Developing Social and Emotional Skills in Preschool Children Through Play

This article examines the development of social and emotional skills in preschool children through play. It explores the educational potential of play in helping children recognize and express their own feelings, regulate their behavior, understand the feelings of their peers, and cooperate with them. The article also discusses the organization of role-playing activities, cooperative games, and games with rules in preschool educational settings, taking into account children's individual characteristics, as well as the teacher's professional competence and guiding role. These issues are analyzed in relation to the goals of improving educational quality and promoting the holistic development of the younger generation set out in the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan. The article proposes a model for organizing play activities that includes observation, setting an educational goal, conducting the activity, discussion, and applying the acquired experience in everyday situations.