Education with Games
Hasan Gunes

Abstract
Rumisays “Yesterday is gone my dear friend. We need to say something new today.” We, too, considered that it would be proper to consider “children and games” in a different viewpoint with this perspective. Game is an extremely important event for children. However, unfortunately, this process, which is significant for children, is considered as a waste of time by some adults. In actual fact, game is a means closely affecting the mental, physical and spiritual development of children. Just like the fact that some values cannot be bought with money, there are no equivalent counterparts for the acquisitions achieved through games. Many behaviors that are intended to be taught to children can be taught easily via games. For this reason, in the present study of ours, we wanted to show parents that they can teach some rules to their children by dramatizing. As Salzmann stated, “Game is an important chain that connects the child to the leader”. For this reason, parents or educators should consider this method well. Because spending time with children and taking care of them and thinking in the way they think are important privileges.

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