A astronomia nos anos iniciais a partir de uma visão do brincar para aprender

Abstract

The present Final Paper, arose from the fact that astronomy was not a topic in the early years. In view of this the objective was to develop activities about the thematic which can be developed with the students established in legal and guiding precepts. The objectives are: understand, from reading, what are the main reasons for negligence in the study of Astronomy in the early years, investigate how Astronomy can be present in the early years explored through play, propose a teaching of Astronomy in the early years, which promotes the knowledge of the world that surrounds children, from experiences, investigation and manipulation, discuss the relevance for the teaching of Astronomy for the society and for the children, realizing its importance from needs of the children. Was chosen to develop a case study research and a exploratory research, because it is a methodology that become possible the realization of a bibliographic study. For this they will be examined concepts of authors in the field of Astronomy and play so that they can dilute the theme and they can collaborate with the elaboration of activities. Some of the results found during the research for this work they were that the teacher should be an agent active in the process of the researches to be bringing to the classroom new possibilities of learning for the student, in the elaboration of activities was possible to realize that playing and playfulness can be in the early years classrooms, the activities they were elaborate in a way that they can serve as support for the teacher to introduce the Astronomy into their classrooms respecting their children’s development, also validate the concepts discussed and become relevant in the everyday actions because they permit that the children have contact with play and playfulness in the early years.