Matemática recreativa através de materiais manipuláveis

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to propose the use of manipulative materials in mathematics classes, seeking a means of facilitating the teaching-learning process. This work was carried out by fellows PIBID (Institution of Scholarship Initiation Program) of the degree course in mathematics of the Federal Institute of Piauí (IFPI), in which were developed activities in the classroom with students of the 2nd and 3rd year of high school in 2015, the State College Zacarias de Góis – Liceu de Teresina, Piauí. In view of the difficulties presented by students in understanding the trigonometric, plane and spatial geometry and combinatorial analysis, a differentiated approach was adopted with the use of manipulable materials in which several experiments and games were used, such as the theodolite, Theater of black light with the use of geometric figures called Tangram, as well as constructions of trigonometric cycles, 3D geometry and the use of the Tower of Hanoi in practical classes. The methodology adopted in this work is justified in the theories of Fiorentini, Miorin and Turrioni. The intention is to demonstrate in an applied way the use of content in daily life and in practice. It starts from theory to the field of practice, using concrete, recyclable and low cost materials.