Formation of mental operations of senior preschoolers in the group of short-term stay at a preschool educational institution

Introduction. At the present stage of the development of the Russian education system, along with the tasks of teaching and developing children cognitive abilities is the task of their social adaptation. The solution of this problem largely depends on the teacher, who contributes to personal development at a preschool educational institution. It is obvious that one of the criteria for the quality of social training of older preschoolers can be the degree of their mental and speech activity. Materials and Methods. The results of the study (adequate for its subject), are presented: the analysis of scientific literature, observation, psychodiagnostics methods (tests, conversations), experimental methods, mathematical and statistical methods (the Mann - Whitney test, the Wilcoxon test). The development of the authors educational and game tasks (“Sly Butterflies”, “Talking Fish”, “Confusion”, “Dunnos Letter”, “Find a Photo”) for the formation of mental operations of older preschoolers has become one of the real prerequisites for updating contents of the educational process at a preschool institution. Results. The article presents the results of the study, which are related to the intensification of the educational process in the aspect of the formation of mental operations of older preschoolers at preschool institutions, with the development of a structural model of the mental operations of older preschoolers. Discussion and conclusion. The expected effect of the implementation of the model of formation of mental operations of older preschoolers in the group of short-term stay of a preschool educational institution is the level of their preparation for school and social adaptation general. The proposed provisions and conclusions create prerequisites for further study of the phenomenon - the formation of mental operations, preschool children in the methodological, content and organizational plans, and the practical experience of implementing this model can be used in the planning and organization of the educational space of a preschool institution.