Gaining the value of helpfulness through creative drama in 4th grade primary school social studies course

In this study, it was aimed to determine the impact of the teaching of the value of helpfulness on the Creative Drama Method in the fourth grade social studies course and how it is evaluated by the students. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used in the study, which was modeled according to the Mixed Method. The research is designed according to the parallel pattern that converges from Mixed Method patterns. The study group of the study consists of fourth grade students studying at a primary school in the central district of İpekyolu, Van. A total of 60 students (30 students in the experimental group (4/D) and control group (4/B) participated in the study. In this study, "Helpfulness Attitude Scale", "Student Diaries" ,and "Observation Form" were used as data collection tools. At the end of the study, it was seen that the helpfulness attitude scores of the control and experimental groups have not a significant difference in the pre-test, but in the post-test, it was found that they differ significantly in favor of the experimental group. It has been observed that creative drama activities have facilitated the teaching of the value of helpfulness, made the teaching process fun and supported learning through experience. Keywords: Social studies course, creative drama, helpfulness, values education.