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Development of motor activity in preschool children is necessary not only for their physical development, but also is the conditions and the means of overall mental development. The authors emphasize that bodily movements serve as an operational component of mastering different activities, essential to overall mental development. Motor activity is described not as a structure of motor actions, but is analyzed as physical activity in which voluntary movements begin their formation. For learning motor skills by children of senior preschool age and older a training program “Shamrock” as a teaching method was implemented. The authors introduce the analysis of the results of indicators of physical activity for children involved in this program. There were introduced empirical evidence showing that the development of physical activity for children of preschool age becomes a condition and factor of their overall mental development when learning motor skills is focused on the development of subjectivity of a child as a subject of motor actions.

Background. The level of preschool children’s aspirations in motor and play activities is considered as one of the indicators of the personal potential of health, reflecting the child’s desire and activity in achieving goals, his readiness for productive activities, and the choice of adequate means of health creation. This is very important in fulfilling the order of the state and society to educate the younger generation, who are ready to take responsibility for their choices, their health and the health of others, and who are able to exercise a healthy lifestyle.

Objectives. Identification of the level of preschool children’s aspirations in motor and play activities as one of the indicators for assessing personal health potential.

Sample. The experimental study involved 97 children (46 boys, 51 girls) aged 6-7 years attending preschool educational institutions in Belgorod and the Belgorod region.

Methods. When assessing the level of ambition, a modified version of G.A. Uruntaeva’s methodology “Studying the Level of Children’s Ambition in Motor and Play Activities” was used (Uruntaeva, 2025).

Results. The analysis and generalization of the results showed that 43,3% of preschoolers aged 6-7 show an optimal (adequate) level of development of aspirations. A moderate (indifferent) level was found in 47,4% of preschoolers, an underestimated (insufficient) level in 3,0%, and an overestimated (inadequate) level in 6,3% of preschoolers.

Conclusions. The theoretical analysis of scientific literature and research data allowed us to determine the focus of developing the personal health potential of senior preschoolers in motor and game activities, which is to foster self-confidence, freedom from anxiety and fears, optimism, and the ability to set and achieve goals. To achieve this, we need scientific recommendations and developments that address the issue of stimulating physical activity, developing determination, and fostering independence in children through motor and game activities.