Jogos e brincadeiras: atividades lúdicas como recurso metodológico para a educação infantil.

Abstract

The course conclusion work entitled "Games and games: recreational activities as a methodological resource for Early Childhood Education" has the general objective of understanding the contributions of recreational activities to the development of cognitive, motor and social skills of children in Early Childhood Education, making It is understood that when the game and play become part of the child's daily life in the school environment, they increase their possibilities to develop more quickly and efficiently, expanding their abilities and skills. Understanding that games and play used in an educational and intentional way show the relevance of playfulness for Early Childhood Education in the pursuit of child development, we have as specific objectives to describe the relevance of playfulness to the teaching and learning process of children; to analyze how games and games promote better development in children in Early Childhood Education and discuss, based on the speeches of the research subjects and theorists studied, better ways to develop activities that arouse interest in learning and socialization in the child. This work is theoretically based on studies by Antunes (2014), Barros (20090, Dallabona and Mendes (2004), Friedmann (2003), Oliveira (2011), Kishimoto (1994, 2010), Massa (2015), and Vygotsky ( 1991), as well as in official documents that ensure play and playfulness as a fundamental part of the child's life and development and that defend the importance of playfulness as an effective methodology for the development of new skills and competences in children. We used an interview with two teachers from Early Childhood Education in order to collect data that could contribute to issues relevant to this work. By analyzing the data collected, we understand that playfulness is an integral part of everyday life in Early Childhood Education and games and games contribute in a way effective for teaching and learning in the classroom allowing children to develop effectively.