One of the elements of polytechnic training for primary school students is to instill practical skills and skills in handling the simplest tools of manual labor. Manual labor, along with other educational subjects, is an important means of mental, physical development and moral education of children. In manual labor lessons, children acquire initial labor skills, master the techniques available to them for manual processing of paper, cardboard, fabric and other materials, learn to grow flower and vegetable plants. In the process of work, schoolchildren get acquainted with the characteristic properties of the processed materials, with the design and operation of hand tools, learn to put into practice their knowledge of arithmetic, natural science, drawing and other educational subjects.