“ON ANY SHEET I DRAW A YELLOW SUN”: AN EDUCATIONAL PROJECT IN A CLASSROOM OF STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH VISUAL IMPAIRENT

Abstract

The article consists of a report on the experience of a teacher in a school specializing in visual impairment, referring to the culmination of the “Aquarela” pedagogical project. In this classroom, the educational profile is characterized by serving students with visual impairments associated with multiple disabilities. In this way, the teacher-author prioritized the construction of a transformative and inclusive pedagogical practice, through educational methodologies related to Paulo Freire's conception of “generative themes” in the construction of knowledge. Therefore, the article aims to describe pedagogical actions developed based on the need for a playful approach, using elements referring to the lyrics of the song "Aquarela", by composer Toquinho. Different pedagogical proposals were made in the classroom. The teacher-author used methodologies that addressed different forms of verbal or non-verbal communication, highlighting the social elements of students' daily lives and developing bodily senses throughout the activities. Finally, the article aims to deconstruct the stereotype of barriers limiting the construction of the teaching-learning process for students with multiple disabilities in the classroom. The article brings together the set of planned pedagogical actions and their implementation in the classroom to reflect the need for critical mediation in serving students with unique specificities in the educational space, seeking to guarantee the defense of an inclusive, democratic and plural education.