and down on its head. He fell from the nest (the wind strongly shook the birch trees of the alley) and sat motionless, helplessly spreading his barely sprouted wings.

My dog ​​was slowly approaching him, when suddenly, falling from a nearby tree, an old black-breasted sparrow fell like a stone in front of her muzzle - and all disheveled, distorted, with a desperate and pitiful squeak, he jumped a couple of times in the direction of the toothy open mouth.

He rushed to save, he shielded his brainchild... but his whole small body trembled with horror, his voice grew wild and hoarse, he froze, he sacrificed himself!

What a huge monster the dog must have seemed to him! And yet he could not sit on his high, safe branch... A force stronger than his will threw him out of there.

My Trezor stopped, backed away... Apparently, he recognized this power.

I hastened to call the embarrassed dog back and left in awe.

Yes; don't laugh. I was in awe of that little heroic bird, of her loving impulse.

Love, I thought, is stronger than death and the fear of death. Only by her, only by love does life hold and move.

In the cold winter, when there are very few birds, or in the hot summer, when the voices of many birds are heard, a small, gray-brown bird is always next to a person - a sparrow, to which people are so accustomed that they have not noticed it for a long time. And in vain.

Sparrow- a small bird size up to 18 cm, and weighing no more than 35 g. But few people realize that it is unusually smart, observant and careful.

Otherwise, she would not have chosen such a smart, unpredictable and dangerous neighbor - a man. And the sparrow not only gets along easily, but also explores new lands with humans.

So, for example, following a person, this little one moved to, settled in the north of Yakutia, even agreed to the tundra and forest-tundra, although she was not at all comfortable living there. Now there are few places on the planet that are not inhabited by sparrows.

The sparrow does not fly to warmer climes and, in general, prefers to lead a sedentary lifestyle. However, this does not prevent him from flying outside the already selected territories in order to look for new, unoccupied areas.

Features of a sparrow

The main feature of this interesting bird is that it certainly settles near a person. This left its mark on her behavior and her entire lifestyle.

The bird has an excellently developed memory, it develops new reflexes associated with human behavior, it can make decisions and even build logical chains.

Few people paid attention to this, however, if you recall, everyone will agree that birds are wary of cats, but they are not too afraid of her - they can wait for hours for her to move away from the feeder.

But sparrows are not at all shy with horses. They make excellent neighbors with both chickens and chickens - from personal experience, the bird knows that there is no danger from these animals, but you can always feast on their food.

They have an ambiguous attitude towards dogs. In village yards, where dogs are indifferent to the fluttering and chirping of birds, sparrows do not react too alarmingly to dogs, but this can be explained by the fact that in the same yard, as a rule, there is the same dog, whose behavior is already known to the sparrows. In cities where there are a lot of dogs, sparrows are not so relaxed about dogs.

Another curious feature is that no matter how many centuries the sparrow has been a person’s closest neighbor, it is more difficult to catch a sparrow than any other bird. And it’s very rare that you can tame it. That's why sparrow photo It is extremely rare to see one with a person.

Character and lifestyle of a sparrow

It is worth saying that sparrows have a bad character. They are jealous of their possessions, and every time they start serious fights (with the same ones) for their yard, park or other warm places.

By the way, if there is no encroachment from other birds, sparrows can easily cause a scandal with their relatives.

Moreover, in terms of the intensity of passions, he will not yield to a fair defense of his nest. Who hasn't heard sparrow voices, especially in early spring.

The sparrow is completely uncharacteristic of being quiet and silent. Any movement of anyone causes a violent wave of emotions in a flock of these birds.

And in the spring, when married couples are created, sparrows simply organize bird fights. Fights can start on the roof of a house, on a tree branch and continue high in the sky.

As a rule, it doesn’t lead to bloody wounds; sparrows are too smart for that; after fights, the bullies scatter, but not for long.

Types of sparrows

There are many in nature sparrow-like birds, but it is not at all necessary that they belong to one of the types of this.

Scientists ornithologists have clearly identified the species and subspecies of this bird. There are quite a lot of species of this bird - there are about 22. In our climate you can find 8. These are:

• house sparrow;
• field;
• snowy (snow finch)
• black-breasted;
• ginger;
• stone;
• Mongolian ground sparrow;
• short-toed.

