Learning Plan Analysis for 2-6 Years Old Children during Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This Covid-19 pandemic situation contributes new challenges in the world of education. Various obstacles arise in children’s learning process at home, so different learning planning is needed. Teachers need to prepare creative learning plans to make learning process effective and able to achieve goals. The purpose of this study was to analyze the learning plan for children aged 2 to 6 years old in Central Java, Indonesia. The respondents were 70 teachers of Play Group, Kindergarten and Raudhatul Athfal in Central Java, Indonesia. The research was conducted by survey method. Data collection is conducted through questionnaires, observations, documentations, and interviews. Data are analyzed by quantitative and qualitative methods. The data is compared with various related literatures, to get an analysis of the learning plan  for children 2 to 6 years during pandemic in Central Java, Indonesia. The  research found that: (i) Most of  the teachers made learning plan based on the condition of Covid-19 pandemic (ii) Most of the learning process was done from home,  but some at school once a time in turn (iii) The teachers discussed about Covid-19 with children (iv) All teachers involved parents to hold the learning process and asses children’s achievement.