O desenho virou gigante: Aves que migram de territórios da infância para as cores de uma parede e vice e versa

Abstract

This dissertation investigates the creative process of children in Early Childhood Education, based on an experience carried out at the Centro de Educação Infantil Professora Carolina N. Pelush, located in Ponta Porã, a city on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. The research stems from a set of experiences lived with the children and the author's memories, articulating crossings between art, teaching, and childhood. A didactic sequence was developed based on listening and observing the children's actions, taking as a starting point the interests and narratives that emerged in the relationships between them, the adults, the school spaces, and the materials. The proposals revolved around the theme of little birds and culminated in the collective creation of a mural at Parque dos Ervais. The children were understood as subjects of experience, thought, and invention. The research methodology is qualitative, and records were made through field diaries, photographs, and the children's statements during the activities. The results indicate that when spaces for experimentation and freedom are offered, children produce knowledge, imaginations, and memories in powerful ways, revealing their own logics of existence and creation. The mural, in this context, was understood as an extension and expression of the children's lived processes, and not merely as a final product. It is concluded that experiences like this can contribute to the appreciation of children's creative processes in the school context and to broadening the teacher's perspective on childhoods. Keywordas: Art and childhood, Early Childhood Education, Creative process, Muralism.