Adventure body practices in nature in kindergarden: an experience report

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Jéssica Karina Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: da Costa Silva, Paula Cristina
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte
• Texto Completo: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/cadernoedfisica/article/view/23628
• topic: Educação Física na Educação Infantil; Educação Ambiental; Práticas Corporais de Aventura na Natureza; Physical education; Environmental education; Adventure body practices

BACKGROUND: The body practices of adventure in nature are few explored in Physical Education classes in Kindgarden, either due to the lack in the initial training of teachers, for few literature about the theme due to the lack of adequate infrastructure in schools.OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this report is to present the challenges, limits and possibilities of insertion of adventure body practices in nature in physical education classes in kindgarden, in a transversal project of Environmental Education, through a playful, attractive and significant approach.METHODS: The narrated experience was carried out in 2017, in a Municipal Center for Kindergarden, attending public schools, in the municipality of Viana, Espírito Santo, Brazil, in physical education classes from the perspective of “moving around” as part of a transversal project of Environmental Education. The total number of students served in the project was 95, between the ages of 3 and 5, from the respective classes of maternal II, pré I and pré II. The reported data were obtained through observation of the Physical Education teacher and recorded by photos and a field notes. RESULTS: As a result, it was found an enriching developed in the experiences for children’s learning who demonstrated self-control, courage, increase self-esteem, overcoming challenges in the classes, those are essential elements for childhood development.CONCLUSION: The experience proved to be successful and became na example that was adopted by the entire attending public city schools for demonstrating that it is possible to develop transversal work in schools based on themes involving Physical Education and Environmental Education.