The transformation of the written signs and its support: from the past to the present

Abstract

The main purpose of this report is to share relevant experiences in the workshop held in the Monteiro Lobato Library of the Escola Desdobrada Retiro da Lagoa in Florianópolis – SC/Brazil, in July 2009 with the participation of students of early childhood education. It is noteworthy that, although mediated by a participative, cooperative and supportive work, the workshop was coordinated by the librarian Raquel Pacheco, who led the work in order to provide the results contained in this report. This workshop aimed to: make the children understand the importance of the writing appearing, since without writing the book would not exist, and without the book the library would not exist. The methodology used in the workshop was the presentation of a short film produced with the material found and showed to students in the library, and also the manipulation of different objects. It is essential to emphasize that all the moments were decisive to the development of this report, which systematize the process besides including the results achieved by the participating students. The workshop provoked moments of reflection about the origin of writing, connected with the practices, in order to expand the knowledge of the world that children already have, as well as the expressions of solidarity.