ABSTRACT
In Turkey, for the first time in the summer season of 2020-2021, the "I am in compensation program" was applied to compensate for learning losses due to COVID-19. This research aims to determine the opinions of classroom teachers about the "I am in compensation program". The research was designed according to the phenomenology method. A semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers was used as a data collection tool. Nineteen participants from the classroom teachers who applied the "I am in for compensation program" at least once by using the criterion sampling method were included in the study. The data were interpreted with the NVivo 9.2 package program using the thematic analysis method. According to the opinion of the classroom teachers, "I am in compensation program", it has been revealed that it supports the students academically, contributes to the socialization of the students, makes the students happy by playing many games, and develops a positive attitude towards the lessons. Various suggestions were made based on the research findings.