A importância do brincar no desenvolvimento infantil

Abstract

The present research work aims to analyze the importance of playing in Early Childhood Education for the cognitive, social and cultural development of the child in the school environment and in the society that surrounds it. The intention was to address the benefits of playing for the teaching-learning process of students at this school stage. And also to reflect on how this play happens in the pedagogical practices of teaching in this type of Early Childhood Education. In view of what was proposed in this work, we saw how playful methods trigger the awakening of infinite possibilities of playing for the development of students in the learning process. We saw with this research, how the games of wheels, the ludic games, the games with music and the toys, are fundamental instruments for an Education that has in the play benefits that provide a quality education for the Children of the Infantile Education. We also address the role of the teacher in early childhood education and how he uses play as a methodological tool in his lesson plans. Therefore, for the accomplishment of this work, we used the bibliographical research with theoretical basis from Kishimoto (1993) and Vygotsky (1994) with vast knowledge on the subject. Thus basing our perception on articles, books, websites that led us to reflect on the importance of playing for early childhood education and on the laws that support this play as a guarantee of the child's right in school. In addition to the methodological references for the development of this work, we used strategies characterized by a qualitative methodological approach through field research, with direct observation and data collection at the Maria Madalena Municipal Nursery. We observed that playing is present in the routine of the day care students, and that the school prioritizes this important moment for the process of the learning development of its students.