Keyword: «puppet theater»

The Federal State Educational Standard for Primary Education states that it is necessary to develop in children the ability for an artistic, imaginative, emotional, value-oriented perception of works of visual and musical art, to teach them express their aesthetic attitude to the world around them. This means that it is important to develop creative imaginations in children. The development of children's creative imagination is important because it is necessary in any child's activity. Artistic and design activity gives great opportunities for the development of the creative imagination of children. Such activities create favorable conditions for the development of imagination, intellect, emotions, experimentation with materials, which allows us to consider this type of activity as a powerful factor in the development of the creative abilities of primary school students. The purpose of the study is to identify the pedagogical conditions that ensure the development of the creative imagination of fourth-graders in the process of making stage-setting for theatrical performance in the theater workshop. The article presents the results of work on the development of the creative imagination of fourth-graders in the process of making stage-setting for theatrical performance. The practical significance of the study lies in the development and testing of classes and in determining their influence on the development of the creative imagination of fourth-graders in the process of making stage-setting for theatrical performance in a theater workshop.