Implementation of Marine Thematic Learning in Early Childhood
Farida Samad, Elindra Yetti, Hapidin

Universitas Negeri Jakarta

Abstract

The research focused on the implementation of marine thematic learning in early childhood. Marine thematic learning is a learning that uses marine themes to link some learning materials so as to provide experience and meaning to the children in coastal area. This study was conducted in one preschool as a pilot school for marine education since 2019. The qualitative methodology was applied to explore marine thematic learning in early childhood. Data are collected through interview and analyzed using taxonomic analysis. Findings indicate that the marine curriculum implementation approach used mutual adaptation method. Furthermore, the strategy needs to be more effective in developing lesson design with marine content concerning environmental conditions and it should be synchronized between assessments and learning outcomes. Therefore, teacher competencies need to be developed in the form of marine thematic learning enrichment. It is suggested that more research to explore in depth about aspect and content of marine science needs to be done in the future. It is suggested that the learning process of all basic competencies from all subjects is integrated in marine themes.

Keywords: Early childhood, marine, thematic

Topic: Early Childhood Education