A FAIRY TALE AS A MEANS OF FORMATION OF MORAL FEELINGS OF CHILDREN OF SENIOR PRESCHOOL AGE
Authors: N.I. Cherepania , N.M. Rusyn 
Published: January 2021

Senior preschool age is a period of active development of ethical norms, rules, the formation of moral feelings and inclinations. It is considered to be the most important stage in the formation of mechanisms of behavior and activity; in the development of the individuality of a preschooler in general. This is due to significant changes that occur in the emotional and volitional, mental development of children, the development of the motivational sphere, communication with coevals and adults, especially acquired by the level of moral culture. Hence, the opportunities for moral education of senior preschoolers are rising nowadays.The article aims at groundingthe possibilities of a fairy-tale as a means of formation moral feelings of children of preschool age; at determining pedagogical and methodical methods of moral education of senior preschoolers by means of fairy tales.The article highlights the notion of fairy-tale as means of formation of moral feelings of children of preschool age. The urgency of the problem under consideration lies in the necessity of formation moral and ethical norms and rules of behavior, which are transmitted to a child due to the influence of fairy tales onto preschooler’s personality. Various types of fairy-tales have been selected and their role in formation of moral qualities have been analyzed. Scientific novelty of the present article is to highlight the algorithm of using pedagogical and methodological techniques to acquaint children with different types of fairy tales and their importance in the development of the personality of the preschooler.Conclusions. Summing up the information mentioned above, it is possible to conclude that the methods of pedagogical work with fairy tales in a preschool educational establishment is caused by the qualitative heterogeneity of this genre. In order to intensify the depth of world concept of fairytales, its metaphorical, moral and social content, emotional connotations to children, the teacher must guide the reading of fairy tales based on the literary specifics of the fairy tale genre, purposefully form the optimal range of skills of preschoolers. In addition, one of the factors of the low level of moral education of preschoolers is the insufficient use of fairy tales and its means in the daily work of the educator of a modern preschool educational establishment. The language of a fairy tale, especially of a folk fairy-tale, is close to a child, it helps a child to solve moral problems, due to clear, determined moral position of characters in a fairy-tale. In the process of implementation of different types of fairy tales, it is advisable to use the following pedagogical and methodological methods and techniques: reading, retelling, describing the illustrations, coloring and drawing fairy tale characters, applying dramatization games, self-composition of fairy tales that contribute to the formation of ethical and moral norms of everyday life. At the same time, this problem demands further study in order to improve the state programs of preschool education, which in turn will increase the level of moral education of preschoolers.Key words: children of senior preschool age, fairy-tale, moral feelings, education, preschool educational establishment.