The project «Geometric patterns of folk costumes of the Pskov region» as a means of introducing older preschool children (6-7 years old) to the traditions of their small homeland

this paper examines the pressing issue of fostering a sense of belonging in older preschool-aged children to the historical and cultural community of the Russian people in the context of their introduction to the traditions of their native land (using the Pskov region as an example). A promising educational tool for introducing children aged 6-7 to the traditions of their native land is project-based activities that integrate mathematical (concepts of geometric figures and shapes) and historical and cultural understandings of older preschoolers about the traditions of their native Pskov region. The aim of the study is a theoretical description of the process of organizing project activities of senior preschoolers (6-7 years old) to familiarize them with the features of geometric patterns used in folk costumes of the Pskov region, aimed at forming in senior preschool children an understanding of the traditions of the Pskov region, an empirical understanding of the pedagogical experience of creating with senior preschoolers the project «Geometric patterns of folk costumes of the Pskov region» as an effective means of introducing children aged 6-7 years to the traditions of their small homeland. The methodological line of the study is built in the consistent logic of the theoretical analysis of psychological, pedagogical, historical and ethnographic literature; implementation of a pedagogical experiment; quantitative processing of the obtained empirical data. The results of the study demonstrate that the implementation of the project created with senior preschoolers (6-7 years old), taking into account the combination of play, productive and communicative practices that ensure the subjective position of the senior preschooler; building a dialogue between the culture of the «past» and the culture of the «present» time; Enrichment of project activities with integrated connections between mathematical concepts and historical and cultural ideas of older preschool children contributes to the positive dynamics of the level of formation of ideas in children aged 6-7 years about the traditions of their small homeland (Pskov region).

project, senior preschoolers (6-7 years old), geometric patterns, folk costumes