O BRINCAR NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to analyze the contributions of play in preschool education. Presenting as a problem: What are the contributions of playing in Early Childhood Education? In which playing is related as an important pedagogical tool for children, developing some skills such as attention, creativity, imitation memory, concentration, creativity and other psychomotor skills. It is justified in the relevance of the theme for the teaching and learning of children, playing acts as a facilitating resource in this process. It was organized in a brief history of Brazilian early childhood education, highlighting the value of games, games and the role of the pedagogue teacher facing the issue of playing. The methodology is of a bibliographic nature, being a qualitative research, with an approach of a basic nature and in relation to the objectives it is classified as exploratory. As for the result and discussion, the research is based on some authors, among them Santos (2000) and Vygotsky (1988) where the contribution of playing to early childhood education is evident, playing the child exercises their potential and develops. Therefore, this study presents considerations in relation to playing, using the ludic in the classroom the teacher makes learning motivating, pleasurable and meaningful, through play children build skills and abilities essential to future educational life and develops diverse aspects such as social , physical, affective, moral and cognitive.