THE USE OF MATERIAL RESOURCES: A POSSIBILITY OF TEACHING FRACTIONS

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.5583202321065

• Palavras-chave: Elementary Education, Material Resources, Fractions.

• Keywords: Elementary Education, Material Resources, Fractions.

• Abstract:

  In the present work, we seek to present results of an experience carried out with students of the 7th year of Elementary School of a private school in the municipality of Malhador - SE. The accomplishment of the same is part of the proposal developed in the discipline of Laboratory of Teaching of Mathematics, of the Course of Degree in Mathematics of the UFS. It aimed to verify whether the use of manipulable material resources enables a better understanding of the concepts related to Fractions content. To this end, we developed activities that rely on the use of material resources to provide opportunities for understanding the notion of fractions and, in particular, the equivalence of fractions. The analysis of the students' performance in the activities revealed that the use of material resources contributed to the understanding of the subject and made the class more attractive.