Abstract
This study aims to analyze the importance of play in child development and in the teaching and learning process in Early Childhood Education, thinking of play as a methodological strategy for the teaching and learning process. Through playful activities, the child shows different kinds of feelings, builds social relationships, and acquires knowledge. Thus, inserting play into the teaching and learning process is relevant for the child's integral development, because for the child to live is to play. The rescue of playfulness is a powerful and efficient methodology in Early Childhood Education; when it is worked in a playful way, the priority of the contents offered to the children is not lost. For this study. Methodologically, qualitative bibliographical research was used, listing the issues related to the theme: Play in child development and early childhood education. It is concluded that play promotes the awakening of emotions and affectivity generating motivations, interest and satisfaction, thus it is an indispensable pedagogical tool, because it is a facilitator element of their autonomy resulting significantly in the process of teaching and learning.
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