Abstract:
The present work was elaborated to discuss the issue of children's teaching and learning, with the general objective of highlighting the importance of play in the development of the child. The research methodology used was a qualitative bibliographical review. Therefore, this monograph was structured in two chapters. The first presents the history of Early Childhood Education and the concept of child and childhood. The second emphasizes the ludicity of its practices in early childhood education and addresses the role of the teacher as a playful subject. According to the studies presented here, we can see how important play is for child development. It is noticed that, today, Early Childhood Education seeks to value children and their childhood and respect their rights and duties that are guaranteed by law. It was verified that when the ludic is inserted in the school environment, the teacher is playful and has ludic practices in his experience, developing a fundamental role for the acquisition of knowledge.
