The effect of integrated game tasks on the development of cognitive interest in primary school students during physical education classes

the article presents the results of a pilot study that demonstrates the relevance, content, and pedagogical effectiveness of an interdisciplinary approach to teaching the subject of physical education. The main focus of the article is on the practical aspects of integrating cognitive and physical activity in order to address the fundamental challenges of primary education. The article provides a list of developed game activities with interdisciplinary components, as well as an example of an integrated game exercise. The article also presents the results of implementing these tools in the physical education lessons for third-grade students. The results of pedagogical observation and questionnaires show that there is no clear and differentiated pattern of changes in the indicators of cognitive interest of primary school students in the subjects of the Russian language, mathematics, and the world around them during physical education lessons. In conclusion, the prospects for further research are outlined.

physical education, interdisciplinary approach, integrated game tasks, cognitive interest, primary school students