FORMATION OF ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF MARTIAL LAW

Abstract

The article examines the problem of forming environmental awareness in preschool children through physical education in conditions of martial law, which leads to increased environmental risks, destruction of natural landscapes, and the need to strengthen the environmental component of the educational process. Physical culture is an effective integrative means of developing environmental awareness, as it combines physical activity, sensory experience, emotional perception of nature, and the formation of safe behavior skills in the natural environment. The article defines the essence of environmental awareness in preschool children as an integrated quality that encompasses knowledge about nature, understanding of basic natural interrelationships, emotional and value-based attitudes toward the environment, and basic skills of responsible behavior. It is emphasized that physical education methods, in particular outdoor activities, the use of natural materials, active games with ecological content, observation walks, and thematic sports and ecological events create favorable conditions for the integration of cognitive and motor experience. It has been proven that the formation of environmental awareness in physical education is based on a combination of verbal, visual, and practical methods, among which exercises in the natural environment, orienteering, studying the properties of natural objects, and imitation of environmentally responsible adult behavior. It has been proven that the integration of environmental and physical education is an effective strategy for the harmonious development of preschoolers and the formation of their environmental competence, which is especially important in conditions of military challenges that reinforce the need to form safe and environmentally oriented behavior. Prospects for further research are related to the development of innovative physical education and environmental programs adapted to the specific conditions of wartime and the improvement of pedagogical technologies for the integrated development of preschool children.