A importância do lúdico na aprendizagem: o uso de jogos no ensino de ciências naturais

Abstract

This paper aims to present the importance of ludic activity in learning, also analyzing how these activities can help the classes of Natural Sciences in elementary school. It is worth noting that through playful activity and play, children form concepts, select ideas, establish logical relationships, integrate perceptions, and make estimates compatible with their physical growth and development. In addition, throughout this article, it is clear that the educational game differs from the pedagogical material, because in addition to containing the playful aspect, can also be used as an alternative to promote an improvement in student performance in certain content considered to be hard learning. Field research has shown that games have been used, as teachers put them as a way to allow students to associate pleasure and learning in the study of concepts, the content itself. The development of cognition, socialization, creativity, imagination, logical reasoning, memory and concentration, etc. can be facilitated.