This article presents the role of the project activity of schoolchildren both in the increasing interest towards the subject, and in the development of the likely personality qualities, i.e. responsibility, hard work, collectivism, curiosity, and aesthetic effects. The stages of the implementation of this activity are highlighted when the project method is included into the educational process. The psychological characteristics of each stage, i.e. the organization of work, recommendations for the implementation of pedagogical activities, are under thorough consideration in this study.