Ludicidade como um recurso pedagógico na educação infantil a partir percepções docentes.

Abstract

In this study, about the play ful in Early Childhood Education, we start from the following research problem: what is the contribution of playful activities, experienced in theclassroom, to the teaching and learning process of children in Early Childhood Education, based on the evidence of teachers? Therefore, our general objective was: to understand how playfulness influences the teaching and learning process of children present in Early Childhood Education. In the specific objectives we have: to reflect on the relevance of playfulness in Early Childhood Education; to conceptualize games, toys and plays in Early Childhood Education; to analyze the contribution of playfulness in the teaching and learning process and to know the teachers’ perception about pedagogical practices involving playfulness in the classroom of Early Childhood Education. In the theoretical refential we worked with the following authors: Dallabona (2004); Bacelar (2009); Melo (2018); Gonçalves et al (2022); Tozatto (2020) e Niles et al (2014), among many other important scholars on the thematic, which enabled a better understanding about the relevance of games; toys and plays for the development of children’s learning in Early Childhood Education. Regarding the methodological path, we opted for qualitative research, being performed through a semistructured interview with six questions, with the participation of three teachers from a municipal nursery in the city of Monte Horebe/PB. We performed data analysis through content analysis in the thematic modality. Therefore, we understand that teachers in Early Childhood Education adopted games, toys and plays in activities performed in the classroom, with the aim of developing the necessary and essential skills and competences for thechild’s daily life, specially when the intention is to build learning in a pleasant, healthy and responsible way. Finally, we understand that the teachers comprehend the importance of using games in their work with children as well as the need for this theme to be developted, also, on Pedagogy courses, to benefit the training of future teachers of Basic Education.