Loose Part Interesting Media in Early Children's Education Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

During the Covid-19 pandemic, all activities and activities were stopped and limited, especially for the world of education which made parents complain and run out of ways to deal with learning during this pandemic. One of the interesting learning media that can be used by parents at home is Loose Parts media. The purpose of this service is to see the effectiveness of using Loose Parts media in Early Childhood Learning (AUD) at RA Al Mustaqim. The subjects in this service are RA Al's children aged around 4-5 years with a total of 12 children with 5 boys and 7 girls. . The tools and materials used are items that are at home such as cloth, metal, glass, stone, bottles and others. In addition, for delivery media and documentation using mobile phones and the WhatsApp application. This service data collection uses data from observations, interviews and some documentation. The results obtained were 92.60% of children who developed as expected and 7.40% of children began to develop. The use of Loose Patrs media can build children's enthusiasm to keep learning at home with fun. And can provide convenience to parents in providing learning media at home because it uses materials that are very easy and available at home.