The gift is kindness: imagination in reading and producing images in Early Childhood Education

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Published: Mar 20, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5212/OlharProfr.v.28.24296.005
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Early Childhood Education, Teaching

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Rayffi Gumercindo Pereira de Souza
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3845-1259
Gabrielle de Lima Sousa
Federal University of Campina Grande - UFCG
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5862-1294
Dr.ª Gilvânia Maurício Dias de Pontes
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9584-5409

Abstract

This article examines an experience report on the experiences of 4 and 5 year old children with the languages of visual arts in an Early Childhood Education institution, mediated by a male and female teacher. The objective of this work is to present an analysis of how the appreciation of works of Contemporary Art and the production of images by children are interrelated, considering teaching mediation and children's protagonism. The methodology is structured around an experience report, based on the observation of children's relational demands, on the appreciation of the audiovisual Cuerdas, conceived as a production of Contemporary Art, and on the proposition of other experiences with art. The results show that children, when watching the video, spontaneously attributed meanings to it, relating it to the theme of kindness. Based on this experience, the teachers proposed a new experience, in which the children created images through drawing, painting and collage, as a way of giving gifts to each other. The conclusions suggest that such experiences favor the development of significant interfaces between Contemporary Art, image reading and childhood, in addition to promoting children's protagonism and imagination as essential tools for building meaning in children's lives.

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SOUZA, R. G. P. de .; SOUSA, G. de L.; PONTES, G. M. D. de. The gift is kindness: imagination in reading and producing images in Early Childhood Education. Olhar de Professor, [S. l.], v. 28, p. 1–20, 2025. DOI: 10.5212/OlharProfr.v.28.24296.005. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/olhardeprofessor/article/view/24296. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.
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Vol. 28 (2025): Continuous Publishing
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CHILDREN, PLAY, AND IMAGINATION: INVENTIVE PATHS (WITH AND) THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ART
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Rayffi Gumercindo Pereira de Souza, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG

PhD student in Education at the Federal University of Paraíba. Master in Education and degree in Pedagogy from the Federal University of Campina Grande. Professor at the Basic Education Academic Unit (UAEB/CAp - UFCG), working with children in Daycare and Pre-School, coordinating the Research and Extension sector (2023 - 2025) and supervising the Institutional Scholarship Program for Initiation to Teaching (PIBID /CAPES). Its study and research themes are related to Early Childhood Education in plural contexts, highlighting themes about the field, curriculum and gender. It is linked to study and research groups: GRÃO/UFCG/CNPq, GEDI/UFPB/CNPq and HOME/Interinstitucional. It is also part of the Agreste Paraibano Forum for Early Childhood Education (FAPEI).E-mail: rayffi.ufcg@gmail.com

Gabrielle de Lima Sousa, Federal University of Campina Grande - UFCG

Tenured professor at the Early Childhood Education Academic Unit of the Federal University of Campina Grande - UFCG. Master in Education from the Federal University of Campina Grande - UFCG (2020). Specialist in Early Childhood Education from the Federal University of Campina Grande - UFCG (2016). Graduated in Pedagogy from the State University of Paraíba - UEPB (2011). Member of the Agreste Paraibano Forum for Early Childhood Education - FAPEI. She has experience in the area of ​​Education, with an emphasis on Early Childhood Education, Literary Literacy and Inclusive Education.

Dr.ª Gilvânia Maurício Dias de Pontes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN

Full Professor at UFRN, assigned to the Center for Early Childhood Education (NEI/CAp/UFRN). PhD in Education from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), in the research line: Art, Language and Curriculum. She defended a thesis on aesthetic experiences in the training of early childhood teachers. Master in Education from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), with research on the dimensions of art in Early Childhood Education. Specialist in Educational Administration from UFRN. Student of the Specialization in Body Awareness, Health and Quality of Life. She completed a postdoctoral internship in the Department of Teaching and Curriculum of the School of Education at UFRGS, developing studies on teacher mediation and the approach of visual arts in Early Childhood Education. She has experience in teacher training in the fields of Art/Education, Physical Education and childhood. - Coordinates the Art and Childhood Research Group (UFRN). She is a member of the Education and Art Research Group of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (GEARTE).

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