PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN MOTORIK HALUS MELALUI KEGIATAN MENGKREASIKAN KERTAS PADA ANAK TK ISLAM TERPADU KHALFANI PANYABUNGAN

Abstract

This study is entitled “Improving Fine Motor Skills Through Paper Craft Activities in Children of Khalfani Integrated Islamic Kindergarten, Panyabungan.” The purpose of this research is to improve children’s fine motor skills through paper craft activities and to identify supporting and inhibiting factors in the process of developing fine motor skills among Group B children at Khalfani Integrated Islamic Kindergarten, Panyabungan. The research method employed was Classroom Action Research (CAR) using the McTaggart model, conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of planning, action, observation, and reflection stages. The research subjects were 22 children, consisting of 13 boys and 9 girls. Data were collected using observation sheets assessing fine motor skills, including cutting, folding, and pasting activities. The results showed an improvement in children’s fine motor skills in each cycle. In the pre-action stage, the percentage of children who achieved the categories of Developing as Expected (BSH) and Developing Very Well (BSB) was 36.36%. This increased to 54.55% in Cycle I and reached 68.18% in Cycle II. These findings indicate that paper craft activities significantly enhance children’s fine motor skills. Therefore, it can be concluded that paper craft activities are effective in improving fine motor skills in early childhood education at Khalfani Integrated Islamic Kindergarten, Panyabungan.