JUNIOR SCHOOLCHILDREN’S HISTORICAL EDUCATION AT LESSONS "I IN THE WORLD"

Knowing the history of your people and the state, your native land and your own family helps a person better understand life. The historical component of the evolutionary process affects the formation of civic competence, the upbringing of patriotism and pride for their people. The purpose of the article is to study the process of obtaining historical education by younger students at the lessons of "I am in the world" by analyzing textbooks, educational programs, scientific and methodological developments. The problem of the importance of school regional studies for the education and development of elementary school students was studied in works by S. Doletskaya, O. Kononskaya, N. Rudnitskaya. O. Strebna, N. Lalak conducted an analysis of educational programs and textbooks on the subject "I am in the world". I. Hrytsenko and L. Bondarchuk offered innovative approaches to the methodology of the subject "I am in the world". The study of the same quality of historical education of junior pupils is expedient to continue. Civic competence is the ability of a person to effectively exercise his rights and responsibilities for the purpose of developing a civil society. Formation of civic competence depends on qualitative historical education, which the child begins to receive even at junior high school. The primary school student must be an active person who understands his or her belonging to a particular ethnic and cultural environment. He must know his genealogy, the history of his school, to have an idea of the peoples in the world, the main historical events, traditions and customs of the Ukrainian people, the main attractions, the contribution of Ukrainians to world science and culture. The effectiveness of assimilating new knowledge by students during the study of the subject "I am in the world", the formation of skills depends on the teacher's compliance with certain requirements: relying on scientifically verified facts; сareful selection of materials for the lesson, arguments; сreating conditions for critical reflection of knowledge by students; adherence to the principles of historicity, consistency and systematicity; positive orientation, integration; the brightness of the images created by the teacher. Primary school teachers, methodologists, and scholars offer more attention to the project activity of students in order to stimulate interest in learning, developing a child through a free choice of subject, solving learning problems and applying knowledge gained in a particular activity. The subject "I am in the world" is taught in 3-4 classes of general education institutions. It is built on a concentrated model. Studying this subject contributes to the development of key competencies of students, including civic competence directly related to historical education. The analysis of the textbooks "I am in the World", recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for 3 classes, revealed a difference in their structure and content. At the same time, both textbooks correspond to the updated curriculum and allow the teacher to use them efficiently in the classroom, completing interesting material for the purpose of expanding knowledge, securing skills, education and comprehensive development of elementary school students.