Análise do impacto da educação ambiental aa educação pré-escolar

Abstract

The present study analyzed the Environmental Education impact on Pre-School Education, identifying the environmental content present in the Curricular Program of the Centro Infantil Rhulany and in the Lesson Plan, the environmental activities developed and analyzing the behavior of children after learning environmental content. The data were collected at the Centro Infantil Rhulany, using a qualitative and exploratory methodological approach. Through a non- probabilistic sample for convenience, a sample of 6 children was selected, in equal numbers 4 the year and 5 the year, and two educators. The target group of the study consists in children and educators from the Center. The instruments for data collection were: document analysis, semi- structured interview and systemic observation, with data collected and analyzed according to Bardin's content analysis technique (2016). It was possible to verify that there are environmental contents in the Program and in the Lesson Plan, in the following environmental themes: Knowledge of the World, Food, Health and Hygiene. The activities that presented environmental content were: singing, short stories, mini-pieces, free drawing, collage, painting and crafts, in a playful approach strategy. It was concluded that there are positive factors that contribute to an effective environmental education, although insufficient, through an EA design as an Appendix, recommending the adoption of a more Integrative EA approach.