Formation of soft skills of generation alpha students inEnglishlessonsinprimary school

Abstract

The article reveals the problem of developing the emotional culture of younger schoolchildreninwartime. The importance of a positive and stable emotional sphere of younger schoolchildren in overcomingcrisissituations, the need to create an emotionally developmental environment, is demonstrated. It is determinedthattheprocess of developing the emotional culture of primary schoolchildren is complex and long. The factors(combatoperations, forced resettlement, uncertainty and a constant sense of danger, etc.) that significantly affect thepsycho-emotional state of children in wartime are substantiated, causing increased anxiety, aggressiveness, emotionalinstability and difficulties in self-regulation. Attention is focused on the fact that the development of emotionalculture, the ability to recognize, realize and manage one's own emotions is a key condition for theharmoniousdevelopment of the personality of a younger schoolchild and an important prerequisite for his psychologicalwell-being.Special attention is paid to game activity as an effective pedagogical tool that has significant educational,developmental, therapeutic and cultural potential. The scientific approaches of modern Ukrainianandforeignresearchers to the problem of forming emotional culture are analyzed, the specifics of its development incrisisconditions are determined. It is shown that the game contributes to socialization, the formation of moral qualities,the development of emotional intelligence, self-control, empathy and the ability to constructive communication.The pedagogical principles of organizing game activity are highlighted. Examples of the use of gamesandexercises aimed at overcoming stress, reducing anxiety, aggressiveness, developing self-regulationandrestoringthe internal resource of younger schoolchildren are given. The expediency of using games as a meansoffirstpsychological aid, which ensures the maintenance of a positive emotional background and creates anatmosphereof security, is substantiated. It was concluded that game activities in primary school in wartime are not only a pedagogical method,butalso a means of psycho-emotional stabilization, which contributes to the preservation of students' mental health,the development of stress resistance, and the formation of a value-based attitude towards oneself andothers.