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The present article discusses the problem of forming the basics of environmental consciousness in the children of primary school age. It describes practical experimental work which has been car­ried out with the younger students of city schools. Diagnostics of school children has been carried out by means of the «Naturafil» method developed by V. A. Yavsin. This method is aimed primar­ily at identifying child’s personal attitude to nature. Evaluation of child’s attitude intensiveness is performed by perceptual-affective, cognitive, practical and progressive scales.

Modern socio-cultural situation and changes that are taking place in preschool education, determine the relevance of the problem of enhancing children’s interest in learning about the world around them. Among various tools that ensure productiveness of work in this sphere project activity occupies a special place. The purpose of the study presented in the article is to theoretically substantiate pedagogical conditions for the development of interest in nature (the world of plants) in preschool children through projects.