Abstract

This study aims to increase the attention of children during the learning of storytelling activities through the method of telling stories with hand puppet media. The reason for the selection of hand puppet media is because it has a unique shape, patterns and motifs that attract children's attention. This study is a collaborative classroom action research using the Kemmis and Taggart Model in 1990. The subjects in this study were the Group B children of Nurul Ibadah Kindergarten 2015/2016 Academic Year, totaling 15 children consisting of 9 men and 6 women. The method of data collection is done by observation and documentation. The instrument used was an observation sheet. The data analysis technique used is quantitative descriptive. Children's attention when learning storytelling activities can be increased through the method of telling stories with hand puppet media with steps (1) the teacher conditions the child, (2) the teacher tells the story title to be read, (3) the teacher introduces the puppet according to the characters in the story ( 4) the teacher tells the contents of the story, (5) at the end of the teacher gives a question to the child to know the child's memory and understanding of the story being read. Children's attention increases every cycle. In pre-action the attention of children with the criteria of good attention was only 13.33% (2 children). After the action in Cycle I increased to 60% (9 children), and in Cycle II the attention of children increased again to 93.33% (14 children).

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