Desarrollo de las nociones espaciales y temporales en niños de 4 a 5 años mediante el juego del ajedrez, guía didáctica

Abstract

Temporal and spatial notions are important for the development of children, especially during the first years, because these notions help children to understand the environment that surrounds them, as well as learn mathematical skills. The purpose of the didactic guide is to design a group of activities that facilitates the comprehension of spatial and temporal notions in early childhood, through the game of chess to promote the significant learning and understanding of mathematical skills established in the National curriculum for the early childhood education level. The need for this proposal arose during pre-professional practices, where it was observed that children had difficulty to follow the tasks proposed by the teacher. Faced with this problem, a theoretical and systematic review was carried out to understand temporal and spatial notions and chess. This helps to support the impact that this game brings as a didactic strategy in the educational field. The proposal is designed for professionals of the early childhood education levels who seek to implement innovative and creative strategies such as chess. The guide consisted of 10 files, which were structured as follows: learning objectives, skills, resources, teaching session, recommendations and evaluation.