A importância do uso de jogos como recurso didático em aulas de matemática: experiência em turmas do 4° ano do ensino fundamental

Abstract

Bringing playfulness to the teaching of Mathematics can be an interesting strategy for student learning, and using games as a teaching resource can be a facilitating method for this learning. Thus, this work was developed with the general objective of analyzing the use of games as a teaching resource in the teaching of Mathematics in 4th grade elementary school classes. To this end, the following specific objectives were established: i) to identify the strategies used in a game by 4th grade elementary school students; and ii) to point out the benefits of using games as a teaching resource to teach Mathematics to 4th grade elementary school students. The aim is to address some aspects related to this theme and highlight theorists who bring contributions that support this research, such as: Cruz (2016), Diniz (2016), Freire (2022), Grando (2015), BNCC (2018), PCN (1997), Mengali (2018), Ribas (2016), among others. The theoretical basis is divided into three topics, entitled “The mediating teacher and his/her role, together with the student in the construction of knowledge”, “The importance of problem-solving for the effective teaching of mathematics” and “The application of games in the teaching of mathematics”. In the context of the methodology, this research is characterized as applied, participatory and as field research, in which a game was carried out with 4th grade classes, this game was applied in November of the year 2024. The results obtained were analyzed qualitatively, in which, through them, it was possible to observe that the use of games brings several contributions to student learning, because in addition to being a practical and manipulable teaching resource, which makes teaching more dynamic and attractive, it is also a means of facilitating the learning of the necessary subjects, enabling students to effectively understand mathematical content, in addition to promoting interaction between them and awakening these students' interest in Mathematics.