Learning and Singing: Thematic Children Songs in Kindergarten

Abstract

Based on Permendikbud No. 137 of 2014, the Early Childhood Education Curriculum was implemented as the basis of education which was divided into eleven themes: (1) Self, (2) My environment, (3) My Needs, (4) Animals, (5) Plants, (6) Recreation, (7) Jobs, (8) Water, Air, Fire, (9) Communication Equipment, (10) Homeland, (11) The Universe.In its implementation, the thematic curriculum cannot be separated from musical activities.This is in accordance with Dincel's (2017) research which explains that children's songs have a great contribution to personality development and make children feel happier so that it can encourage communication and contribute to the cognitive and linguistic development of children at an early age. This study aims to analyze and describe the use of children's songs in thematic learning based on musical activities in each of the themes contained in the 2013 PAUD Curriculum.