Use of sand therapy at the lessons of educational field «Arts» in terms of inclusion

The analysis of the psychological and pedagogical literature on the problem under study shows the considerable interest of scientists and pedagogues-practitioners in the use of innovative personal-oriented technologies, including sand therapy, in the inclusive educational environment of primary school. The authors found that pedagogical sand therapy is an innovative technology of personally oriented education and education of younger students, the purpose of which is to enhance the students' educational and cognitive activity, to develop their emotional sensory sphere, to create the conditions for individual and creative work. As practice shows, one of the key principles of work in the sand therapy is the principle of individual approach, based on taking into account the level of mental, mental development of students, their knowledge and skills, peculiarities of cognitive interests, needs and inclinations, as well as determining the individual creative trajectory of development. At the lessons of the educational branch of "Art" children with disabilities can be offered the following tasks: to create applications from colored sand, to lay out patterns, to create compositions using natural material, artificial plants. Examples of creative assignments include modeling of sand on the subjects of a listening song using small objects, storytelling and content stories, drawing on sand while listening to music, and more. Teaching with sand improves the emotional state of children: hyperactive sand balances, shrinks - relaxes, anxious - calms. The authors believe that using this technology in the elementary school education process has several advantages, namely: children with disabilities can participate in sand work that does not require any special skills, abilities for such activity; pedagogical sandbox is a kind of connection between teacher and student, it is a means of mostly non-verbal communication; in most cases, work in the sandbox evokes students' positive emotions, helps to overcome apathy and uninitiated, to form an active life position.