Contribuições da ludicidade para o desenvolvimento cognitivo de crianças na educação infantil

Abstract

The present work has as its theme “Playfulness for the cognitive development of children in Early Childhood Education”. The playful develops the individual as a whole; therefore, early childhood education must consider him as a partner and use him widely to collaborate with the child's cognitive development. Thus, the following issue is presented: What are the contributions and importance of playfulness for the cognitive development of Children in Early Childhood Education? Faced with a reality observed and experienced in one of the stages carried out by the researcher, there was an interest in reflecting on the contribution of playfulness to cognitive development. Therefore, the following general objective was established: To understand the contributions of playfulness to the cognitive development of children in Early Childhood Education, and the specific ones: identify the contributions of playfulness; discuss the importance of playfulness for children in early childhood education. For this, a qualitative research and bibliographic procedure was carried out, developed from analyzes and studies of books, articles and academic websites, in order to deepen the theme of this research. The research results show that playfulness contributes to the cognitive development of children in Kindergarten, as it enables concentration, problem solving, logical reasoning and thinking, and provides a pleasurable learning experience.