Learning in childhood education through the player

Abstract

The present work analyzes the importance of playfulness in early childhood education and its importance in the teaching and learning process. The research portrays the playfulness and the characterization of the teacher, through the educational perspective, bringing concepts about his role under the view of different authors. For this, the qualitative descriptive approach was used, through a bibliographic search. In conclusion, it is necessary for the teacher to allow children to demonstrate their needs and skills through games and play, and learn the most diverse aspects of knowledge, in a spontaneous and imaginary activity, emphasizing that games and play are essential for the development of kid. In this context, it is emphasized that teaching is built by the child and the teacher who creates situations that generate confidence for the child to build their own knowledge. Thus, the child learns while playing and occurs to discover himself and the other, in addition to developing and building his reality, both personal and social, through play, registering his social capacity with the help mainly of the teacher. Therefore, it is necessary that in play children recreate and stabilize what they know about the most diverse aspects of knowledge, because playing is important and influences their development.