Implementation of small forms of tourism for improvement of theoretical preparation level of general educational disciplines among school-aged children

Tourism has always been considered as a mean of active recreation, allowing to restore working capacity, to increase the level of physical development. However, such forms of tourism as weekend hikes, tourist walks and excursions are able to fully perform the cognitive function which is necessary for improvement of mental performance of students. Therefore, small forms of hiking are possible for the use in a school educational process for studying educational material on the disciplines of a theoretical character. The implementation of small forms of tourism in the educational process of a general education school will allow to provide continuity of physical education with mental one and it also will create an opportunity for improvement of mastering quality of theoretical knowledge of a subject. In this regard, the aim of this work was to study the features of the use of small forms of tourism to improve the level of theoretical preparation of school-age children ongeneral subjects...