Recreio escolar, jogos e brincadeiras : atividades preferidas nas séries iniciais do ensino fundamental de Rio Pardo - RS.

Abstract

The goal of this study is to describe the activities performed by students during the school recess period, and to analyze the preferred games of students from two institutions in the city of Rio Pardon – RS. The study, of a descriptive-exploratory kind, had as its subjects, 80 students, belonging to both sexes, with ages between 7 and 12, who answered the Burgos adapted questionnaire as an instrument of evaluation. The statistical analysis of the results was completed in the program SPSS 20.0. It was concluded that the students like to play with friends during school recess, and the preferred area in both institutions was the school yard. The preferred games were those of an active nature while at school, and innactive while at home, with special attention to activities such as soccer, playground, doll-playing and computer.