Relação entre a matemática e a culinária no ensino dos alunos do EJA da APAE de Cantagalo - PR

Abstract

This paper aims to reflect about mathematics teaching through the production and development of math acitivities based on the confection of 4 culinary recipes, counting with 20 students enrolled in the morning and evening classes of Educação de Jovens de Adultos (EJA) [Education of Youngsters and Adults] from Despertar School on the special-needs education mode, from APEAE of Cantagalo. This paper focused on performing concrete material activities related to the basic mathematical operations, fractions, units of measure and geometry associated with culinary recipes and situations involved in the students’ daily routine, since it is believed that working the contents of mathematics from actions that students perform in their daily life can aid in their learning and assimilation process. The psychologist and the class teacher applied some of the proposed activities and the author along with the regent teacher applied others activities. In order to analyze the proposed activities, related to the performance and assimilation of students, interviews were conducted with the class teacher and the Psychologist. This proposal is a survey about the students’ acceptance for this kind of intervention, since it is the first action of a partnership project between the Universidade Federal Fronteira Sul (UFFS) [Federal University of the Southern Frontier] and the Despertar School.