Abstract
The paper focused on the research of pedagogical ideas that made current within the ESEF, when its creation in 1940, (re) rebuilding the main legitimization efforts of a unified teaching method for physical education in Rio Grande do Sul. In front of a socio-historical perspective of analysis and interpretation of analyzed sources it was identified the Institution alleged didactic uniformity in the teaching of Physical Education in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul and in another sense, it was revealed the plurality of ideas and methods in its practice and teaching routines.
KEYWORDS
History of physical education; History of education; Teacher training; Teaching method; Gymnastics