The paper mainly highlights the features of older preschool children’s acquaintance with the professional activities of adults. The theoretical and methodical bases of the researched issue are generalized. The structural components of the formation of preschoolers’ ideas about professions are highlighted. The results of a pilot study to determine the level of older preschool children’s acquaintance with the occupations of adults are presented. The influence of the place of residence on the depth of children’s knowledge about the professional activity is found out. It is revealed that older preschool children understand the meaning of words that characterize the adults’ professional activities but rarely use them in their active speech. Based on the results obtained, it is concluded that children from urban areas are more familiar with the emerging professions but ignores agricultural and working professions.
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