Perhaps someone has heard about the strange bird "sparrow-camel". This bird has nothing in common with a sparrow, and is not a passerine species.

This is a well-known name, which translated means “sparrow - camel”. All passerine species have some characteristics, but the main characteristic of this bird is common to all.

Sparrow feeding

Sparrow cannot be called a gourmet. Its menu is varied - from insects to human food waste.

Moreover, modesty is also not their strong point; while waiting for a piece, they can jump near a person’s table (outdoor cafes, country terraces), and if the person is sitting motionless, then they can jump onto the table on their own and worry about themselves.

However, at the slightest movement, the birds deftly disappear from the table, trying to grab the tasty crumbs.

And yet, despite their pugnacious and quarrelsome nature, these birds do not create scandals over food. If one sparrow finds a lot of food, it flies off to fetch its fellow tribesmen, and only then starts eating.

They are wary of unfamiliar food. The whole flock will not eat an unknown dish until one of the sparrows tries the food. And only after that everyone flocks.

In the villages in the summer these birds live at ease. They peck at the seeds and grains of planted crops, feast on berries, and all kinds of repellent devices have little effect on them.

However, rural residents are forced to endure such a neighborhood, because sparrows destroy caterpillars and other insects.

In fact, if you watch sparrows, the bird will be much more willing to feed in a rabbit’s cage or from a chicken cup than to look for some kind of larvae.

But you shouldn't be offended by this. The sparrow's diet, however, is based on plant foods. sparrows eat only in the spring, and when feeding chicks. However, without the help of these birds it would be difficult to get rid of insects.

Sparrow reproduction and lifespan

In spring, sparrows begin to build nests. These birds do not adhere to a clearly defined nest shape. Moreover, they look for every opportunity to adapt something suitable for their house or take over someone else’s nest.

You can see sparrows flying out of birdhouses and swallows' nests. Any pipe, ledge, or excavation in a house will do, but if nothing suitable is found, then the birds begin building nests themselves. Most often, they are located under the roofs of houses, gazebos, in attics, or even just in trees.

Sparrow chicks in the nest

A female can raise three broods in a season. The first laying takes place in April. True, these terms may vary depending on the climatic and weather conditions in which it is located.

Some females (especially one-year-olds) even prefer to lay eggs in May. Birds finish nesting in August, after which post-nesting molt occurs immediately.

Typically the female lays 3-9 eggs. It is noteworthy that sparrows in rural areas always have more eggs than “city dwellers”.

Above we talked about the good memory of these birds; they know that near the livestock that a villager keeps all year round, it will be easier for more birds to feed themselves than in dubious urban conditions.

Both parents share the care of the offspring equally. They hatch the chicks together and feed them together.

Sparrows are not afraid of people and often build their nests near houses

The time for these birds is clearly distributed - they need to have time to hatch more than one offspring, so the female spends 4-5 days laying eggs and incubating, then about two weeks the parents feed the chicks in the nest, another two weeks are spent raising the chicks after they fly out of the nest. nests, and only after this begins preparation for the next clutch.

Sparrow chicks are fed first with insects, then with grains, and then with seeds and fruits of various plants.

Sparrow - enemy or friend

So the sparrow ended up among the “dubious helpers.” And yet, there is more benefit from this tiny bird than harm.

It is enough to give a classic example - once the Chinese thought that sparrows were destroying their rice crop, so the bird was declared the main enemy, they were exterminated, knowing that sparrows could not stay in the air for more than 15 minutes.

The Chinese simply did not allow them to land and the birds fell to the ground, already dead. But after this, the real enemy came - insects.

They multiplied to such an extent that there was no rice left at all, and almost 30 million people died from famine.

So is it worth racking your brains over what has already been passed down by history? Small sparrow bird occupies a worthy place in nature, and man only has to protect it.

Sparrow: about birds for children. Riddles, poems, folk games, chants, educational tales, cartoons about the life of sparrows. Developmental tasks for children. Discover interesting things about the sparrow you have known for a long time together with your children! Have a nice journey into the world of nature and creativity!

Everyone knows the sparrow. And, it would seem, what could be interesting about such a familiar bird? In fact, it is not for nothing that this bird is found in many fairy tales and is loved by Russian folklore. Let's try to find out its secrets! Here on the new page of the “Encyclopedia of Wintering Birds for Kids” dedicated to the sparrow, you will find many games and tasks for children and you will be able to choose from them what suits your baby.

