The use of chess while playing that favors geography learning and teaching in basic education

Abstract

The present study perceives the chess game as a pedagogical tool of crucial importance for the integral development of children, and here some of the various contributions that this initiative exerts in the educational environment were pointed out. The discussions are aimed at presenting the applicability of this game in the teaching of geography, an effort that had the challenge of using the various symbolismspresent in a chess game to more effectively and concretely insert the main geographical concepts. The development of the work used the bibliographic contribution as a methodological basis, being rescued authors from the specific area of chess, teaching and some founding categories of the geographical discipline. The pedagogical benefits that chess provides to the players involved were also mentioned, and for both the research made use of a significant bibliographic review of authors who reflect this theme in the school sphere. Finally, without the purpose of reducing this initiative to the game itself, the provocations instructed here seek to instill the sense that everyone involved in this board game is benefited, including the audience, the teacher, the winner and even the loser. The latter becomes aware of the effort used in the game, impregnated with wrong and correct decisions. Thus, it is up to the teacher to use this environment to make analogies in order to build and consolidate meaningful learning in the classroom.