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Abstract

Objective: how swimming can be a facilitating means with activities aimed at bringing literacy and literacy learning, as it works on children's cognitive, motor and social skills, promoting the improvement of skills such as concentration, coordination and stimuli with the elements of language. Furthermore, swimming provides a playful and relaxed environment, encouraging learning in a pleasurable way. Method: Bibliographical research in studies with a time frame from 2015 to 2023, on the process of children's literacy and literacy through physical education. Results: Swimming contributes to the cognitive development of children during the school period. It should be noted that the practice of swimming involves activities that promote cognitive development, stimulating motor skills, the neuromotor system and progressively motor and cognitive functions, such as attention, perception, memory, language and reasoning, all favoring the teaching of literacy and literacy through motor and playfulness. Considerations: Swimming can contribute positively to the cognitive, motor and physical development of children, providing a solid foundation for the literacy and literacy process. Age-appropriate activities can be a positive physical strategy to promote cognitive development with an integrated approach, where motor and physical learning aligns with cognitive development during the literacy and literacy period. Keywords: [