Where does the word "sparrow" come from?

The first secret of sparrows is why they are called that? Ask your child to guess where the name of the sparrow came from: “Beat the thief!” Hit the thief!” Oh, that’s how it turns out, “beat the thief.” So the sparrow is our thief! What is he stealing? Probably grains. And what else? Crumbs. Whose sparrow steals grains and crumbs? In pigeons, dogs, cats and even in people (Of course, you have seen with children how nimble sparrows carry crumbs right from under the noses of clumsy, slow pigeons. And at a bird feeder, sparrows will not get confused and will not be left without food! And because... under the dog's nose they can grab the crumbs right from its bowl). It turns out that while others are gaping, the sparrow is right there - stealing the grain. And in this “beat the thief” the character of the bird sounds - nimble, agile, cunning, pugnacious, brave. cocky.

But scientists think differently. They believe that our sparrow is not our thief at all. They say that the word "sparrow" comes from the ancient "thief". From this “thief” the words we know as “fence” or “gate” come from. Why then “throw and beat”? Because a sparrow is a bird that sits on fences and gates and has lived next to a person for a long time.

There is another opinion. That the word “sparrow” is based on the word “vork” - coo, grumble. And sparrows got their name because they are restless and tweet all the time,

What kind of bird is a sparrow, or a journey into the life of a sparrow.

Sparrows have long lived next to us in cities and villages. They settle under the eaves of houses, in attics, and in wall niches. And it seems that we should know everything about sparrows well. However, this is not true! The sparrow has many secrets that many people do not know about. Tell your kids about these secrets, and they will look at the sparrow they are used to with completely different eyes!

What types of sparrows are there?

It turns out that sparrows are different. But it is difficult to distinguish them from each other - two types of sparrows are already very similar to each other. Eat sparrows brownies - urban. Ask your child to guess where they live? Of course, since they are urban, they live in the city. Ask your child why city sparrows are called “house sparrows”? From what word did the word “brownie” come from? Of course, from the word “house”. This means that house sparrows live near our houses. That's what they call them.

Is there field sparrows (village). Ask your child to guess where the village tree sparrows live. In fields, gardens, villages. Sometimes they can be found in old city parks and gardens. They don’t like our city houses and fly away from us.

Compare two sparrows with a child: “Look, how are the city and village sparrows similar? (They are small in size. They have a head, wings, a small tail, small legs, a beak. They fly, etc. Their feathers are brown) How are they different?”

• The Tree Sparrow has a brown top and a black spot on its cheek.
• The urban house sparrow has gray tops of its heads and cheeks, a brown neck on top, and a black shirtfront on its throat and chest. But the city sparrow does not have dark spots on its cheeks! Therefore, it is very easy to determine by the sparrow’s cheeks what kind of sparrow it is and where it likes to live.

How do sparrows live?

Sparrows get up very early, when it is still dark, and chirp loudly. While it is light outside, they are looking for food. The sparrow is a very lively bird, it will not allow itself to be offended, it will get food for itself. And at night, the sparrows gather again in a flock, hug each other to make it warmer, and spend the night like that.

Sparrows in a flock have a guard sparrow. What is he guarding? (Ask your child to guess and make his/her guesses). A watchman is a sparrow who always looks around carefully. If he notices a cat or a hawk or another enemy, he will immediately sharply shout “Chrrrrrr”, and all the sparrows will have time to fly away.

Sparrows are bold birds by nature, even pugnacious. But despite their “fighting” character, sparrows are very friendly birds. They help each other - if one sparrow finds food, he will definitely call all his friends. It never happens that a sparrow finds crumbs and eats all these crumbs himself and does not leave them with his friends. This is such a small bird, but it already knows what friendship is!!! And always shares with friends! Ask your child, does he share with friends? In what fairy tales did he see birds and animals that were friends and helped each other, shared with each other?

Tell your child: “Of course, there are sparrows who decide not to share with everyone. Do you want to know what happens to them? And watch together the cartoon “Sparrow the Braggart” about how sparrows prepare for winter and how birds help each other. In the cartoon, the child will see sparrows that live in a village in a southern country. Explain to your child that sparrows are birds that live both in the north and in the south and never fly away for the winter, because they can find food for themselves in winter.

