ABSTRACT
This study, theoretical and conceptual in nature, is anchored in the perspective of Historical-Cultural Psychology and aims to understand the role of playing social roles and productive activities in the formation of psychic capacities necessary for the study activity, guiding activity of school age. It is through this activity that children appropriate the most elaborate forms of knowledge of reality created by mankind, expressed in the sciences, philosophy and the arts, enabling them to develop an important neoformation, theoretical thinking. As a result, it is evident that in roleplaying children reproduce the existing social relations between men and, within this activity; the self-mastery of conduct and imagination is developed. The productive activities are performed aiming at a certain result and, in this process; important psychic capacities are developed, such as analysis and planning. All these capabilities are indispensable to theoretical thinking.
Keywords:
role-play; study activity; historical-cultural psychology