O movimento corporal na educação infantil: uma linguagem da criança

Abstract

This article aims to reflect on the importance of children's body movement in Early Childhood Education, analyzing the contribution of educational spaces and pedagogical practices in encouraging play activities that involve body movement as a form of children's language. The study adopts a qualitative approach through bibliographic research, based on authors from the fields of Education Children’s and Developmental Psychology who discuss the role of the body, play, and interactions in the learning and child development process. The analysis of the literature review shows that body expression, present in play and other experiences lived by children, promotes their cognitive, motor, social, and emotional development, in addition to constituting an important means of communication and expression during childhood. It is concluded that body movement, when integrated into pedagogical practices, contributes significantly to the construction of learning and to the appreciation of children's multiple languages within the school environment.