Teaching geography and the use of the puzzle in learning in the brazilian space organization

Abstract

The proposed research aims at the game as a didactic educational tool, through this alternative that directly involves entertainment at the time of teaching, with the objective of working a better learning in the student of basic education in the discipline of geography. In this sense, it was found that in order to arouse interest in the content in a more playful way, aiming at a development of concentration, both cognitive and playful, it makes all the difference in the assimilation of activities. The puzzle in the form of a map of Brazil was the device presented to the students, where they could get to know the different spatialities and shapes of each region. Because it is more practical, more accessible because not all schools are able to obtain adequate games. The methodology worked on this topic was based on qualitative research, on a bibliographic bias in primary and secondary sources. The method used is hermeneutics in order to analyze the interpretations of the text more easily to have an understanding, where it favors the clarification that are hidden in the texts and inserted in the classroom.