The GEOGRAPHY AT THE BEGINNING OF the ESCOLARIDADE Vamilson Souza D Espindola SUMMARY: The presented text however is part of a bigger inquiry on the education of geography in the Basic Education. in this reflection is looked to characterize as it is the education of Geography in the initial years of Basic Ensino. As intrinsic result it is important to understand as the professor works with Geography in this level of the escolaridade. Along with this it is also pressing to recognize as the formation of the professors for these series happens. These information are important to characterize as it is the education of Geography in the initial series so that it is possible to find the ways a consequent learning of this curricular component. Word-key: Geography.

Education. Initial series. INTRODUCTION to know as it is the reality of the school in what the inquiry says respect to the education of Geography in the Initial Series of Basic Ensino involves the course of Pedagogia, the respective course of Geography, and pupils. of another part the professors who they act in this level of the school. As already pointed out this text if it uses of part of this search to construct the agreement regarding what it represents Geography for children who are initiating its learning in the pertaining to school institution. As it is not the complete story of the research, only some aspects here are presented of what it is being the set of the inquiry. Parallel to the accomplishment of the interviews with that they act in the Initial Series, and with the professors of the courses of formation and coordination of the respective courses, other forms of inquiry had been also carried through: meetings with the group of the students who are in formation to debate regarding its agreement of the question; survey and analysis of the used didactic material for the professors to work Geography in the related courses of teaching formation; characterization of books texts used in the initial series of Basic Ensino.