O brincar de faz-de-conta e sua contribuição para o desenvolvimento infantil: um olhar a partir da Psicologia Histórico-Cultural

Abstract

This work presents a memorial of my experiences and the experiences that led me to study Pedagogy and choose as a research theme: the contributions of make-believe play for child development. So, first, the memorial was built, reporting the trajectory traveled to my research object. Then, a bibliographical survey was carried out in order to investigate: the characteristics of make-believe play; how this activity promotes the development of the child's psychic and cognitive functions, according to Historical-Cultural Psychology; and the importance of pedagogical intervention in this game. The results obtained showed that make-believe play has a fundamental role in the overall development of children, as it favors language development; enriches the possibilities of communication, emotional expression and socialization; it helps to differentiate the “I” and the “other”; enables the internalization of rules; in addition to contributing to the development of the child's bodily skills. In addition, it was found that pretend play also works by improving the abilities of creation, imagination, cognitive flexibility, memory, self-regulation, problem solving, among other psychic and cognitive skills. However, for such skills to be developed, it is necessary for the teacher to explore the potential of these games, working on the intention of their educational practice, adopting a participative posture and planning good interventions. Finally, it was found that make-believe play is an important "ally" of child development, being a precursor of psychic resources that children will need in the future and the acquisition of written language.