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The relevance of the topic of the article. The problem of adaptation of younger preschoolers to the conditions of preschool education is one of the most urgent in connection with the importance of finding effective means to optimize the reduction of the period of habituation of young children to a new social situation.

The aim of the study is to describe an experimental study and the results of optimizing the adaptation of children of the 3rd and 4th years of life to the conditions of preschool education when using game exercises with elements of nonverbal communication.

Description of the research progress. According to the hypothesis, game exercises with elements of nonverbal communication contribute to the optimization and reduction of the period of adaptation of younger preschoolers to the conditions of preschool education. The empirical study involved 40 children of the 3rd and 4th years of life, divided into two groups: experimental (EG) and control (KG). The study was conducted in three stages: ascertaining diagnostics, developmental classes and control. During the assessment and control, modified observation maps were used to diagnose the peculiarities of the emotional state of children, including indicators of nonverbal behavior and communication of children. In developing classes with EG children, game exercises with elements of nonverbal communication were used, forming an address to a partner (peer, adult). 12 classes were held (15-20 min.) 3 times a week for a month. The results of both groups were compared with each other. Methods of mathematical statistics were used in the processing of quantitative data of psychological and pedagogical experiment.

The results of the study. Classes in the EG allowed to reduce the period of adaptation of children of the 3rd and 4th years of life to one month with the expected effect: the emotional background of the EG children became steadily positive, the level of play activity and interaction with peers increased.

Conclusion. The results confirmed the hypothesis and allowed us to clarify information about the differences in the development of children of the 3rd and 4th years of life due to the effects of experimental classes (in EG) and without it (in KG).

The article shows the relevance of the development of arbitrary behavior in preschool children. According to the hypothesis of the investigation, methods of emotional-motor psychotechnics can optimize the development of arbitrary behavior in children 5–6 years. At the same time, emotional-motor psychotechnics are considered as a direction of psychological and pedagogical assistance in overcoming the child’s problems by solving practical tasks on the material of figurative-motor exercises with rich emotional content. The methods and results of the investigation are described. The basic principles of work with children by methods of emotional-motor psychotechnics are compared with traditional methods of development of arbitrary behavior in preschool children by means of Board games with rules. 75 children aged 5–6 years took part in the investigation. Based on the comparison of primary and control diagnostic data in the three groups of children is shown a growth in arbitrariness in the experimental group, where lessons were conducted in emotional-motor psychotechnics, in contrast on another experimental group , where lessons with traditional methods were less effective, and control group, where the primary data remained almost unchanged.