Ask your child what he thinks: is a sparrow a useful bird or not? Why? What benefits do sparrows bring? Read the fairy tale “Winter Debts” about how sparrows “repay their debt” to those people who fed them in winter, how they thank them.

Winter debts. N. Sladkov.

The Sparrow chirped on the dung heap and just jumped up and down! And the Crow Hag croaks in her nasty voice:
- Why, Sparrow, were you happy, why were you tweeting?
“The wings itch, Crow, the nose itches,” Sparrow answers. − The passion to fight is the hunt! Don’t croak here, don’t spoil my spring mood!
- But I’ll ruin it! - Crow is not far behind. - How can I ask a question!
- I scared you!
- And I’ll scare you. Did you peck crumbs in the trash bin in winter?
- Pecked.
- Did you pick up grains from the barnyard?
- I picked it up.
- Did you have lunch in the bird cafeteria near the school?
- Thank you guys for feeding me.
- That's it! - Crow bursts into tears. - How do you think you will pay for all this? With your chirping?
- Am I the only one who used it? - Sparrow was confused. - And the Tit was there, and the Woodpecker, and the Magpie, and the Jackdaw. And you, Vorona, were...
- Don’t confuse others! - Crow wheezes. - You answer for yourself. Borrow - give it back! As all decent birds do.
“The decent ones, maybe they do,” Sparrow got angry. - Are you doing this, Vorona?
- I’ll cry before anyone else! Do you hear a tractor plowing in the field? And behind him, I pick out all sorts of root beetles and root rodents from the furrow. And Magpie and Galka help me. And looking at us, other birds are also trying.
- Don’t vouch for others either! - Sparrow resists. - Others may have forgotten to think.
But Crow doesn’t let up:
- Fly over and check it out!
Sparrow flew to check. He flew into the garden, where the Tit lives in a new nest.
− Congratulations on your housewarming! - Sparrow says. - In my joy, I suppose I forgot about my debts!
- I haven’t forgotten, Sparrow, that you are! - Titmouse answers. - The guys treated me to delicious salsa in the winter, and in the fall I will treat them to sweet apples. I protect the garden from codling moths and leaf-eaters.
There is nothing to do, the Sparrow flew on. I flew into the forest, there the Woodpecker was knocking. I saw Sparrow and was surprised:
- For what need, Sparrow, did he fly to my forest?
“Yes, they demand payment from me,” Sparrow tweets. - And you, Woodpecker, how do you pay? How do you pay?
“That’s how I try,” answers the Woodpecker. − I protect the forest from wood borers and bark beetles. I fight them tooth and nail! I even got fat...
“Look,” thought Sparrow. “And I thought...”
The sparrow returned to the dung heap and said to the Crow:
- Yours, hag, the truth! Everyone is paying off winter debts. Am I worse than others? How can I start feeding my chicks mosquitoes, horseflies and flies! So that the bloodsuckers don't bite these guys! I'll pay back my debts in no time!
He said so and let’s jump up and chirp on the dung heap again. While there is free time. Until the sparrows in the nest hatched.

After reading the fairy tale, ask your child: How does the Crow help people? Tit? Woodpecker? How do sparrows help? What benefits do they bring? (They destroy enemies of plants - bugs, caterpillars and thereby save the harvest). This fairy tale is very good for dramatizing it with children. Moreover, the characters of the fairy tale can be changed - new birds or animals can be added.

Interesting fact: Once upon a time, many village sparrows were exterminated in China. And... the next year the entire harvest was completely eaten by pests! People were left without a harvest!

Sparrows help people. How can we help them? When do sparrows really need our help? (In winter there is little food. Therefore, we feed the birds with grain and crumbs)

Poems about the sparrow

The birds' nests are empty,
The birds flew away to the south.
Turned out to be braver than everyone else
Our yard sparrow.
Kholodov was not afraid,
He stayed with us for the winter.
Snow covers the entire earth -
Sparrows do not lose heart:
They scurry around merrily in a flock,
Everything they come across will bite.
Don't spare the bread crumbs:
The sparrow deserved them.
You set up a feeding trough for him -
He will call his girlfriend,
And my friends are all right there,
The little ones are pecking happily.
And there was a cheerful knock -
Knock-knock-knock
Here, here, here.
Here, here, here.

