Aprender brincando: relatos e reflexões a partir do estágio curricular na educação infantil

Abstract

This work aims to highlight the importance of play and play, analyzing playful practices as pedagogical strategies, based on an experience during the mandatory curricular internship of the Pedagogy course at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). This is qualitative research, of a basic nature, through the report of educational practices carried out in a Municipal Early Childhood Education Center (CMEI), located in the north of Natal/RN. The results of this article showed that playing and recreational activities play an essential role in the integral development of children. The experience revealed that planning playful activities compatible with children's interests and needs enhances learning and favors the construction of a more dynamic, meaningful and enjoyable school routine.