A didactic proposal with the subject financial education for middle school

Abstract

This article presents a research on the subject of Financial Education, which aims to contribute to research and construction of didactic activities applicable to High School, which relate mathematical content to this theme. The methodological approach used was the qualitative research, because, through descriptive data, we tried to understand the phenomena involved in the situation under study. Thus, a theoretical contribution was the Olgin’s (2015) research on the work with topics of interest for student formation and for the Mathematics Curriculum and another contribution was the research in the Brazilian legislation on the theme Financial Education for High School, aiming at subsidies for the construction of the didactic activities presented. In the analyzes, it was observed that the research participants present adequate knowledge about the mathematical contents involved in the activities, but they have difficulties regarding the labor laws present in a paycheck, as well as in the moment of the decision regarding the most advantageous financial.