MOVEMENT EXTENSION PROJECT

Physical Education in Early Childhood Education in Pandemic Times

Abstract

The general objective of this research was to describe and analyze the opportunities provided by the Movimenta Extension Project during remote activities with the knowledge of Physical Education in Early Childhood Education. In order to achieve this objective, Early Childhood Education teachers were invited to form a collaborative working group with academics from the Physical Education and Pedagogy courses at Furg. The activities of this group were developed from weekly online meetings through the google meet platform. The participants of this group, in addition to holding weekly meetings, produced a diary about the experiences provided by participating in the project. Research data were analyzed using the content analysis method. From the results, the following categories were arrived at: project actions, difficulties and surprises when developing remote activities and exchange of experiences between teachers and academics. These categories reinforce the importance of academic participation in project activities for their initial training, as well as the role of university extension in the relationship between university and school.