Keyword: «game methods»

The article is devoted to the use of gaming methods and techniques in teaching English in school. The au-thor, using examples, proves that applying games in lessons is very important in modern pedagogical reali-ty, as the game is one of the most important means of physical, mental and moral upbringing of the child, it helps to enhance its activities and develops cognitive activity, observation, attention, memory, reasoning, creative imagination, support interest to study, relieves fatigue, and in the whole makes the process of learning interesting for children.

The article examines the problem of uniting a temporary children's group as one of the priority areas of professional activity of a counselor in a children's health camp. The purpose of the article is to systematize theoretical ideas about the process of uniting a temporary children's group and present practical tools for the counselor. The work analyzes the stages of group development according to A.N. Lutoshkin, as well as approaches to understanding cohesion in the works of L. Festinger, Ya.L. Kolominsky, and I.A. Dontsov. Special attention is paid to methods of cohesion, differentiated by the stages of the camp shift, indicating the phases of group development at each stage. The criteria for diagnosing the level of cohesion and practice-oriented recommendations for the counselor are presented. The author concludes that successful cohesion of a temporary children's group is expressed in stable friendships, common traditions, mutual assistance, and the desire of children to maintain contacts after the shift.