Pedagogical conditions of formation of preschool children’s creativity in the process of work with different materials

The article describes different approaches to understanding the essence of the concepts of "creativity", "children's creativity" and reflects the main interpretations of these terms in psychology and pedagogy. Formation of a person with an active life position in modern conditions is one of the urgent problems of pedagogical theory and practice. At different stages of the scientific search, the following methods have been used: analysis of the scientific and pedagogical literature; empirical methods – an experiment to determine the pedagogical conditions of creativity. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the pedagogical conditions of the preschool children creativity formation in the process of working with different materials, to find out the modern approaches of researchers in the process of formation of creativity of preschool children; to define pedagogical conditions for creativity formation in the process of work with different materials. According to the study results, the conditions important for the formation of creativity are: the development of mental processes (perception, imaginative thinking, imagination, emotionaly-positive attitude to the environment and creative activity), the creation of positive atmosphere in the group, the formation of manual ability (skills and abilities) necessary for the successful implementation of the activity), creation of the environment conducive to learning . For the development of children's creativity during work with different materials, the most effective techniques are: children's experimentation with the material before the training; creating a welcoming atmosphere in the classroom by demonstrating new ways to transform materials; training of technical skills and skills through exercises; promoting the independence and activity of children; friendly but objective evaluation of children's works.