Aprender jogando ou jogar aprendendo? uma experiência com jogos pedagógicos no ensino fundamental

Abstract

The general objective of this study was to analyze the contributions of pedagogical games to the children's literacy process. We had the following specific objectives: a) discuss the role of games as a teaching resource; understand the process of children’s literacy; c) use games as a teaching resource in a 2nd year elementary school class. In order to achieve these objectives, research of a qualitative and exploratory nature was carried out, with bibliographical research, at first, in order to respond to specific objectives A and B, and in the second moment, field research to meet the objective C, which was based on the experience of the curricular internship, experienced between August and December 2022, by the researcher herself. The experience in a public school in the regular education network in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba, was divided into three (3) stages: observation, planning and intervention, which are described and analyzed in this study. In response to the research question: can games promote children's literacy process? The results demonstrated that with the use of games, in fact, children are more motivated to participate and this teaching resource impacts children's learning, contributing to the literacy process that is ongoing with children in the 2nd year of education. Fundamental in the public education network.