Era uma vez... literatura infantil e ensino de matemática: mapeamento da produção científica do Encontro Nacional de Educação Matemática (ENEM)

Abstract

This research aims to map the scientific productions published in the proceedings of the 15 editions of the National Meeting of Mathematics Education (ENEM) that address the use of Children's Literature as a pedagogical resource in Mathematics classes, covering the period from 1992 to 2025. This is a qualitative research study (Borba; Araújo, 2025) and (Bicudo, 2025) of the bibliographic mapping type (Fiorentini et al., 2016), which sought to identify trends, literary works, and mathematical concepts explored in the area. Thirty-three works were identified, revealing a trajectory of maturation and exponential growth from the 11th edition of the event. We found that Children's Literature has consolidated itself as a robust field of investigation, with greater incidence in Early Childhood Education and the initial years of Elementary School. The results demonstrate that the connection between narratives and mathematics contributes to making sense of the concepts studied, helping to demystify the fear surrounding the subject and promoting the development of readers capable of making sense of concepts and solving mathematical problems through play.