3The article overviews findings of the multiannual studies geared to improve the physical education models for preschool orphans. Based on the study findings, we offered and tested a few new physical education models for preschool orphans including: scripted role-plays with an emphasis on the entertaining aspect, such as finger games, elements of theatrical performances to feature the popular tales, verses, cartoons and movies; relay runs and active games; and thematic game events. Sampled for the study purposes were 78 orphans including 5-6 year-olds (n=22), 7-8 year-olds (n=28), 12-13 year-olds (n=21) and 15-16 year-olds (n=19) from the Municipal Kindergarten; Tula Preschool Orphanage; Our Family Orphanage in Alexin city, Tula Oblast; and Kireev Boarding School, Tula Oblast. The new physical education model piloting experiment included four stages taking one year on the whole. The staged physical education model with a special priority to the scripted role-plays was tested highly beneficial by the experiment and recommended for application in orphanages. © 2018, Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kul’tury i sporta. All rights reserved.
