Training in 5-7-year-old children based on the integration of movement and cognitive activity

Aim. The article aims to develop and introduce technologies for the integration of movement and cognitive activities in the educational process of 5-7-year-old children from sports schools. Materials and methods. The pedagogical experiment was conducted in 2 kindergardens (No 2 kindergarden, Shuya town; No 10 kindergarden - Kineshmy town, Ivanovo region). 74 children ages 5-7 participated in the study. Technology for the integration of cognitive and movement activity in preschool children was developed and introduced into the training and educational process of track-and-field classes. The program was implemented in 2018-2019. Results. As a result of the pedagogical experiment, the experimental group of 5-7-year-old children showed signi- ficant improvement compared to the control group (р