Games and play have become in the XXI century a very interesting research problem of an interdisciplinary character. Choosing any aspect of the modern world (either an occurrence or a human action) we can make analysis through different types of scientific discourse. This, what economists, biologists, sociologists or mathematicians call the theory of games, psychologists refer to as the theory of social interdependence and educators call it the theory of teaching and learning.
Although, in recent years the use of games and play has increased for solving of various problems as well as their use, for instance, for stimulation of children’s creativity, solving interpersonal problems, developing social skills, diagnosing needs and interests, etc., still the children and the teachers do not often take advantage of the games. The answer was sought in this study to the question, if the teachers working in kindergartens use play and games in their educational work. If so, which games do they use. The adult should know many different children’s games so that he/she could choose the right one for a given moment and useful for the child.
The gaming situation is undoubtedly a research issue of multi-dimension character. This creates specific context of individual’s functioning and social groups. Therefore, it is important to present situations in which teachers use games in the education process – children’s learning at preschool age.
Key words: play, game, preschool children’s games, using games in teaching-learning.
