Vivenciando a Economia Doméstica por meio da Proporcionalidade no Ensino Fundamental

Abstract

This dissertation presents research that integrates Financial Education with a focus on teaching Proportionality, encouraging conscious consumption through sustainable practices. It was inspired by the author's professional experience, who noticed students' difficulty in contextualizing mathematical knowledge in their daily lives, such as those related to finance. We carried out an activity with an 8th year elementary school class, which proposed to be dynamic and interdisciplinary, involving the development of ecological awareness in the management of financial resources, as well as discussing sustainable practices – our educational product resulting from the research. Our specific objective is to contribute to the formation of students into critical and conscious citizens who have the ability to help their families manage their finances, in addition to developing sustainable practices through simple attitudes with the help of knowledge about Proportionality. We use a qualitative methodology guided by action research and case studies. Our results pointed to the possible effects of integrating the teaching of Financial Education with sustainable practices, such as raising awareness about conscious consumption and sustainability, as something that would need to be more present in current school curricula, as it encourages reflections on ways of living in the world.