THE POWERFUL WOMEN OF BALEADO: PRODUCTION OF PARADIDACTIC MATERIAL FROM STUDENT NARRATIVES IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Abstract

This work discusses the integration between literacy and numeracy in Basic Education, focusing on the contextualization of mathematics teaching in the final years of Elementary School. The investigation starts from the following problem: "How can the production of paradidactic material based on students' life stories contribute to the contextualization and meaning of mathematical knowledge, especially through mathematical modeling applied to real situations?". The general objective defined for the study was to report and analyze the experience of producing a paradidactic mathematics book built from students' narratives about the soccer team "As Poderosas do Baleado", using mathematical modeling to establish relationships between foot length and shoe size. To this end, three specific objectives were outlined: To describe the methodological process of listening to and recording the students' stories; This study analyzes the pedagogical potential of collaborative production of teaching resources and reflects on the relationship between the sociocultural context of students and mathematics teaching. The methodology adopted consists of an experience report with a qualitative approach, descriptive and reflective in nature, developed at the URBIS II Municipal School in the city of Itamaraju, involving eighth and ninth grade classes. Activities included sensitive listening to narratives, peer review, and interdisciplinary collaboration with Physical Education during school games. The final considerations indicate that the practice overcame curricular fragmentation, promoting significant student engagement by legitimizing their identities and sporting experiences within the school environment. It concludes that valuing student voices and the original construction of teaching materials strengthened the learning of algebraic concepts and critical thinking, indicating the feasibility of replicating this methodology in other educational contexts.