A CONTRIBUIÇÃO DE JOGOS E BRINCADEIRAS PARA A EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL

Abstract

The contribution of games for children in kindergarten in the process of teaching and learning provides the kids’ motor, cognitive and affective development; it is necessary to reflect on the part of those who are inserted in the pedagogical practice on the insertion of playful activities in school environments. This research has as main objective to analyze the contributions of games in Early Childhood Education. And the problem presented: What is the contribution of games to early childhood education? The justification is based on the theoretical framework of the law of guidelines and bases 1996, having as main authors, Oliveira (2007), Friedman (1992), Vygotsky (1984), Kishimoto (2011) and Law nº 1056/99 of March 15, 1999, that argued about games in educational environment. The methodology applied to the research is the qualitative approach, with basic nature, the objectives the research is exploratory and having as bibliographic procedure in studies of books, articles and electronic documents. The results and discourses pointed out indicate that games and playfulness for kids are important and necessary for its systematized development. Therefore, it is considered that children need playful activities, in which they must involve games practices as instruments of fun, learning and humanization.