Improving Children's Fine Motor Ability Through Collage Of Natural Materials In Children Aged 5-6 Years At Tkit Cendekia

Abstract

This study aims to improve fine motor skills of children aged 5-6 years through a collage of natural materials at TKIT Cendekia. This research is motivated by the limited media available in schools, monotonous learning activities, and the lack of stimulation that is carried out because institutions prioritize calistung activities for their students, fine motor development activities are not optimal and are still low. This research used a classroom action research methodology where this research consisted of two cycles and each cycle was held in three meetings. The subjects of this study were 12 children, consisting of 5 girls and 7 boys aged 5-6 years. Data collection techniques using observation and documentation techniques. The results showed that there was an increase in fine motor skills in early childhood aged 5-6 years through collage activities using natural materials which could be seen from the increase in children starting from cycle I and cycle II. The pre-action observation showed that 16.6% were in the Very Good Developing ability, the results of Cycle I observations showed that 33.3% were in the Very Well Developed criteria. Whereas in cycle II it shows that 50% are in the Very Good Developing criteria. It can be concluded that collage activities with natural materials can improve fine motor skills.