Abdimas Umtas : Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2022): ABDIMAS UMTAS: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat

Play Therapy with Puzzle Media to Improve Fine Motor Skills for Pre-School Children at Madrasah Cempaka

Ana Samiatul Milah (Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Galuh)
Asri Aprilia Rohman (Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Galuh)
Andan Firmansyah (STIKES Muhammadiyah Ciamis)
Elis Roslianti (STIKes Muhammadiyah Ciamis)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2022

Abstract

Play therapy is a form of counseling or psychotherapy using games. There are many kinds of game media that train fine motor skills, one of which is using puzzle media. Media Puzzle is a game in the form of random pieces of pictures, the stages of playing are starting by arranging the pieces of the picture into a complete picture, with the aim of improving children's motor and cognitive skills, solving problems, practicing patience and cooperation with friends. The purpose of this play therapy activity is to improve children's fine motor skills through play therapy using puzzle media. This service method is collaborative, with a play therapy approach involving writers and classroom teachers, with 20 preschool-age children participating. This activity was divided into 4 groups and was held on May 14, 2022, at Madrasah Cempaka. After the play therapy activity was completed, an award was given as an appreciation. The results of this activity showed that all participants when the play therapy activity took place actively participated in playing using puzzle media and the children were very enthusiastic and felt happy doing the play therapy activity. Based on the evaluation of the KPSP questionnaire from this activity, each child has different accuracy, but it can be concluded that overall pre-school-age children at Madrasah Cempaka have fine motor categories according to their age development.

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ABDIMAS

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Religion Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Arts Education Social Sciences

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ABDIMAS UMTAS (E-ISSN: 2614-8544) is a journal published by the Institute for Research and Community Service, Muhammadiyah University of Tasikmalaya. The ABDIMAS UMTAS Journal accommodates the publication of the results of Community Service activities carried out by Lecturers as a form of ...