Rastros de sol e luz: jogo de tabuleiro como ferramenta para o ensino de uma história de Fortaleza nos anos finais do ensino fundamental

Abstract

This dissertation aims to present a board game as a tool for teaching the local history of the city of Fortaleza during the period known as the Belle Époque. This work stems from deficiencies identified among our students regarding their knowledge of the city's history, which we sought to reduce through the use of a playful tool. Therefore, we questioned the possibility of a board game serving as a viable tool for constructing knowledge about the history of Fortaleza during the aforementioned period. Implemented in a public school within the municipal education system located in the outskirts of Fortaleza, Ceará, the experience involved the participation of students from the 8th and 9th grades of elementary education, aged between 13 and 14 years. In order to achieve the proposed objectives, we adopted the concept of game based on the authors Johan Huizinga (2007) and Roger Caillois (1990), as well as the concept of playfulness based on Kishimoto (1993) and Luckesi (2022). This was followed by a documentary analysis of the national curriculum (PCNs and BNCC) and the municipal curriculum (DCRFor) with regard to the theme of Local History and how it can serve as an important source for transforming History classes. Subsequently, regarding the game, we reported the entire methodological process of creating and applying the material in the classroom, describing the challenges, difficulties, and benefits identified through the use of this didactic tool. After the experience, the participating students underwent an evaluative process through Google Forms to verify learning related to the theme and the tool, assisting in the improvement of the game.