Теоретико-методичні засади реалізації завдань екологічної освіти дітей старшого дошкільного віку засобом LearningApps.org

The article highlights the theoretical and methodological principles of implementing environmental education tasks for older preschool children using LearningApps.org. The definitions of the concepts "ecological education", "ecological culture", "natural and ecological competence of preschool children", "skills oriented toward sustainable development", «ecologically appropriate behavior» are presented. The LearningApps.org online service is characterized as a modern and convenient tool for creating interactive exercises of natural and ecological content for older preschool children. The analysis of templates that are most suitable for the development of didactic exercises to form natural and ecological competence, skills oriented toward sustainable development, and the basics of ecological culture in older preschool children is represented. In the context of using each template, educational tasks are highlighted, and examples of games are provided. Many pedagogical conditions have been singled out, the observance of which will ensure the effectiveness of environmental education of older preschoolers using the LearningApps.org service: individualization and differentiation of learning, active involvement of children in the performance of educational tasks using LearningApps.org, a combination of game and educational elements, ensuring optimal interaction between children and the teacher, the use of multimedia resources for the development of natural and ecological knowledge, the formation of independence and responsibility in pupils, the implementation of control and evaluation of learning results, the stimulation of self-development and cognitive activity of children.