Information Package / Course Catalogue
Traditional Children Plays in Early Childhood Education
Course Code: OÖÖ489
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to plan and apply according to age level by having knowledge about traditional children's plays.

Course Content

Traditional children's plays in folklore; educational, cultural value of these games; the definition, importance, rules of these plays, traditional children's plays with adults and groups; the effect of traditional plays on children's development areas; planning and implementation of these plays.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understand the importance and place of traditional children's plays in folklore.
2.Learns traditional children's plays.
3.Adopts traditional children's plays to pre-school education environments.
4.Applies traditional children's play in preschool education environments.
5.Understand the importance and place of traditional children's plays in education.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Oriol Ripoll, O ve Martin, F. (2012). Dünyanın Dört Bir Yanından Yapımı Kolay Oyuncaklar, Çev. Ayşe Yetkin. TÜBİTAK Popüler Bilim Kitapları.
2.Yücel, A. S.& Gündoğdu, C. (2012). İlköğretim ve Ortaöğretimde Geleneksel Çocuk Oyunları. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
3.Güneş, M.& Güneş, H. (2011). Öğretmenler ve Öğrenciler için Yaşayan Çocuk Oyunları. Anı Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course Content and Introduction, Traditional Children's Plays in Folklore
Week 2 - Theoretical
Educational and Cultural Value of Traditional Children's Plays
Week 3 - Theoretical
Remembering and Transmitting Children's Plays Forgotten or Forgotten in The Turkish Culture
Week 4 - Theoretical
Examples of Traditional Children’s Plays
Week 5 - Theoretical
Examples of Traditional Children’s Plays
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Effect of Traditional Children's Plays on Children's Development Areas
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Effect of Traditional Children's Plays on Children's Development Areas
Week 8 - Theoretical
Songs Used in Traditional Children Plays (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Materials Used in Traditional Children Plays
Week 10 - Theoretical
Preparing Materials Used in Traditional Children's Plays
Week 11 - Theoretical
Planning of activities with traditional children's plays
Week 12 - Theoretical
Prsentation of activities with traditional children's plays
Week 13 - Theoretical
Implementation of character and value education activities in pre-school education institutions
Week 14 - Theoretical
Presentation of activities implementation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment60318
Individual Work40624
Midterm Examination101515
Final Examination101515
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
OÇ-2
5
5
5
3
5
OÇ-3
1
4
5
3
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026