Ética comunitária na inter-relação entre o livro infantil e a matemática

Abstract

Children's stories have been allies in approaching mathematical concepts with children, enabling a contextualized approach that enhances the understanding of mathematical language, commonly restricted to the teaching of symbols and rules. Beyond mathematical knowledge, this work seeks to contribute to the subjective development of the student through the development of communitarian ethics in mathematics classes. It is an exploratory, descriptive, and literature review-based research aimed at analyzing the paradidatic book titled "Fugindo das garras do gato" by author Choi Yun-Jeong regarding its mathematical potential and interpreting its narrative in light of Theory of Objectification (TO) so that the analogy contributes to an educational process in mathematics grounded in communitarian ethics. The results of this study demonstrated that the book can be used to work on the following contents: correspondence, comparison, classification, sequencing, history of numbers, probability, and statistics. Regarding the interpretation of the book under communitarian ethics, the analysis of the narrative presented aspects related to a possibility of a classroom where joint labor is based on responsibility, commitment, and care for others. Thus, this article contributes to discussions about the conception adopted by TO, in which knowledge and subjectivity must go together in mathematics classes, as well as providing guidance for interdisciplinary teaching practices in the early years of elementary education.