A estimulação do movimento no desenvolvimento da criança nos anos iniciais

Abstract

The stimulation of movement aims to help the child, especially in early childhood, in their development in psychomotor, cognitive, social, emotional, and language skills, trying to keep it active and dynamic, through forms of expressions, play, games and exercise, increasing the affectivity and the relationship between the child and the educator. This work aimed to verify the importance of movement stimulation in child development in the early years, in the perception of teachers. For this, a semi-structured questionnaire was applied to the teachers of the Divino Mestre Public School, located in the city of Paraí, in Rio Grande do Sul state. Five (5) teachers participated in the survey, who work from first to fifth graders. The data obtained in the survey were analyzed and compared with the theories of some experts in the field. The data presented indicated that the teachers involved in the research consider the stimulation important for the child's development. The stimulation is not an activity to skip phases, but to provide the best conditions for child development. At school, it is important that teachers understand the need to improve their professional skills to practice the stimulation activities, in order to improve the quality of work.