EMPOWERING PARENTS IN INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE IN EARLY AGE CHILDREN WITH THE THEME "SCIENCE IS FUN"

Abstract

The responsibility of introducing science to early childhood should not only be borne by PAUD 
 teachers, but it should also have been introduced by parents at home. This empowerment activity 
 is focused on how the introduction of science to AUD can be done by parents at home, what media 
 can be made by parents to introduce science to early childhood. The target activities are the 
 Kumanis nagari community and Tanjung Bonai Aur Sijunjung Regency who have children aged 2 
 years - 6 years. The preparatory phase carried out includes: survey and stabilization and 
 determination of location and targets. The Stages of the Workshop are as follows: 1) Techniques to 
 read fairy tales about science: reading narratives, vocal techniques of cartoon characters to the 
 sounds of animals, nature and various types of machines as well as "story telling" to participants, 2) 
 Techniques of making fairy tales with natural themes, 3) Techniques to make science play tools for 
 AUD as well as simulating the use of these tools. Evaluation of activities is carried out during the 
 process and the end of the training. As for evaluating these activities, we conducted a 
 questionnaire. From the questionnaire assessment it can be concluded that the activity participants 
 were satisfied and gained new knowledge for their activities