The design of grade school cross - a new way of curricular activities: teaching and learning connectedly

Abstract

This paper deals with the experience shared by both UNESP researchers and a group of teachers of two local public grade schools in the process of planning and developing cross-curricular activities. Tt tells us about the research development itself and the problems faced and the progress made by the research group at issul, in coping with a partaking, interactive and reflexive proposal meant to develop autonomous teaching actvities and reformulated pedagogical practices which, by their turn, encourage the acquisition of connected knowledge. Supervision meetings were held eveyweek with researchers and teachers during their Pedagogical Team-work Sessions.