PLAYING IN THE CHILDHHOOD: CONSIDERATIONS THOUGH A RESEARCH

Abstract

Playing in the Childhood: Considerations through a Research – The present work was developed at the Laboratory of Teaching –Toy library (Brinquedoteca) of the Univates Academical Center, Lajeado/RS/Brazil. Children in the age group from 0 to 10 years old and their teachers took part on the research. We aimed to investigate in which way a series of ludic activities, organized with materials of low cost, can contribute to the child's development and to subsidize teachers in service and in formation for an innovative pedagogic proposal. The investigation has qualitative character and the used methodology is Analysis of Content, proposed by Bardin, 1977. We intended to make possible to the subjects involved in the research the discussion about the value of some games and toys, analyzing their relationship with the child. Initially we studied, throug the theoretical referential and direct observations close to the children, which were their interests in relation to the games and toys, and based on that it was possible to build 20 games with low cost materials. For those games, we determined, with the children, the objectives, function, theme, age group and rules. This collection of activities was tested with 150 children and 11 teachers, in order to verify the validity of such proposals. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews, which were recorded and transcribed for later analysis. At the end of this work, we have concluded that, when playing reaches a larger space in the activities developed in classroom or when the activities base themselves in playing freely, it will not be necessary the teacher's concern in the development of the children's intellectual part. We believed that it is not enough to "give" to the children the right of playing. To be a significant activity, it is necessary to awake and to maintain awaken their desire for playing. Key words: Education, Childhood, Ludicity.