PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN MOTORIK KASAR ANAK USIA DINI MELALUI METODE BERMAIN EGRANG BATOK KELAPA DI RA-ALHIDAYAH MEDAN

Abstract

This study aims to look at the gross motor improvement of early childhood by
using the method of playing coconut shell stilts. This research is a classroom action
research. In cycle I it was found that gross motor skills of early childhood 68% of
children who were able to classically or 17 children who completed learning and 8 more
children who were not yet completed, had not yet achieved the predetermined success
criteria of 80% of children overall, caused by : lack of teachers 'ability to direct early
childhood in playing coconut shells, lack of teachers' ability to manage time and children
lack enthusiasm to use coconut shells. In the second cycle, improvements were made,
namely: giving examples according to the steps to play coconut shell stilts, the results
obtained in this second cycle were 92% of early childhood or 23 children were able to
play coconut shells in a classical manner. As a result the child was seen active in the
process of motor learning in the RA Al-Hidayah group B Medan. The impact can be seen
in mastery of motion and ultimately can improve the gross motor skills of children. The
implication of this research is that teachers in RA Al-Hidayah Medan are expected to use
coconut shells as a method to improve gross motor skills of early childhood.