"Unusual everyday life" of a pupil at the beginning of the pandemic – from the experiences of fifth graders

Abstract

The subject of the article is to learn about the new dimension of children's everyday life during the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic. This study presents the results of empirical research conducted in a group of eighteen students aged 10–11 in the initial period of the pandemic in Poland in 2020. Due to the specifics of the research and difficult access to the interviewees, a semi-structured interview (SSI) was used. The analysis of conversations with children shows that the different everyday life of children in the times of the pandemic is characterized by the presence of school in their homes, the special role of parents, siblings and relatives in this new dimension of children's unusual everyday life.