Podolskay O.A.

Yelets State Ivan Bunin University, Russia

Organization of leisure activity of teenagers.

Special place in the life of a child is taken by the organization of leisure which plays a defining role in his life. In scientific literature it is possible to meet a lot of definitions of leisure understood as contemplation connected with high level of culture and intelligence; activity not connected with work; free time, etc.

Therefore, leisure is such kind of activity in which training and education are organically combined. On the one hand, it promotes formation of various ideas of essence of these or those phenomena of children develops certain skills, and on the other hand, forms moral qualities of the identity of the person, such as commitment, personal and informative activity, ability to interact with people around, to plan activity, to render mutual aid, to cooperate.

I.N. Eroshenkov, A.D. Zharkov, A.N. Krotova, S.N. Lebedeva, G.P. Orlov, B.A. Titov, etc. dealt with a problem of cultural - of leisure activity.

Welfare activity in the sphere of leisure is characterized by variety of the occupations caused by basic originality, uniqueness and identity of the person devoting to them the free time.

Thus, the main aim of the organization of leisure of children and teenagers is to teach them to spend free time and usefully creatively, to create conditions for complete development of the identity of the child.

Leisure is the zone of active communication satisfying needs of teenagers in contacts. Such forms of leisure as independent associations on interests, game programs, mass holidays and others are the favorable sphere for understanding of yourself the qualities, merits and demerits in comparison with other people [1].

Leisure time of younger generation has a huge impact on cognitive activity of children. In leisure there is a recognition of new knowledge in the most various areas: the art horizons are broadened; process of technical creativity is comprehended; there is an acquaintance to sports history, etc.

During leisure children read books, watch movies, performances and TV programs where they open the world of professions for themselves.

Activity of modern children and teenagers is extremely saturated and is rather strictly regulated, and therefore demands big expenses of physical, mental and intellectual forces. On this background the children's leisure which is carrying out mainly on the basis of game activity, helps to remove the created stress. Within leisure time there is a restoration and a reproduction [2].

Cultural and leisure activity makes positive social and psychological mechanisms of socialization of the personality active thanks to free and informal activity. It possesses the high socializing potential as in this activity children and teenagers gain skills of social interaction in the most different spheres of public work.

They include art and esthetic creativity and different types of arts, sports and improving and sports work, patriotic education, tourist activity, technical and applied types of creativity.

Work on development of art and esthetic creativity and arts is focused on esthetic, art, spiritual and moral education of children and teenagers. The main forms of such work are: creative clubs, studios, workshops, associations on different types of graphic and musical theatrics, participation in competitions, exhibitions of art creativity. Concerts, evenings, presentations, performances, discos are held.

Sports and improving and sports work is directed on preservation of physical health of children and teenagers, their familiarizing with a healthy lifestyle. Occupations in sports sections, groups and teams are directed on maintenance a good physical form, mastering necessary sports skills, prevention of addictions.

In the field of civil and patriotic education of children and teenagers local history work, studying of history of the country, the city is conducted, actions devoted to anniversary and memorials of history and culture of the Motherland, excursions, campaigns, expeditions to historical places of fighting glory are held.

Tourist activity is conducted in two directions: sports tourism and cultural and informative excursions and trips. Participating in campaigns, expeditions, trips and excursions children and teenagers get acquainted with culture, the nature of the native land. The main forms of such work are: sports tourist clubs, associations, "day off" campaigns, sports and tourist multi-day campaigns, expeditions, camp, cultural and informative excursions and departures, tourist competitions and meetings, etc.

Thus, leisure promotes the entry of the child into culture through creativity. According to the contents it is various and closely connected with formation of the identity of children.

Therefore, cultural and leisure activity is the important sphere as it promotes the prevention of deviant behavior, knowledge of new, things familiarizing with work and creativity, physical culture and sports, forms a civic position of children and teenagers.

Literature:

1 . Eroshenkov I.N. Cultural and leisure activity in modern conditions. – M., 2004.

2 . Chizhikov V.M. methodological ensuring cultural and leisure activity. – M., 2001.