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The article presents the pedagogical basis for pro-ecological attitudes in the early-stage school teaching. The author pointed out the importance of environmental education in the curriculum for the first stage of education. He indicated the tasks which the school should fulfill so that pupils acquire practical skills needed to form their positive attitudes towards the environment. The author also discussed the principles, methods and forms to be used in formation of the right attitudes in early-stage education. He paid attention to the relationships between education objectives and students’ achievements in the early school age.