Urban natural environments in teaching younger school children

Under the conditions of intensive introduction information technologies into learning practice (presentations, e-books) and various printed media (printed notebooks, dictionaries reference books), teachers everywhere have ceased to perform nature tours, during lessons devoted Surrounding World it becomes common study without nature. Observations laboratory experiments, introduced in 19th century methods teaching natural science, were referred as main science younger schoolchildren 20th century. However, 21st observations nearly disappeared from elementary school, experiments are performed either home assignments or substituted with presentations. Aiming at elimination drawbacks verbal presentation discipline, becoming more popular modern authors tried analyze opportunities close surrounding for organization research activity by pupils. This article discusses educational use urban environment formation direct Information about climatic features environment, diversity flora fauna species can be useful teacher. The mentioned exemplified city schools Kemerovo oblast. Floristic lists trees shrubs schoolyards some Kuzbass provided well specifications classes animal world cities (birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, insects). And though cannot considered rich, synanthropes ruderal plants present wide material train investigative researchers capable see, analyze, compare, generalize phenomena.