Estado da arte: conteúdo dos jogos de educação física como atividade pedagógica na educação infantil

Abstract

This study goals to identify how the content of the games of Physical Education has been approached in children’s education (kindergarten), first stage of basic education. The literature search was implemented from scientific theses and dissertations comprised between January 2010 and December 2014, from the main institutions of higher education (IES) of the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS): Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ( UFRGS ) , Federal University of Pelotas ( UFPEL ) , Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos ( UNISINOS ) , Pontifical Catholic of Rio Grande do Sul ( PUC / RS ) and Federal University of Santa Maria ( UFSM ). To know the state of the art of childhood education, the methodology was inspired from literature research, aiming to analyze national publications related to the content of the games of Physical Education as an educational proposal in childhood education. The structure of the study is arranged into four sections, the first begins with the introduction of the study, the second section the search path, the third section theoretical foundations on the game content in physical education and in childhood education, introducing elements that contribute to the game design with focus on the State of the Art of the study, dialogue with authors of psychology, sociology and philosophy as Piaget, Vygotsky, Kunz, Huizinga, Kishimoto, Hildebrandt, Mashio, Sayão, Baeckeretc that deal with these issues. Lastly, the fourth section the concluding dimensions, we decided to make a State of the Art of the study, in which we seek answers to our research question: How does the content of the games of Physical Education has been approached in Early Childhood Education in theses and dissertations in the south? Nonetheless, it was not observed any study on the content of the games of Physical Education as a pedagogical activity in Early Childhood Education: A State of the Art of the study. However, we found dissertations and theses that approached or referred to one of the descriptors: game content, Physical Education and Early Childhood Education, which enabled reflections and conversations with authors who somehow contributed to the development of this research.