Entre desenhos, cores e histórias: proposta de material didático para o museu de Vacaria/RS

Abstract

This research studies the Local History of the town of Vacaria, from the collection of the Town Museum Dr. Adhemar Antonio Martins Pinotti, located northeast of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It presents a historical narrative of the constitution of the town, deepening the economic and political analysis of the 1970s and 1980s, the period that preceded the construction of Casa do Povo - Centro Cultural Marcos Palombini, the only building designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer in Rio Grande do Sul. Since 2020, Casa do Povo has housed the Municipal Library Theobaldo Paim Borges and the Town Museum Dr. Adhemar Antonio Martins Pinotti, memoirist who conducts research on the History of Vacaria and the region. This work aims to contribute to the teaching of History in the basic education stage, Early Childhood Education. It offers a proposal of didactic material for children aged between 4 and 5 years old. It is a textbook/e-book for the Town Museum of Vacaria which, through its collection, will transmit selections from the history of the municipality in a playful way. The interdisciplinary proposal brings drawings for coloring and creation, games and reflective questions The content is specially planned and developed for the young audience. It is pointed out that this material can also be adapted by education professionals, in order to be used in other stages of basic education. In this concern of teaching History since childhood, some theoretical references that contribute to the study are analyzed, approaching concepts of Local History, Museum operation, production of historical awareness in childhood and the use of teaching materials in memory spaces. The dissertation is aligned with the area of concentration in History Teaching of the Postgraduate Program in History at the University of Caxias do Sul. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]