The use of physical education tools to optimize the functional state of fifth grade students at the beginning of the school day

Relevance. The learning process at school is a complex type of human activity. At the same time, there are periods when, due to certain circumstances, additional learning difficulties arise. These include the stages when students move from one learning system to another or from one level to another. This is the transition from secondary school to primary school. Presumably, the cause of this phenomenon may be a reduced functional state of students. Therefore, it is advisable to use means of physical culture that have the properties of operational regulation. A decrease in the effectiveness of training leads to a decrease in its quality, which is unacceptable. Therefore, the problem is relevant. The purpose of the study. To substantiate the possibilities of optimizing the functional state of fifth grade students at the beginning of the school day by means of physical culture. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the use of rhythmic dance movements instead of traditional warm-up exercises increases the emotional state of students and their mental performance. Research methods. Well-known diagnostic methods were used to collect the necessary information: survey, pedagogical observation, pedagogical testing, analysis, generalization, proof-reading tests, pedagogical experiment, methods of mathematical statistics. The results of the study. It is established that understanding the problem situation and reasonable foresight of the possibilities of its solution allows us to find the simplest, adequate, really affordable, low-cost, and effective means of physical culture that optimize the process of transition from passive wakefulness to active learning activities.