Abstract

BELO, Tallita Gonçalves dos Santos  and  SILVA, Maria de Fátima Gomes da. FOR A PLAYFUL-PEDAGOGICAL PRAXIS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. Contrapontos [online]. 2025, vol.25, n.1, pp.31-51.  Epub June 16, 2025. ISSN 1984-7114.  https://doi.org/10.14210/contrapontos.v25n1.p31-51.

This article presents the results of an academic study that investigated whether early childhood education teachers at a daycare center in the Zona da Mata Norte of Pernambuco have adopted a playful praxis. As regards the methodological procedures, a qualitative approach was chosen. Data were collected through two pedagogical workshops and analyzed using the categorical thematic technique of Content Analysis. The results of the investigation led to an understanding of the possibility of the presence of playfulness at different times in the context of Early Childhood Education and in various actions carried out by the teachers. We conclude that there is a myriad of possibilities for using playful activities, provided these activities converge to a praxis that values the child's joy, wholeness, and completeness.

Keywords : Early childhood education; Playfulness; Ludo-pedagogical praxis.

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