Use of body culture in integral development in physical education classes

This article aims to understand the relationship between pedagogical approaches in Physical Education and the improvement in school discipline, as well as the gains in the teaching and learning process. In order to carry out this study the methodology used was literature review and practical application of a pedagogical approach called functional playground with games and activities in a school in the city of São Paulo, with ten classes of elementary level. Literature shows that the results obtained with children games and playground games demonstrate that children were able to self-organize, progressed in their socialization process, more attentive to classroom activities and happier. This study concluded that this type of pedagogical approach can result in a great improvement both in behavior and in the development and learning of children. Therefore, we can say that the functional playground can and should be used in schools to improve students' learning and behavior