The present study attempted to investigate whether primary school plays can provide primary school students with settings for development in order to acquire self-knowledge or assess their own characteristics. This study was quasi-experimental had a pre-post- test design and a group of primary school students as its statistical population. The study sample was comprised of 30 students, randomly selected and assigned into two groups of control and experimental. Pep test. 5-scale test was used to study pre and post-game self-esteem of students. Independent t was used at the significance level of p≤0/05 to test the research hypotheses. The result indicated that an 8-week period of playing primary school plays had a positive significant effect on personal self-esteem, social self-esteem and selfesteem on the whole. However, no significant effect was observed on family and educational self-esteem. Therefore, it can be concluded that playing primary school plays may boost students’ self knowledge and self-appraisal and provides them with a positive attitude towards their own beings.
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