PLAYFULNESS AS A METHODOLOGICAL POSSIBILITY IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING MATHEMATICS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.5584202412065

• Palavras-chave: Playfulness; teaching; learning; mathematics; elementary school.

• Keywords: Playfulness; teaching; learning; mathematics; elementary school.

• Abstract:

  Ludic has its origin in the Latin word "ludus" which means "game". Playfulness aims to make the teaching/learning process dynamic, pleasurable, spontaneous, happy and attractive, where the student will have the cognitive capacity to develop their own knowledge in a free, enjoyable way, and can stimulate their imagination. The objective of the research is to analyze how playfulness is being used in the teaching/learning process of mathematics in the 1st year of elementary school. The research was carried out in a public school in the city of Itambé - PE, in the urban area. Therefore, we seek to answer the following research question: How is playfulness being used in the teaching and learning process in elementary school?