Espacios educativos, juegos tradicionales: recreos escolares interculturales

Abstract

This Final Degree Project explore the use of traditional games as a tool to energize school recess and foster more enriching relationships between boys and girls. The topic was chosen based on the author's experience as a teacher and the observation that some students—particularly those in the process of adapting—do not actively participate during recess, thereby missing out on a space with great educational potential. Through a learning situation specifically designed for this context, the proposal reintegrates traditional games from different parts of the world with the aim of promoting coexistence and mutual respect. The approach taken is interdisciplinary, linking various areas of the curriculum such as Spanish Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Artistic Education, thus enriching the proposal from multiple pedagogical perspectives. Traditional games are presented here not merely as a form of play, but as a means to foster interculturality within the school environment—understood as an active and respectful relationship between cultures through mutual understanding. Ultimately, this thesis advocates for recess as an educational space and for play as a vehicle to build more inclusive, participatory, and intercultural school communities.