У статті здійснено аналіз основних положень про ігрову діяльність; розкрито сутність понять «мислення», «діяльність»; спроектовані напрями досліджень поєднання процесів розумового та фізичного виховання учнів. Ключові слова: діяльність, рухливі ігри, фізичне виховання, шахи, розумове виховання.
The article presents an analysis of the main provisions of games activities; covered are the concepts of "thinking", "activity"; designed research directions association between mental and physical education students. The article describes the views of the authors of psychological and pedagogical literature on the general classification of activities; reveal the structural nature of the interaction of individuals with the environment, the formation of goals, choice of means in the manifestations of motives for physical and mental activity. The work shows the influence of play in child development and justifies the Expanding the concept of "thinking" The importance of basic scientific research areas of human thought. interplay of mental and physical activity. Based on these aspects, the article explores the importance of learning to play chess in the development of children's thinking; guidelines given initial phase of training and professional concepts shows the contents of "chess line", "typical mobility figures", "real mobility figure", "available right" ect.