CHALLENGES AND PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES IN THE TRANSITION FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL II WITH EMPHASIS ON MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Authors

  • Alberice Maria L. Sousa
  • Ana Catarina da C. Lima
  • Fabiana C. Cardoso Rodrigues
  • Rafael Rocha Soares
  • Sandro Ferreira Lima
  • Sandro Murilo Emídio Santos
  • Plinio da Silva Andrade
  • Márcio Luiz Oliveira de Aquino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63330/sasciencesv6n2-074

Keywords:

Curricular articulation, Mathematics anxiety, Mathematics teaching, Pedagogical practices, School transition

Abstract

This study presents a textual record of a bibliographic nature on the challenges and pedagogical practices involved in the transition from Elementary School I (EF I) to Elementary School II (EF II) in the Brazilian educational context, with emphasis on Mathematics teaching. The research analyzes the main cognitive, socio-emotional, and pedagogical changes that characterize this phase, highlighting phenomena such as mathematics anxiety, curricular fragmentation, the affective rupture resulting from the shift from single-teacher to multi-teacher environments, and the cognitive gap between arithmetic in the early years and algebra in the later years. The methodology is a qualitative bibliographic review, with analysis of normative documents — including the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) and IDEB 2023 data. Results show that interventions such as spiral teaching, interdisciplinary projects, socio-emotional support, and collaborative planning between teachers of both cycles have a significant positive impact on the quality of the transition. It is concluded that Mathematics should be presented not as a rupture, but as a continuity of what was built in the early years, maintaining students' engagement and confidence at this decisive stage of school life.

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Published

2026-07-16

How to Cite

Sousa, A. M. L. ., Lima, A. C. da C. ., Rodrigues, F. C. C. ., Soares, R. R. ., Lima, S. F. ., Santos, S. M. E. ., Andrade, P. da S. ., & de Aquino, M. L. O. . (2026). CHALLENGES AND PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES IN THE TRANSITION FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL II WITH EMPHASIS ON MATHEMATICS TEACHING. South American Sciences, 6(2), e26295. https://doi.org/10.63330/sasciencesv6n2-074

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