TRAINING IN 5–7-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN BASED ON THE INTEGRATION OF MOVEMENT AND COGNITIVE ACTIVITY

Abstract

Aim. The article aims to develop and introduce technologies for the integration of movement and cognitive activities in the educational process of 5–7-year-old children from sports schools. Materials and methods. The pedagogical experiment was conducted in 2 kindergardens (No 2 kindergarden, Shuya town; No 10 kindergarden – Kineshmy town, Ivanovo region). 74 children ages 5–7 participated in the study. Technology for the integration of cognitive and movement activity in preschool children was developed and introduced into the training and educational process of track-and-field classes. The program was implemented in 2018–2019. Results. As a result of the pedagogical experiment, the experimental group of 5–7-year-old children showed significant improvement compared to the control group (р < 0.05). The time of obstacle course in children from the experimental group was 32.2% less than in the control group, while in the Memorizing a picture and Carrying the cubes tests it was 22.1% and 21.8% less compared to the control group. Conclusion. The training program based on the integration of cognitive and movement activity contributes to the improvement of physical fitness and mental development. The number of children with high cognitive potential in the experimental group improved by 35.4% for 5-year-old children, by 28.9% for 6-year-old children and by 31.4% for 7-year-old children.