Examination of preschool and elemantary school teachers perspectives on movement and play education

Objective: The aim of his study is to determine the effects of the preschool and primary school teachers working in the educational institutions within the Ministry of National Education on the activities of the early childhood and elementary school children in terms of movement activities and game training and their effects on the application. Method: In the research, interview technique was used from the research techniques and the data collection methods of qualitative research were used. In this context; During the interview, a questionnaire consisting of two main themes and 4 sub-themes was prepared by the researcher and these questions were directed to the volunteer teachers during the interview and the interviews were recorded with the voice recorder and converted into data. Results: During the interviews, it was concluded that all of the participants gave importance to play and movement education due to their effects on children's development in preschool and primary school period, but due to internal and external factors such as existing programs, their competencies, existing fields of application and curriculum density, its importance is not emphasised enough. What can be done in order to eliminate negativities and to solve them and that can not be exhibited during the training process are indicated by the teachers in detail within the scope of the themes. Conclusion: As a result, in order to serve the purpose of play and movement training, daily physical education should be given by the physical education teachers within the course hours with the help of some guidance books. Preschool and primary school teachers could be kept up to date by providing courses and seminars. Also physical activities class must not be used as lecture time for other class. Some issues must be solved such as; lack of sports halls, garden floors to be concrete and small class rooms. Family and teacher cooperation will be efficient, especially in pre-school and primary school education by the game-based curriculum, but with appropriate physical conditions it is understood that it can be performed in succession Key words: preschool, primary school, play, movement training