The article present treats of senses and meanings of femininity and masculinity in lessons of Physical Education. The theoretical adopted benchmarks are linked to the historical and cultural perspective (Lev Vygotsky) and design enunciative-discursive (Mikhail Bakhtin), beyond the literature on the subject femininity and masculinity and the Physical Education. I followed the lessons of two teachers, one female and one male, in two schools of the city of Sumaré/SP. The 5th grades students- a room for school - also formed the universe of search. As a record was used to video and diary of field. It was possible to identify that many words of students, pupils, teachers and teacher bring evidence of the internalization of values and speeches, socially and culturally constructed, involved the institutionalization of certain standards, practices and priorities for each gender, without, however, not necessarily perceived.
Senses and meanings; Femininity and masculinity; Physical Education classes