Recently there has been a tendency to constantly changing class collectives. Newly arrived students have a decreased motivation for learning activities, the low level of knowledge on specific disciplines and unformed learning skills. On the basis of problems in the last five years we have been working on the topic “Project Activities as a Tool to Enhance Cognitive and Creative Abilities of Pupils at Russian Lessons and Outside School Hours”.

Keywords: universal learning actions, project, individual and group forms of work.