Why is the sparrow called brave in this poem? (He did not fly away for the winter, he stayed with us) How can you help sparrows in winter? What's that knock-knock sound? What do sparrows do?

Tell your child: “If a sparrow doesn’t have food in the cold, it will freeze and die. How can we help him? What weather do you think is most difficult for a sparrow to find food for? (in snowy weather, when all the grains are covered with snow or ice, in such weather a lot of sparrows die in winter from hunger). When you feed a sparrow on a walk, read one of the poems about sparrows to your baby.

It's freezing outside
About forty degrees.
The little sparrows are crying
That spring is not coming soon,
What in severe frosts
Fur coats don't warm well...
I brought it to the sparrows
Cereals on a plate:
Eat, sparrows,
Eat up, good ones!
I'd like some felt boots for you too
Gave it with galoshes.
But mom said:
“The sparrow is small!”
As soon as it jumps,
He will lose his felt boots! (V. Zvyagina)

The sparrow jumps and jumps,
Calls out to little children:
“Throw crumbs to the sparrow -
I'll sing you a song:
Chick-Cheep!
Throw in millet and barley -
I will sing to you all day long:
“Chick-Tweet!”

The yard is white and white,
The ground was covered with snow.
It's hard for birds to winter
It's difficult to get food.
Fly up, sparrow,
Fly up, don't be shy!
Do you see the girl? She
I brought you grains.
I walked up to the porch,
Sprinkles on the board.
Fly up, sparrow,
Help yourself, don't be shy! (I. Belyakov)

Sparrows in the spring: how the chicks appear.

Are sparrows happy about winter? What about spring? Why? (they are not happy in winter, because in winter it is very difficult for them to feed themselves. But in spring they are happy, chirping, swimming in puddles) Listen to what they sing about when winter ends.

What are the sparrows singing about?
On the last day of winter?
-We survived!
-We made it!
We are alive!
-We're alive!
V. Berestov

In spring, sparrows build nests under eaves, in attics, in cracks, and in abandoned hollows. They insulate them with rags, hairs, and feathers. The sparrows' nests are not very beautiful, they were hastily made. After all, they are special birds. They manage to hatch and raise chicks two or three times during the warm season! And all the other birds only manage to hatch their chicks once!

Then the mother sparrow lays eggs and hatches them. The babies hatch completely naked, without feathers, and cannot fly out of the nest. But little sparrows grow up quickly and can leave the nest within 2 weeks.

Adult sparrows eat seeds, millet, and crumbs. And the chicks that hatch in the spring are fed insects. When the chick grows up, it also begins to eat seeds and grains.

Sparrows have many enemies. And you will meet the most important enemy of sparrows and their chicks in the cartoon “High Hill”. And you will also find out what can happen to a sparrow who does not want to be friends with other sparrows. After all, with birds, like with real friends, “One for all and all for one!”

A sparrow is a bird that is very popular in Russian folk games and amusements and in modern fairy tales and cartoons. Many interesting round dance games, poems, and songs have been invented about her, which I want to introduce you to now.

Folk games

Folk game "Sparrow" (Russian folk game)

A very exciting game for children aged 5 years and older and even for adults. You can spend it on family trips or holidays.

First, choose a driver. It will be a sparrow. All other players must come up with what tree or bush they will be called. For example, some will be lilac, some will be birch, some will be rowan, etc.

All players except the sparrow sit in a circle. In the center of the circle you need to place a chair (stool or bench) for the sparrow. This will be a “column”.

Each player must loudly say to everyone who he will be in this game: “I am an aspen. And I'm an oak tree. I am a pine tree." Everyone needs to remember these words.

The little sparrow sits “on a post” and says rhythmically. The rest of the players sing along with him - they say sentences with him.

Chiv-chiv-chiv, little sparrow
I sat and sat on a post,
The sparrow flew and flew to the raspberries!

The player who called himself a “raspberry” in this game must pick up the song:

Chiv-chiv-chiv, little sparrow
I sat and sat on a post.
The sparrow flew and flew to the birch tree!

This continues until someone makes a mistake and says “on the column” or names a tree that is not in the game! When a mistake occurs, all players must quickly change places, including the sparrows. You cannot occupy a column!

