O uso do lúdico na educação para o trânsito nos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental

Abstract

The present research contemplates the importance of the ludic in the traffic education in the early years of elementary school. Beyond the high mortality rates, Traffic violence has caused conflicts and accidents, which often make irreversible consequences in people's lives. Accidents are often caused by human malpractice, resulting from reckless driving such as: speeding, drinking while driving, using a cell phone while driving, lack of education and respect for traffic laws and regulations. In this context, the general objective of this research is to discuss the importance to study and to insert traffic education through playfulness in the elementary school curriculum. The mobilize question arises from the need of the formation of a profile of future drivers who are responsible and aware of their attitudes and behaviors that generate security, respect and responsibility for life and citizenship, through educational practices that involve playful activities in traffic education. The methodology used course completion works by anonymous researchers, books and laws. Quoting scholars of child behavior such as: Vygotsky, Jean Founcambert, Paulo Freire, Martins, among others. Due to the unusual moment we are living, which the Coronavirus pandemic made it impossible to access classroom classes in educational institutions, it became impossible to conduct a research of the field. Thus, it was possible to develop the bibliographic research, with a qualitative approach. The social problem can be solved with the involvement of the school, the family and the entire organized civil society. With the destination of funds raised invested in engineering, traffic education and inspection. Furthermore, public policies for traffic must be efficient, with the creation of traffic schools, teacher training, education according to each age group for the preservation of lives. Finally, it is urgent to include the theme of traffic education in basic and higher education institutions in a continuous and systematized way, with planning, execution of projects and actions that take account of the ludic in traffic education, becoming so, a transforming agent of realities and influencing in the social and cultural context of citizens.