PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF PRESCHOOL AGE USING FOLK ACTIVITY GAMES
Authors:   Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University in Drohobych, Kalichak Yuriі 
Published: November 2024

The subject of the research is the characteristics of folk mobile games as a means of physical education of preschoolers. The purpose of the study is to theoretically substantiate the effectiveness of using folk mobile games at the current stage of functioning of the preschool education system as an important means of physical education of preschoolers in the work of the educator of the preschool education institution and the family. In accordance with the set goal, the following research tasks are defined: 1. To characterize the features of the content of folk mobile games as a mandatory means of physical education of preschool children. 2. To analyze the conditions of organizing folk mobile games in kindergarten in modern conditions. 3. To justify the expediency of physical education of preschoolers by means of folk mobile games. 4. Develop methodological guidelines and practical recommendations for optimizing physical education of preschoolers. Research methods: systematization and generalization of data from psychological-pedagogical and scientific-methodical sources; pedagogical observation; study of advanced pedagogical experience; observing the behavior and dynamics of children's physical development; analysis of the professional activity of educators. Conclusions. A detailed analysis of special literature on the researched problem allows us to state that: 1. The enormous educational value of mobile games, the need to use them in the pedagogical process, and the positive impact on the physical development of preschool children do not cause any doubts. 2. People's moving games vividly demonstrate the centuries-old historical, cultural and socio-economic origins of the Ukrainian people. 3. As an important means of physical education of children of preschool age, the folk mobile game has gained special importance in the modern conditions of life in society. The extremely important role of the mobile game in the system of physical education in the conditions of preschool education institutions, which in some places cannot be replaced by other means, namely in the pedagogical process during the day, convincingly indicates the need for modern educators to thoroughly master the basics of the methodology and advanced pedagogical experience regarding the peculiarities of the organization of this means of physical education education of preschool children. The skill of the teacher, his familiarity with the program requirements and features of children's physical development, the ability to correctly select games, methodically competently conduct them allows to successfully solve the main tasks of physical education in preschool education institutions – the formation of basic locomotion, the development of physical qualities of pupils, etc. When choosing mobile games, the educator must take into account the interests and inclinations of preschool children, as well as their correspondence to the morpho-functional capabilities of the pupils' body and the degree of their psychological perception.