TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND PLAYFULNESS IN APPROACHING THE PROCESS Karina Fernandes Ferreira, Ana Fátima B.Silva Monteiro

Abstract

This research deals with the relationship between playfulness and the teaching-learning process of mathematics in Early Childhood Education, a topic that falls within the field of Education. The objective is to understand the different ways of approaching mathematical concepts for children in Early Childhood Education aged 4 and 5, through play. It is a bibliographical research based on the concepts of Friedrich Froebel and Jean Piaget. The initial hypothesis was confirmed: the teaching approach through play contributes to the learning of mathematical concepts such as number acquisition, sequencing, language, among others.