Os suportes materiais e a constituição da brincadeira nos contextos da educação infantil

Abstract

This article appears as course completion assignment and have in order to conduct studies and reflections on the possible relationships between the constitution of play and material supports available to children in childhood education settings. Studies on the relationship between play and material supports were conducted, understanding what the Maternal I`s children showed about the relationship between playing and the available material support and also reflect about the importance of organizing materials, breaks and spaces intended for play in childhood education institutions. The study is originated from the Estágio Curricular Supervisionado em Educação Infantil, Licenciatura em Pedagogia course of Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, held in a public institution of childhood education in the city of Chapecó (SC), with a group of children from Maternal I full-time, composed by twelve girls and twelve boys, with ages between two and three years old. The paper points out, from the studies, the importance and the responsibility of childrearing contexts in relation to the achievement of the social learning of the play, as well as the crucial role of teachers in planning pedagogical situations that provides playing. It also highlights the need to expand and organize spaces, providing various material supports and ensuring time for play, among other experiences, providing opportunities for children to fully develop themselves, in a rich, meaningful and complex manner.