IMPROVEMENT EARLY COUNTING ABILITY WITH FUN COOKING ACTIVITIES

Abstract

The objectives of the study is to know the process of fun cooking  activities and increase early counting in children with learning math fun cooking activities. Fun cooking is a process of making food and drink until finally produce a product that can be eaten and done with fun. Through cooking the child will learn about language skills, mathematical concepts, skills in the process of science, experimental skills, coordination of physical skills, social skills, food and nutritional concepts. Observations made in five Kindergarten Group B in Kecamatan Selo, Boyolali found that teachers teach counting children still the old way, teachers use activity sheets in learning to count and do not use instructional media. Fun cooking activities using action research design (action research) model of Kemmis and Taggart, covering the planning, action, observation and reflection. Data analysis using quantitative and qualitative analysis (mixed methods). Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive analysis (frequency tables, mean, percentage, standard deviation) while the qualitative data were analyzed by step 1) data reduction, (2) data display, and (3) verification of data.

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