Investigation of the Influence of Rhythmic Plays on Social Skills of Preschoolers

The present research investigates the influence of rhythmic plays on social skills of preschoolers. Research methodology was experimental and included a control group and an experiment group. Statistical population of the present research included all male preschoolers of Anar City and 40 of them were selected randomly (20 people as control group members and 20 people as experiment group members). The children were aged 4-6 years old. Before doing rhythmic plays, social skills of the children were evaluated by means of Vebrt’s56-item parents’ questionnaire. Then, experiment group members did rhythmic plays in 16 sessions each lasting 1 hour. Rhythmic plays included musical line game, diamond move, color balls, numbers table game and . Then; social skills of both groups were evaluated through a posttest. Data were analyzed by means of covariance analysis and SPSS18. Results showed that teaching rhythmic plays has significant influence on children social skills. Teaching rhythmic plays has also significant influence on increasing social adequacy, and relationships with peers. Considering the influence of rhythmic plays on children social skills, pre-school centers are advised to include rhythmic plays in their educational programs.