The importance of cooperative games in the school environment

Abstract

In the face of so many problems such as intolerance, lack of respect, violent acts, psychological problems existing within the School Unit, this work was developed with the objective of understanding the participatory process of students of Elementary School II, from the Municipal School Alda Nunes Santos, seeking to introduce and demonstrate the importance of cooperative games in the school context. It had as methodology the insertion of cooperative games in the planning of Physical Education classes, seeking to accompany the participation of students in this change of methods of classes, classes with competitive games for cooperatives. Of the games that existed in the School Unit, many games with competitive centrality were raised, namely: Games such as relay race, chain catch, volleyball and futsal and rabbit comes out of the hole, the focus of the study was to adapt activities, seeking to insert cooperative approaches. During the school year the students' change was noticeable, their interaction with other colleagues. Even though it is a great alternative for Physical Education Teachers, the use of these games, it is necessary to be cautious and have a diversification of these games in the planning so that their use is not uncomfortable and monotonous, so that students can have stimulus, having as result the participation of all.