Whoever is left without a place becomes a sparrow in the next game. He sits on the post and the game continues.

Folk game "Gardener and Sparrow".

This game conveys the character of sparrows - nimble and combative.

Of all the players, you need to choose who will be the Sparrow and who will be the Gardener.

All players stand in a circle and join hands. Nuts are placed in the center of the circle - in the garden (you can also put something else that represents seeds). A circle is drawn 10 steps from the garden. This will be a nest.

The round dance moves slowly in a circle, all players say rhythmically or sing:

Small sparrow.
Gray, remote,
Snooping around the yard
Collects crumbs;
Spends the night in the garden
He steals berries.

The sparrow runs into a round dance, takes one nut (or something else that represents the sparrow's food: a seed, a dried berry, a ball, etc.) and tries to take it to its nest (Children raise their hands to let it pass). The gardener tries to stop him. He guards the sparrow and begins to catch it.

If the sparrow managed to run to the nest and put the nut in its nest, and the gardener did not touch it, then the Sparrow participates in the next game in its own role. If the gardener catches a sparrow and touches it, then the sparrow becomes a round dance, and the next player is assigned to its role. But before this, the caught sparrow must complete the gardener’s task - sing, dance, ask a riddle, read a poem, etc. After he completes the gardener’s task, everyone sings to him:

It's been a long time since the little sparrow can fly,
Don't peck berries in the garden,
Don't sit on an oak stamen.
And you, little sparrow, sit on the meadow,
And you, little gray one, sit in a circle.
Isn't it time for you to get up and fly,
Dance in our round dance!>

Game option: After several players have played the role of a sparrow, it is determined which of the sparrows brought the most nuts (berries, twigs, seeds) to the nest. He becomes the winner of the game.

Folk game "Sparrow". The most favorite!

This game is one of my favorite and most exciting and useful games for children. It can be used to teach anything. Unless... you just copy one version of it given in all the books, but look deeper into the content and see a new meaning and an endless variety of options for its implementation.

This game exists as a round dance. But like all folk games, it is unique and multifunctional, since you can play with any theme with kids and older children. And it’s interesting to play for children! To do this, when playing with children, you need to change words and come up with new actions, introduce new topics. For example:

• on the topic “who spends the winter how,” the sparrow saw “how tits dance,” “how a woodpecker flies,” “how a fox sneaks,” “how a bunny meanders,” “how bears sleep.”
• on the topic “Transport” a sparrow can see “how a tram rings”, “how a car drives” and “how a boat sails”, “how a helicopter flies”.
• on the topic “Man” - “how a child walks”, “how an old woman walks”, “how well done people walk”.
• on the topic “Professions,” the sparrow will see “how a builder builds,” “how a pilot flies,” “how a pastry chef bakes,” “how a teacher teaches,” “how a singer sings,” “what a weaver does.”

Children love to invent and come up with more and more new rhyming tasks for the game, which at the same time develops language abilities, creativity, and the ability to find new versions of familiar games themselves. Therefore, most often the game goes like this. You come up with the first three tasks in rhyme, and then one of the children comes up with a new verse, and we immediately sing the verse the child came up with. And then someone else realized it and suggested the next verse. You can come up with one at a time. This is a fun process of co-creation with toddlers and older children! You can play together with your child, coming up with the following verses together. Another wonderful feature of this game is that although it is designed as a round dance, you can play it individually with a child, a subgroup, or a whole group, and conduct it as a physical education lesson. If this game is played as a physical education lesson, then the driver is not chosen, and all the children perform movements in a circle: everyone shows how a sparrow flies, and how young men, girls, and old women walk. You can come up with different movements. For example, young people can walk with their heads held high and their knees raised high. Or squat like a Russian dance. Girls can swim like peahens with their heads held high.

Here are the popular words of the game. Below, after the words, is an audio recording of her melody.

The sparrow flew, flew,
I flew, I flew young
Across the blue sea - 2 rubles.
Across the blue sea - 2 rubles.
For a clear field - 2 rubles.

I saw, I saw the sparrow,
Saw, saw young
How girls walk - 2 rubles.
And girls walk like this - 2p.
Here they are like this - 2 rubles.

The sparrow flew, flew,
I flew, I flew young
Across the blue sea - 2 rubles.
Across the blue sea - 2 rubles.
For a clear field - 2 rubles.

