The article is devoted to strategies for training future teachers to support primary school students’ in project-research based activities. Particular attention is paid to the importance of project-based activities in developing cognitive independence, critical thinking and creative abilities of primary school students. The purpose of the study is to determine the attitude of future teachers to project- research based activities and self-assess their readiness to organize them. The article analyzes the issues of training future primary school teachers for project-research based activities with primary school students; to identify the problems and difficulties that teachers face when organizing and supporting students’ project- research based activities. As well as to study effective strategies for training future teachers to support primary school students in project- research based activities. The importance of project work, ways of forming motivation for research activities, and the role of the teacher in organizing productive cooperation between school students are considered. The author emphasizes the need to combine theoretical and practical training of future teachers, which will contribute to the successful formation of their professional readiness to support children in project-research activities. The proposals presented can be useful for both future and experienced teachers.
project activities, project-based learning, future teacher, primary school student, training of specialists.