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Theoretical aspects of training of a future teacher to creating health saving environment in primary school are substantiated in this article. The analysis of scientific literature that reveals the content of the main concepts (training of the teacher, health, healthy lifestyle, health saving environment, professional activity) was done. Definitions of the concepts «professional training of a future primary school teacher» (a systematic pedagogical process with the aim to master general pedagogical and methodological knowledge and skills by a future teacher, using of which will form professional qualities of a modern teacher of the school of the 1st level) and «training of a future primary school teacher to create health saving environment» (a purposeful process which is a part of his/her professional training and is carried out in order to form readiness of a primary school teacher to create conditions that provide protection and strengthening of the pupils’ health and use of health saving technologies) are provided. Views of the scientists as to the training of a future primary school teacher to form a healthy lifestyle, valeological education and development of health saving environment in educational institutions are determined. Specificrequirements for training future teachers to creating health saving environment in primary schools aimed at formation of competence of health saving culture are defined. To them belong: integrative character of the construction of various forms of work with children; formation and development of sustainable motivation (needs) in systematic physical exercises; creating incentives through the system of children’s favourite exercises;elimination of stress during exercise; compliance with a flexible schedule of conducting sports and wellness activities that take into account everyday mental and physical state of the child; learner-centered approach in joint activities with children; the use of a wide range of exercises for the development of all the aspects of the child taking into account the functional and physical characteristics of the organism development in ontogenesis; daily medical-pedagogical control; formation of ideas about the basic safety of the child in the classroom, formation of ideas about the foundations of culture of health care;diagnostics of the level of physical development, etc.