I saw, I saw the sparrow,
Saw, saw young
How well done they walk - 2 rubles.
And the fellows walk like this - 2 rubles.
Here they are like this - 2 rubles.

The sparrow flew, flew,
I flew, I flew young
Across the blue sea - 2 rubles.
Across the blue sea - 2 rubles.
For a clear field - 2 rubles.

I saw, I saw the sparrow,
Saw, saw young
How old women walk - 2 rubles.
And old ladies walk like this - 2 rubles.
Here they are like this - 2 rubles.

I am sure that you will also love this game and come up with many variations of it. Have you come up with your own versions of this game? Send it to the site, share in the comments!

Music for the game can be heard in this video.

Outdoor games for kids about sparrows and other birds.

Pigeons, sparrows and a crow.

Children are pigeons and sparrows. The leader is a crow. Children depict the habits of their birds - how they walk, how they peck grains. Pigeons walk slowly and importantly, sparrows jump quickly.

The crow flies out! The birds must run beyond the outlined line from the crow. Whoever didn’t make it in time and whoever was hit by the crow becomes the leader in the next game.

Sparrows and a car.

Game for children 3-4 years old. The sparrows jump and peck the grains. When a car appears (a child holding the steering wheel in his hands, who blows: “Beep-beep-beep”), the sparrows scatter in all directions from the car

Sparrows and crows.

A very fun game for children, which is often played at folk festivals or on family trips. Draw two lines on the ground or floor. The lines should be located three steps apart and should be parallel. Stepping back from these lines another 20-30 steps, draw two more parallel lines.

All players are divided into two teams. One team of crows, the other team of sparrows. They stand with their backs to each other on two lines in the middle of the playing field.

The presenter loudly pronounces the command: “Voro - pause - beat!” or “Voro - pause - us!” The team named by the leader runs to the far line. Players from the other team try to catch up with them and tarnish them.

The winning team is the one that has damaged more players from the second team during the game. The game is repeated six to eight times.

Calls, nursery rhymes and teases about the sparrow

Introduce the kids to the folk chants that are chanted when they see sparrows on the street. Say rhythmically:

Sparrow, sparrow!
Don't chase the pigeons!
Don't bite the sand
Don't dull your toes!
A sock will come in handy
On a spike of oats.

Not all children understand what the words “don’t tip your toes” mean in this chant. Therefore, ask the kids why it is impossible for a sparrow to “stub his nose - sock” and explain that here the sparrow’s beak is called this word. And his beak will also be useful for pecking oat grains.

The first time, say the nickname yourself, and then the baby can finish the last words after you in rhyme: “A sock will come in handy for oatmeal...? (Spikelet!)"

Sparrows were teased like this:

Tweet-chir-sparrow!
Peck, peck hemp!
Cracks - food,
Bring the hemp!

Chio, chio, whew-whew-whew!
Chiki-chirik! Whose-whose-whose!
Chin chin more! Chin chin more!

Another nursery rhyme about a sparrow for the little ones, the reading of which is accompanied by the movements of the baby’s hands.

The sparrows flew into the garden (we wave our hands).
They ask: “Whose peas? Whose peas? (turns head left and right)
Dima (child’s name) says: “My peas! My peas! (pointing with palms to yourself)
The little sparrows say “Chiwi-chivi-chivi!” (turns head left and right)
Dima says: “Shoo! Shoo!” (driving movements with palms)
Sparrows: “Prrrr! They flew and sat on Dima’s head!”

Riddles about the sparrow

1. This little bird
Wears a gray shirt
Picks up crumbs quickly
And escapes from the cat.

2. I catch bugs all day,
I eat worms.
I don’t fly to warm regions.
I live here, under the roof.
Tick-tweet! Don't be timid!
I'm experienced... (sparrow)

3. Mischievous Ivashka
Gray shirt.
Jumps along the paths
For seeds and crumbs.
In the cold and in the heat
Jumps around the yard.
Not afraid of cold.
Swimming in a puddle.

4. This gray bird
It nests in people's yards.
Gray feather outfit.
The beady eyes sparkle.
Jump and jump and “chick-chirp”
Fussy and small.
Crumbs rash and don’t be sorry!
Who will peck them?

