Game as a method of motivating the interest to botany

In the article the urgency of the game forms of extracurricular activities for solving the problem of reduction of cognitive activity at botany lessons on the example of city game for students «Tomsk sprout» is proved. Features of the organization and carrying out the pedagogical project "Tomsk Sprout" are shown. The special attention is paid to importance of integration of teachers, pupils of the 6th classes and workers of Botanical garden in implementation of this project. Bio-ecological game, as the most promising and interesting for pupils of the 6th classes when the Foundation is laid and the interest of all the Sciences of the natural cycle of the school program, creates favorable conditions for development of intellectual and creative abilities of students, directed on expansion of subject knowledge, development of creative potential, formation of natural scientific world Outlook of pupils.