Actividades Lúdicas y el Desarrollo de la Expresión Corporal en niños de Educación Inicial

Abstract

The present research work entitled "Play Activities and Development of Body Expression in Early Childhood Education", which had as its objective: "To determine the relationship between the application of recreational activities and the development of body expression in children of Initial Education”. Where it occurred through the mixed approach, which certainly began from the observation of the problem itself that could be evaluated through instruments such as the interview directed to 2 teachers of the Initial Education Center "Amada Agurto de Galarza" of the Machala Canton and of an observation guide for students in the classrooms of the Initial Sub-level. The approach of the proposal is directed to teachers with the sole purpose of changing and solving the pedagogical and didactic difficulties that may arise in the students of the Initial Level of the aforementioned institution, which is why this work of investigation. Through the research carried out, these certain problems were evidenced: a) There is a limitation of innovative recreational activities that allow the specific development of the corporal expression of the children of Initial; b) Teachers do not add the game as the main resource in daily activities in order to achieve meaningful learning. These problems detected are those that do not allow the child to develop their body expression, which is why a proposal was made that will give the child who, through the teacher, has a truly meaningful learning and for all his life.