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Today many parents are faced with persistent reminder from educators and psychologists about the need to play in the preschool years. Sometimes it sounds unmodernly. Indeed, why we should waste time on fun when the child is already able to establish contact with adults and peers, is keenly interested in technology, numeracy and reading, dreams about high marks, and besides, is not willing to play, and does not believe in “make-believe”? Perhaps the child has already outgrown the play? May be today’s children do not need the play at all? Or computer games fully satisfy the need for the play? In the article authors try to find answers on these questions.

In the article authors show how to describe the main reasons of traffic accidents for preschool children. It is stressed that the safety of pedestrians depends on their compliance with the rules of conduct in the street. Children need to be familiar with the rules of the road in preschool age already. The earlier a child learns the rules, the more likely he will be able to maintain his health and secure his life. The authors give advice on how to teach children traffic rules in most effective way. Special attention is paid to practical skills that can be developed through active games during which children play with pleasure, and learn the rules of the game. The authors provide examples of active games designed to strengthen the knowledge of traffic rules in preschool age.