Learning how to read, learning how to write history: the look of the infants in the output of the historical knowledge

Abstract

This paper shows the results of the research and intervention with students (9-10 years old) of public fundamental schools, and teachers of the metropolitan area of Curitiba, in the state of Paraná, Brazil, as an activity of the project "Recreating Histories", developed as a collaborative work between the Federal University of Paraná and the council of the Cities, having as the main objective the improvement of historical contents for the earlier grades students. The purpose of the research was to identify contents and build new methods of History teaching appropriate to a program which main goal is the study of the experience of common people (Thompson), in the perspective of Human Rights. In the development of the research the methods of Local History were used as well as the modern perspective of the historical document. The concept of private archive (Artières) was also used for targeting the resources and for the production of school activities, which were incorporated in a didactic book, showing children's perspectives about History elements and their contribution to the production of historical knowledge to be taught in History classes.