The potentials of field classes in the study of Geography in Jucu River's mouth, Barra do Jucu/Vila Velha/ES

Abstract

This paper aims to present a Geography teaching practice within the scope of the University of Espírito Santo (UFES)’s Residência Pedagógica Program, with 6th grade students from a field school located in Vila Velha/ES. The activity described in this paper is based on the thoughts of Freire‘s (2001) praxis and aims to explore the limits and possibilities of field trips and its contributions to critical and dialogical development of Geography teaching connected to the environment in which students are inserted. It is based on the comprehension difficulties and the theoretical understanding of Geography in an integrated way with the students' daily lives. The methodology adopted is based on researches of the everyday by Ferraço (2007) and Alves (2001). The methodological path took place in three stages: the pre-field, the field and the post-field, which resulted in the production of comic books on the subject studied. The importance of field classes was verified in the comprehension of the out of school environment and the subjects studied inside of school. The use of these methodologies potentiates the teaching of Geography and motivates the students to a critical-reflexive stance, by dynamizing the teaching-learning process.