Asude Balaban Dagal

1. Introduction Teachers have an important role in society, as they meet individuals’ learning needs and educate individuals who will meet the needs of the community. To equip students with the knowledge and awareness they can benefit from, teachers must possess these qualities to serve as role models for children or have the skills to impart their knowledge and abilities to students.

ABSTRACT The associations of children’s play behaviour to their emotional regulation, executive functioning were examined in this study. Teachers rated children’s play behaviour, emotional regulation and executive functioning. The study sample comprised 127 (Mage in months = 60.685, SD = 9.563; 64 girls) Turkish children who continued formal education in the preschools. The data is gathering by information survey, CHEXI, ERC, and Play Behaviour Scale.