Os elementos lúdicos nas aulas de natação para bebês

Abstract

In swimming for babies, playfulness has a purpose of facilitating the teaching-learning process, the ludic elements favor a more fun and enjoyable aquatic practice for babies with less technical context. The objective of the present study was to analyze the influence of play elements in swimming lessons for infants. It is a descriptive, exploratory and qualitative research carried out with 08 parents or family members who participated in the swimming lessons with the babies in the extension project of DEF / CCS / UFPB. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed qualitatively through content analysis, divided into three sections. In section I parents were able to identify and cite the playful elements used in class such as toys, sung songs and colors. In section II the acquired answers verified that there is perception of the companions as to the use of playfulness in the classes, in order to stimulate the babies to the activities and to favor the learning. In section III the majority of the participants' answers present a perception about the advantageous importance of the play elements in the teaching-learning process in the swimming lessons for infants, having as main argument the use of the elements as a facilitating and encouraging means of learning. It is concluded that playful elements such as toys, songs, colors, and animal shapes are stimuli for the participation of the babies in class. In addition to contributing to pleasant moments among the participants, making stronger the link between parents / guardians-babies-teacher.