Özet:

Folkloric games for children often represent a process of communication with the bodies. These games they play with touch and body movements are treated within the framework of developmental psychology and are evaluated within the framework of the kinesthetic learning model. In the field of body folklore, the importance of the research and analysis of the kinesthetic learning model on the development of personality in children’s games, along with its impact on the development of personality, is also increasingly important in folklore studies. In the study, the structure, context, function, contribution to the child's mental structure of kinesthetic games was studied, the direction of the game's tension and discourse was pointed out, the function of the body folklore and the kinesthetic learning model was tried to reveal in this framework. The body-related children's games Van area 9-16 years old groups were analyzed taking into account the structure of the games they play and their contribution to the learning processes. The method of field research, observation, interview and guide teachers accompanied research, the observed games were evaluated along with the old games, the source of the game information and the historical change transformation were transmitted and the child games were described by the functional method.