Formation of Preschool Child Personality through Physical Education

Abstract

В статье «Формирование личности ребенка дошкольного возраста средствами физической культуры» раскрыты результаты научных исследований по проблеме личностно ориентированного физического воспитания детей дошкольного возраста в контексте идеи изучения ребенка в единстве его физических и психических возможностей, доказано положительное влияние физических упражнений на личностное и психомоторное развитие ребенка, конкретизированы теоретические представления о двигательной активности детей, формах ее организации и методах руководства.Various factors influence the formation of personality and development of intellectual abilities of preschool children. Physical activity is the key element of this process. To confirm this hypothesis, the article establishes the link between physical activity of children and the ability to think creatively, to know the world. Complementary research methods: analysis and synthesis of scientific and methodological literature, modern pedagogical practice contribute to achieving this goal. The article describes an experiment in which 80 children of the older group of the kindergarten took part. They соmpleted a Wexler's test and performed a number of physical exercises that affect their personal and intellectual development. As a result, based on Pearson correlation, a significant link between physical activity and the level of the child's personal and intellectual characteristics was found. The conclusion is drawn that encouraging children to exercise increases the amounts of acquired knowledge and influences the formation of personality.