When do they say that? Famous folk expressions about the sparrow.

Ask your child to guess the meaning of these expressions. Explain to your child when we use these expressions and what they mean. Remember the situations in your life that these expressions apply to.

• Ruffled like a sparrow (frozen, shrunk)
• Sparrow knee-deep (about a very shallow stream, puddle, river)
• Shot sparrow - experienced, seasoned
• They make noise like sparrows in the rain (make noise, chatter incessantly)
• The word is not a sparrow; if it flies out, you won’t catch it!
• Time is not a sparrow; if you miss it, you won’t catch it!

Stories about a sparrow for children.

Without words (N. Sladkov)

- Why are they, fools, afraid of me? - asked Lucy.
-Who is afraid of you? - I asked.
- Sparrows.
Sparrows were jumping in the park. Lucy threw crumbs at them, and they flew away in fear.
- Why are they flying away? - Lucy was surprised.
The girl asked me a riddle! Indeed - why? I didn’t think about it before: they are afraid and afraid. That's why they are wild birds. But the girl wants to feed them, the sparrows are hungry, but they fly away.
Why?
- Why are they afraid of me? I never offended them! - says Lucy.
“It’s not your fault,” I reassure her.
- Who is to blame?
- We are to blame. That's all. Some - because they always offended the birds, others - because they allowed them to be offended.
- But why offend them? They're small...
“Nothing,” I said to Lucy. - You throw and throw crumbs at them, and they will understand that you are their friend.
- Do you think they will understand?
- They will certainly understand! After all, they understood that they had to save themselves when stones were thrown at them.
“I’ll tell them that I don’t throw stones, but crumbs!”
“You don’t need to say anything, Lucy.” They will understand without words.
- Without words? And I thought they were fools! - said Lucy.
The birds understood Lucy.

Sparrow (Evgeny Charushin)

Nikita and dad went for a walk. He was walking and walking and suddenly he heard someone tweeting:
- Chilik-chilik! Chilik-chilik! Chilik-chilik!
And Nikita sees that it is a little sparrow jumping along the road. So ruffled, just like a ball rolling. Its tail is short, its beak is yellow, and it doesn’t fly anywhere. Apparently he doesn’t know how yet.
“Look, dad,” Nikita shouted, “the sparrow is not real!”
And dad says:
- No, this is a real sparrow, but only a small one. This is probably the chick falling out of its nest.
Then Nikita ran to catch a sparrow and caught it.
And this sparrow began to live in a cage at our house, and Nikita fed him flies, worms and a bun with milk.
Here is a sparrow living with Nikita. He screams all the time and asks for food. What a glutton! As soon as the sun appears in the morning, he will chirp and wake everyone up.
Then Nikita said:
- I will teach him to fly and release him.
He took the sparrow out of the cage, sat it on the floor and began to teach.
“You flap your wings like this,” Nikita said and showed with his hands how to fly.
And the sparrow jumped under the chest of drawers.
We fed the sparrow for another day. Again Nikita put him on the floor to teach him to fly.
Nikita waved his arms, and the sparrow flapped its wings. The sparrow has flown!
So he flew over the pencil.
A red fire truck flew over. And when he began to fly over the inanimate toy cat, he bumped into it and fell.
“You’re still a bad flyer,” Nikita tells him. - Let me feed you for another day.
He fed and fed, and the next day the sparrow flew over Nikitin’s bench.
Flew over a chair.
Flew over the table with the jug.
But he couldn’t fly over the chest of drawers - he fell.
Apparently, we still need to feed him.
The next day Nikita took the sparrow with him into the garden and released it there.
The sparrow flew over the brick.
Flew over a stump.
And he began to fly over the fence, but bumped into it and fell.
And the next day he flew over the fence.
And flew over the tree.
And flew over the house.
And he completely flew away from Nikita.
That's how great it was to learn to fly!

Sparrow. M. Gorky

Sparrow- amazing bird! He lives next to us, helps us, and greets us with his songs in the morning. I'll be glad if chants, poems, stories, tales about the sparrow Your baby will like it and help him fall in love with our little brothers.

You can read more about the sparrow and other wintering birds:

And in conclusion of this article, I would like to invite you and your children to watch the good cartoon “The Disheveled Sparrow” based on the fairy tale of the same name by K. Paustovsky.

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