Educação, um prato cheio de possibilidades: a alimentação como tema gerador da prática pedagógica na educação infantil

Abstract

The present Undergraduate Thesis aims to analyze how the theme of Alimentation has been incorporated into the curriculum of Early Childhood Education and how it is perceived by pre-school teachers in the Municipal Network of João Pessoa in their pedagogical practice. To this end, a survey of guiding documents for Early Childhood Education was conducted to examine whether there were mentions of the Alimentation theme at the federal and municipal levels, such as: National Curriculum Reference for Early Childhood Education (1998); National Curricular Guidelines for Early Childhood Education (2009); National Common Curricular Base (2018); Pedagogical Guidelines for Early Childhood Education in the Municipality of João Pessoa (2023) and Practical Guide for Food Introduction (2024). Subsequently, an online questionnaire with 18 open and closed questions was applied to teachers about their perception and use of the Nutrition theme in their pedagogical practice. In total, 25 responses were obtained from eight educational centers in the municipality of João Pessoa/PB. It was noticed that the Alimentation theme is frequently used, with the main focus on activities related to the theme of Healthy Eating. Finally, the study presents Alimentation as a human right, being a social practice that involves dimensions of food, culture, and eating, and can be used to create interesting educational contexts in order to contribute to the child's more meaningful appropriation of Alimentation, as it is an inherent practice of life.