PROVIDING OF SENIOR AND JUNIOR PUPILS’ NATURE HOLISTIC PERCEPTION FORMATION
The article deals with the specifics of forming a nature holistic perception, taking into account the continuity between senior preschoolers and younger students. The purpose of the article is a theoretical analysis of ensuring continuity between senior preschoolers and younger students in the process of forming a nature holistic perception. The concept of “continuity”, “holistic perception of nature” has been clarified. Theoretical and methodological bases of formation of nature holistic perception have been considered, taking into account the continuity between the preschoolers and the younger students. The views of domestic and foreign scientists on the key determinants of the study have been analyzed. The existing normative documents of two units of education are analyzed: preschool and elementary with respect to continuity at their junctions. The basic determinants of the formation of nature holistic perception have been determined. The basic forms of work with children of senior preschool and junior school age on forming of holistic perception of nature have been revealed. The common and distinctive features in the construction of the educational process regarding the holistic perception of nature by senior preschoolers and young students have been characterized. It is emphasized that the effectiveness of continuity in forming a nature holistic perception is due to taking into account the psychological characteristics of both age groups of children, the conformity of programs and taking into account the construction of the educational process to preserve the leading directions of children's development, which will facilitate the gradual transition from play to learning as a new activity.