The effect of play and art on the emotional intelligence of children aged 6 to 9 years based on the Waldorf approach

This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of play and art on learning and emotional intelligence of 6-9 year old children based on the Waldorf approach. The research method of this study is quasi-experimental. For this purpose, a pre-test-post-test plan with a control group was used. Children in each two groups of 15 people were selected from among normal, ADHD, high aggression and attention deficit children using available sampling method and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, and then the experimental group During 12 sessions and each session was 3 hours for three months, he was trained based on the Waldorf approach, while the control group did not receive any intervention. In this research, children's trait-form test was used as a research tool and the collected data was analyzed using covariance. The results of this research showed that play and art in the context of life have a significant effect on learning and emotional intelligence of children aged 6 to 9 years. Based on the findings, games and art can be used to improve learning and emotional intelligence of normal and special needs students.