Corporeality and playfulness in initial series of elementary school: beliefs, doubts and possibilities

• Main Author: Lucia Helena Pena Pereira
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2015-11-01
• Series: Educação (UFSM)
• Subjects: Corporeality; Playfulness; Initial series of elementary school.
• Online Access: http://cascavel.ufsm.br/revistas/ojs-2.2.2/index.php/reveducacao/article/view/9225

This study aimed to understand the difficulties found in that corporeality and playfulness may be more experienced in the classroom from the initial series of elementary school. The field research was a qualitative had the collaboration of four teachers from public schools of Minas Gerais. It was found that corporeality and playfulness are important aspects of the reality of the educator in this step and is necessary a new understanding of these aspects. The play activities are presented as a valuable opportunity to work the corporeality, the creativity and the expressiveness both the student as the educator. Also appear as a contribution to the strengthening of teacher-student bonding and development dimensions of affective, cognitive and motor skills of the child.