The article is devoted to consideration of the process of formation of civic competence of primary school students. The modern requirements of state legislation regarding the civic competence of Ukrainians in general and younger schoolchildren in particular are analyzed. The concept of "competence", "citizenship", "civic competence of a primary school student" in the scientific context is characterized. The structure of civic competence of an elementary school student is presented, namely: value-motivational, cognitive, activity-practical, reflective components. Based on the developed research program, a pedagogical experiment was conducted to determine the level of formation of civic competence of primary school students.The study of modern philosophical, psychological-pedagogical, cultural studies of scientists, as well as the requirements of the NUS concept, the State Standard of Primary Education and other legislative documents, identified and characterized the following criteria of civic competence of a junior high school student: cognitive, motivational, emotional-value and activity-behavioral.According to the criteria of civic competence of a junior high school student, a low, medium and high level of its formation was distinguished.The results of the analysis of the ascertaining stage of the experiment proved that the civic competence of elementary school students is insufficiently formed by all criteria. Many children do not understand the essence of citizenship and how to identify it, they cannot appreciate civic actions. Students lack empathy for the fate of the city, region, and country. Therefore, the experimental program "With Ukraine in the Heart" was developed and implemented, the tasks of which were to form students' understanding of the essence of citizenship and the ways of its emergence, to foster a sense of love and dignity for one's Motherland. After conducting the formative stage of the experimental work, the number of students with a low level decreased by 19% and the number of students with a high level of civic competence formation increased by 24%. Such results proved the effectiveness of the experimental work.

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