Matemática recreativa: uma proposta didática a partir da obra “o homem que calculava” de Malba Tahan

Abstract

This work has a general goal to present the contributions of the work “The Man Who Counted” for the accomplishment activities related to Recreational Mathematics into Mathematics classes. Therefore, the following specific objectives were listed: to present the potential of Recreational Mathematics as a playful possibility for teaching Mathematics; carry out a study of the stories present in the work “The Man Who Counted” by Malba Tahan, relating them to skills aimed at Elementary School; to elaborate proposals for didactic sequences that involve Recreational Mathematics, based on mathematical tales present in the Malba’s Tahan work. It used the theoretical contributions of Bezerra (2021), Bartlová (2016 apud SILVA; LOPES, 2021), Onuchic (2012), Polya (1995), Tahan (1962; 2012), among others, in addition to official documents such as the Common National Base Curriculum (2018) and the National Curriculum Parameters (1998). The methodology used for the development of the research is characterized, in terms of its approach, as qualitative research and in terms of its objectives as exploratory, using documentary research as procedures. As a result, it is noteworthy that the work “The Man Who Counted” has potential for Recreational Mathematics and can provide the planning of situations involving the use of games, investigative teaching, the use of technologies, the history of mathematics, and, above all, encouraging reading and writing in math classes. The contribution to the integral formation of subjects is also highlighted, by encouraging logical reasoning, reflection, communication, and argumentation.