Assessment of the level of formation of ecological culture of primary school children

It is best to cultivate a careful attitude to nature at an early school age, enriching with environmental knowledge, as well as participating in environmental activities. This article discusses regulatory documents, analyzes scientific and methodological literature devoted to the education of environmental culture of younger schoolchildren. The aim of the study was to determine the level of ecological culture in primary school age children (9–10 years old). In accordance with the age characteristics, a questionnaire was conducted, the results of which showed the level of environmental knowledge according to Yu's methodology. Poleshchuk "Ecological knowledge", the level of ecological consciousness according to the method of A. Sidelkovsky and the level of ecological attitude according to the method of S. Glazychev "My attitude to nature", the above levels are components of the level of ecological culture. The study was conducted in 4 stages: stage 1 — assessment of environmental knowledge, stage 2 — assessment of environmental awareness, stage 3 — assessment of environmental attitudes and stage 4 — assessment of environmental culture. The results obtained made it possible to determine the levels of formation of the ecological culture of younger schoolchildren and to make recommendations on increasing the level of ecological culture in the joint activities of children by parents and teachers.