Os jogos como alternativa metodológica no ensino de matemática

Abstract

This presente study debates the importance of the using of games, as a methodologic choice of Mathematic study, to the children between Five and seven years old. This research uses primary sistematization of theoric knowledge and methodologic about the using of games, to overcome the existing deficiency in this education. Has the objective to study, identify, analise and describe the main contribution of the games in development of pedagogic practice and in the significance knowledge aquisition. The study stars from a characterization of the Mathematic education nowadays, based in the documents: Referencial Curricular For Child Education and Curricilar Parameters For The Fundamental Education. It is based in researches accounts about Mathematic educatioto see wich practices have been developed and the possible cause of school failure. It makes a survey of pedagogic trends in education to identify the most convenient in the current context. After walking through this theoric way, finds the necessary clarification wich justify the using of gamesas a methodologic resource to learning end development of child, between Five and seven years old, to favor the Mathematic education. Uses as theoric foundation the assumptions of the theory Historic-Cultural, based in Vygotsky, Leontiev and Elkonin studies. So, it deeps the theoric knowledge about this theme, with the aim to clear and contribute in the teachers formation, Who wants a rephrasing of Mathematic education and a comprehension of the importance in using games as the main activity of the child.