El juego como estrategia metodológica para mejorar el proceso de aprendizaje en la asignatura de matemáticas de la unidad tres “Soy un ser vivo”, en los estudiantes de tercer grado de la Escuela de Educación Básica Dr. Reinaldo Espinosa de la ciudad de Loja, periodo lectivo 2018-2019. Lineamientos alternativos

The present research called The game as a methodological strategy to improve the learning process in the mathematics subject of unit three “I am a living being”, in the third grade students of the Escuela de Educacion Basica Dr. Reinaldo Espinosa de la ciudad de Loja, teaching period 2018-2019. Alternative guidelines have as a general objective: to determine the influence of the game as a methodological strategy during the learning process of the mathematics subject of unit three “I am a living being”, in the third grade students of the School of Basic Education Dr. Reinaldo Espinosa, from the city of Loja, 2018-2019 school period. The work is of a qualitative nature and the type of descriptive study; non-experimental design; methods: observational, analytical-synthetic, inductive, deductive, hermeneutical, statistical and descriptive; the techniques: observation, interview, survey; instruments: observation guide, structured base interview, written questionnaire; procedures for diagnosis, theoretical basis, alternative approach approach; As a result, it was found that the teacher does not know about the methodological strategies and the benefit of incorporating the game as the main strategy in the learning of mathematics, which has generated the students' disinterest in their learning. 22 students and the teacher participated in the research work. It is concluded that the application of the game as a methodological strategy to improve the learning of unit three "I am a living being" of the math course is essential to enhance the skills and abilities in children.