THEMATIC DESIGN OF LEARNING BASED ON AL-ASMA 'ALHUSNA FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD

Abstract

Early childhood education should be created in instructional design to the needs of children. Thematic is learning that seeks to combine various mastery of some subjects or discussions that teach the relationship based on a theme, so children accustomed to looking at everything in the whole mind set. Thematic learning that based on al-Asma' Al-Husna can provide opportunities for children to draw conclusions from the various names of Allah linked to certain theme, so that they can develop all of the phenomena they feels and able to solve the problem through the different factors (in terms of various aspects). In addition, to the integrated curriculum, the learning process becomes relevant and contextual, so that children can actively participate in all dimensions, whether physical, social, emotional, and knowledge. Among 10 integrated learning models proposed by Robin Fogarty, three of them are quite effective to be applied to early childhood education, i.e. Connected, Webbed and Integrated. These learning models are student-centered, behaviorism, flexible, interest-centered. Al-As a’ al-Husna-based integrated learning adjusts the application with the stages of children’s development. In the process, children know and memorize al-As a’ al-Husna according to the theme of the lesson. By this way, the essence of al-As a’ al-Husna will be blended to their soul.