The effect of creative drama based music activities on the emotional intelligence of preschool children aged 5-6

The aim of this research is to examine the effect of creative drama-based musical activities on the emotional intelligence of preschool children aged 5-6. In this study, detailed activity plans of 20 sessions consisting of creative drama-based music activities for emotional intelligence, created by the researcher and approved by experts in the field, are included. The research was planned in a quasi-experimental design. The study group consisted of children aged 5-6 who attended two different independent kindergartens in the city center of Van. Children in one of the schools formed the experimental group, and children in the other school formed the control group. The experimental group consists of 18 children and the control group consists of 17 children. While musical drama activities were carried out with the children in the experimental group, children in the control group continued their daily education according to the Ministry of National Education (MEB) 2013 Preschool Education Program. As a data collection tool in the study, the "Sullivan Emotional Intelligence Scale" was applied by the researcher to the experimental and control groups before and after the activity applications. The study lasted 10 weeks, 20 sessions were held, two sessions per week, and a different activity plan was applied in each session. Each study was video recorded. As a result of the application, a significant difference was found between the scores of the experimental and control groups on the emotional intelligence scale, in favor of the experimental group.