Brinquedoteca na Educação Infantil: um espaço para brincar e aprender

Abstract

The school toy library is an organized space of games and toys designed to support the pedagogical work of play and learning as inseparable actions. This study aims to investigate the benefits of the school toy library, aiming to present suggestions for game and play activities that favor the child's full development. The study is based on the works of Cunha (2001), Huizinga (2007), Kishimoto (2012), Moyles (2002), among others. It uses a qualitative approach methodology, with bibliographic research and field research procedures, through the application of a questionnaire to the teaching staff of the São Sebastião Municipal School. The results show that, although the toy library space is essential for the development of the pedagogical axes of interactions and play, few schools have this structured space and that, generally, game and play activities do not relate playfulness with education. The research concludes that the use of the mobile school toy library is an alternative and presents benefits, including cognitive, social, and psychomotor development. However, it is necessary that game and play activities are integrated into both actions: playing and learning.