THE AIM AND TASKS OF LABOUR EDUCATION OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

This article deals with the objective and tasks of preschool children’s labour education. The psychological and pedagogical literature is analyzed, the urgency of this problem in modern research is determined. The essence of the concept of “labour activity” is characterized and both the process and the result of activity are defined. The main directions of labour education of preschool children are determined, namely: family and domestic labour activity, labour education in preschool educational institutions and participation in systematic productive labour activity. It was established that the basic tasks of labour education of preschool children, experts include: the formation of motivation; formation of a system of knowledge necessary for employment, choice of profession; formation of experience of socially useful production activity; ability to use theoretical knowledge in practice, ability to create; fostering interest in the work of adults, caring for its results, respect for the working man, as work is a type of activity aimed at creating socially significant results; formation of work skills; education of the child's personality in the process of his labour activity. The role of the family in the process of forming a positive attitude of the child to work was considered: formation of knowledge about the sphere of activity of parents, ability to observe how adults work and together with them perform basic labour actions (clean the premises, cook, work in kindergarten); to cultivate self-confidence and a desire to work; providing the child with tools that meet its strengths and capabilities; accompanying the work process with an optimistic, joyful mood. It was found that the labour education of preschool children is to form the child's personality through a positive attitude to work, the development of his desire to learn, become independent, skillful, able to cope with obstacles and provide help and support to others if necessary.