THE MOVEMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WITH FOCUS ON PRACTICE OF BALANCE AND COORDINATION

Abstract

This work has as main objective to discuss the concept of movement present in official documents related to early childhood education, especially in practices for balance and coordination. The methodology is bibliographic and documentary nature. In terms of official documents, were analyzed the National Curriculum References for Early Childhood Education (1998) and the National Curriculum Guidelines for Early Childhood Education (2009). References in the National Curriculum for Early Childhood Education (1998) it was sought to demonstrate how the Movement is present in terms of content and instructional information for teachers working with children 0-6 years of age; so that, in relation to the National Curriculum Guidelines for Early Childhood Education (2009), they point to ways in terms of pedagogical approach to early childhood education. The study of these documents reveals that, for the development of teaching practices in early childhood education, games and playtime are important for the scope of work with children resources without disregard them as active beings, and participants who bring their conceptions, their stories and their values??.