<p>Games are important in today’s learning environment. A teacher needs to enrich teaching with a variety of techniques. In this study, it is aimed to get the opinions of primary school 2nd grade students about teaching “animals” subject using games with recycled materials. The study was conducted using a quasi-experimental design with pretest – posttest control group. A pretest - posttest was used as a data collection tool and also a game evaluation form and a semi-constructed interview with teacher were used to get the opinions of the students and the teacher participating in the research. As a result of the research, pretest and posttest results of the students showed that the game had a very positive effect on the learning and the opinions of the teacher and students showed that this game had a positive atmosphere and students had a lot of fun while learning.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0928/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>