PATRIOTISM AS A FUNDAMENTAL VALUE IN THE MORAL EDUCATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN: THE POTENTIAL OF HISTORICAL EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Abstract

The article explores the importance of historical education for primary school students, integrating historical knowledge into academic subjects and through extracurricular activities (special courses, project work, and museum visits). The approach fosters respect for the past and a sense of belonging to the history of their homeland and the Fatherland. During the study, primary school students studied significant dates and events in the republic and country, the lives and work of prominent figures, and historical information about Russian science and culture. The article presents an extracurricular activity program, “The History of My Fatherland,” designed to foster patriotic awareness in primary school students through historical narratives. The program comprises four modules and integrates national and regional historical material (using the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) as an example). Examples of assignments in Russian language and mathematics enriched with historical facts are provided, along with work with toponymy and the use of museum pedagogy. It is concluded that the proposed approach is an effective means of fostering the core value of moral education – patriotism – which results in an increased level of patriotic upbringing in primary school students.