<b>CHILDREN EDUCATION: GAME PLAYING AND DIDACTIC PROCEDURES IN THE FIELD OF VALUES</b>

Abstract

The present research came from procedures reflected by the practice attendance from Children Educational teachers. We have been listening continuous complains from teachers about their student’s behavior from 4 to 6 years old, that are considered disrespecting and that they are involved just in have fun. People who participate on this research were: four advising teachers and class assistants from a private school in São Paulo. The problem that guided the present research was: the teacher that uses game playing as a developing process of friendship, observing the characteristic limits of age, will have a group of students more respectable, collaborative and team spirit? The fact that the teacher plans, organize pedagogical procedures and analyses his own practice in the field of values, giving priority game playing, can change the number and the way of solving conflicting situations in the classroom. The focus was to analyze if the planning, the organization of didactics procedures and analyzing the practice in the field of values, giving priority game playing, modifies the number and the shape of solving conflicting situations pointed by teachers in children education. It has been used three instruments: 1. observation filling card; 2. observation of interacting situations; 3. questioner. The qualitative analysis from data showed that planning, organizing didactic procedures, focusing game playing can help on the solution of conflicting situations. Progress as in the teachers’ acting showed by the records as in the procedure of solution of conflicts used by children, could be watched during the procedure.