Abstract
This article, whose essence was presented at the 10º Portuguese-Brazilian History of Education congress, aims to enhance, as an object of historical research, the playful side of school, particularly the playtime period, between the break of lessons. Games and children's games have their place in the school environment and, as such, are elements that contribute to the construction of a elementary school memory. The school culture is also made of materiality of these games and activities, by the fun that is lived at the schoolyards. To accomplish this work was used oral sources, manuscript and printed sources, plus the bibliography which is related somehow to this theme
Key-words:
elementary school; games; toys; playground; school culture