<![CDATA[Young learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Southern Thailand still have limited access to engaging writing media, even though they are used to imitating English songs but are rarely asked to write the words down. This community service program (Kuliah Kerja Nyata, KKN) aimed to help improve the basic English writing skills of elementary school students in Southern Thailand who learn English as a foreign language (EFL). The program was carried out at Songserm Sasana Vittaya School and involved 28 third-grade students. It used Participatory Action Research (PAR), in which the student team and the classroom teacher took an active part in planning, implementing, and reflecting on the activity. The main medium was a “Finger Family” worksheet that trained students to write family-member vocabulary. Data were collected from the completed worksheets and direct observation during the activity, then grouped into three ability categories and calculated as percentages. The results showed that 42.9% of the students could write letters and words correctly on their own, 39.3% could do so with assistance, and 17.8% still had difficulty writing simple letters and words. The contribution of this program is turning a familiar children’s song into a structured writing medium that is simple, inexpensive, and easy for teachers to repeat. This song-based worksheet can serve as an enjoyable medium for practicing the basic writing skills of young EFL learners, although the results are preliminary because they come from a single session.
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