Beyond Center and Circle Time Method BCCT

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C. Beyond Center and Circle Time Method BCCT

1. The Definition of BCCT Method According to Pamela 2006: 3 beyond Centers and Circle Time Method is a curriculum theme series that is designed to provide a blend between a development and a didactic approach to working with young children. This theme series will provide teachers with lesson ideas that will allow opportunities to offer direct information while allowing children to experiment and explore materials in order to create their own knowledge. The Beyond Centers and Circle Time Curriculum Pre-Kindergarten Theme series is written to offer support to educators and parents who wish to maintain a balance between supporting their child’s acquisition of skill and knowledge that will prepare himher for later school success and the joy and delights of experiencing a playful childhood. www BCCT Pre-K Theme series .com. This curriculum is created by Pamela in Florida. According to Wartanto 2006: 14 BCCT method is An approach in early children education focused in learning process centered in playing place and when the children on the corners, they used four kinds of basics for supporting the development of children. Those basics are: 1 environment play; 2 before play; 3 During play; and 4 After play. According to Siantayani 2005: 6 BCCT method is a method in education of age child early focused in children-centered in the corners is used for teaching and learning process where a student is able to move from corner to different corner in order to increase their skill and knowledge. In this case, the students have more time to learn while they play in the corners. Besides, they can learn something, they can make association with others. From the explanation above it can be concluded that BCCT method is a method that is designed to provide a blend between a development and didactic approach to xlix working with young children, focused in children-centered in the corners using for supporting teaching and learning process where students are able to move from corner to different corner to improve their skill and knowledge. 2. The Purpose of BCCT Method The purposes of BCCT method are: 1. To create the learning process which is enjoyable, interesting, existing and developing children’s mind. 2. To create the learning process which is suitable for children’s development. Wartanto, 2006: 23. 3. The Concept of BCCT Method 1. All learning process is based on empirical theory and experience. 2. Learning process is subjected to stimulate all child intelligence aspect plural intelegence through planned playing and teacher support in term four basis. 3. Playing environment is placed in first base that will stimulate the child to be active, creative and think by explore self- experience. 4. Use permanent standard at every learning process that include: 1 The teacher prepares playing environment as fundamental thing to support child development; 2 There is a teacher who greeting child arrival and giving them adaptation time; 3 All children participate at opening play with teacher guidance; 4 The teacher gives toilet time and drink rotation of arrival; 5 The children join with their group with teacher guidance; 6 The teacher and children sit down together in circle position as base experience before play; 7 The teacher gives adequate time to apply activity playing center accordance to schedule; 8 The teacher gives explanation at playing center; 9 The teacher and l the children setting right the tool and playground together; 10 The teacher gives toilet time and drink rotation of arrival; 11 The teacher and the children sit down together in round as base experience after play; 12 The teacher and the children eat self-meal not in break time; 13 Closing activity; 14 Go home in rotation; 15 The teacher setting right the playground, check the record and administration equipment; 16 The teachers discuss day evaluation and netx planning; 17 The teachers go home. 5. Teacher must follow training before apply this method. 6. Involve parents and family as integrated learning process to support child activity at home. Wartanto, 2006: 17 4. Conducting BCCT Method Steps in conducting of BCCT method: 1. Child’s need orientation. Learning activities are subjected to accomplish the requirement of child’s growth individually. 2. Learning activities have to do by playing at. Playing will stimulate child to explore with surrounding things, and then know about it. 3. Stimulating creativity and innovation. The creativity and innovation drawn at activity that make child interest, focus, serious, and concentrate. 4. Providing learning supporting environment. The environment have to be interesting and pleasing for child when they are playing. 5. Developing child life skill. Life skill instructed to help the child become self-supporting, discipline, able to have socialization, and own base skill which is good for its life later. 6. Using of various source and media learning exists at environment of about. 7. Applying step bt step and repeatedly accordance to principle of child growth. 8. Integrating education stimulation included all growth aspects. In fact, child activity will develop child’s growth aspect. Teacher role is facilitate optimum child growth aspect. Wartanto, 2006: 20 li

D. The Nature of Young Learners