Effective learning produces a change in knowledge and behavior, favoring the transfer of acquisitions to new contexts. In the didactic process at the primary level, the emphasis must be placed on students' pragmatic approach to learning situations, which will encourage them to meaningful and effective learning. One of the solutions would be to use workshops. In this article, the concept of a workshop/didactic is elucidated, the stages of a workshop are specified, and an activity of using the workshop in a mathematics lesson in primary grades is exemplified.