This research aimed at checking the way teachers teach in a rule game context. The participants were four teachers of the fourth grade of a private primary school in Espírito Santo State. The procedure of the research was organized within a teaching situation, build up by the stages of instruction and experiment using the Traverse game. The study had the additional participation of four children. The results showed that there was predominance of procedures with negative characteristics. The teachers presented some difficulties either at the time of instruction or mediation. Based on this observation, we suggest a wider reflection about what is being offered to the teachers in their graduation process, considering that the professionalization requires awareness of one's own learning processes.
teaching; learning; genetic psychology; teachers; traverse game
