Abstract

NICOLIELO, Maria Elisa; SOMMERHALDER, Aline  and  ALVES, Fernando Donizete. Playing in the classroom in the Early Childhood Education? Reflections on the organization of spaces for early childhood experiences. Sér.-Estud. [online]. 2018, vol.23, n.47, pp.43-62. ISSN 2318-1982.  https://doi.org/10.20435/serie-estudos.v23i47.1054.

It originates from a completed research and weaves considerations about the organization of space, to play in classroom in the Early Childhood Education. It was based on authors such as: Brougère, Gandini, Freire, Cruz and Rinaldi. How are the children playing in the space of classroom in the Early Childhood Education? What pedagogical practices are related to the organization of space in the classroom, in the context of play Early Childhood Education? The objective of this study was to identify and problematize the spatial organization of the classroom in the Early Childhood Education for children 's play. From a qualitative approach, she used participant observation of playing moments of 14 children and the respective teacher, producing thirteen field diaries. The children expressed curiosities and interacted with each other, reinventing and reframing the possible spaces in the classroom. In addition to playing seated at the table or on the floor, this group expressed appreciation for playing under the table, for giving freedom to actions and relationships between subgroups of children. The research showed an emphasis on play in the classroom, with little exploration of other spaces of the institution. The research showed an emphasis on play in the classroom, with little exploration of other spaces of the institution. It concludes that, when space is organized in a varied way, the possibilities of creation and relationships increase, increasing the incentive of play, experimentation, discoveries, perpetuation and reinvention of the children's play culture and with this, of better educational opportunities for children.

Keywords : play; children; spaces in Early Childhood Education.

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