As indicated by the findings of this research, it is possible to claim that the difference is a direct result of the emotional development exercises/ activities and that such exercises and activities increase children's skills in recognizing and understanding emotions. Analysis has shown that there was a meaningful difference, to the advantage of the experimental group when the total points of Recognizing and Comprehending Emotions Test for the experimental and control groups were compared. These exercises were prepared to develop the designated 7 emotional skills and they were applied over 12 weeks. In order to develop and support the emotional skills of children, researchers used the " Activities for Drama Supported Emotional Skills " which consists of 36 exercises. Validity and reliability tests for RCET are being held by the researchers in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). As a data collection tool, Recognizing and Comprehending Emotions Test (RCET) developed by the researchers of this study is used. The research used a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design and was conducted in two preschool classrooms of the Ministry of Education. In the experimental group, there were 7 girls and 6 boys and in the control group, there were 7 girls and 5 boys. This study made use of a total of 25 children in two groups. The main purpose of this study is to present the effects of drama supported educational activities on six years old (60-72 months) children's emotional skills.
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