Mengasah Karakter dan Motorik Anak Usia Dini Melalui Drama Bahasa Inggris dan Kegiatan Olahraga

Dinda Amelia Putri; Salma Aufa Shakira  Nasution; Yeni Rahmawati; Khusnul Khatimah

doi:10.59837/jpmm.v3i4.441

Authors

Dinda Amelia Putri Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia
Salma Aufa Shakira Nasution Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia
Yeni Rahmawati Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia
Khusnul Khatimah Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59837/jpmm.v3i4.441

Keywords:

Drama Bahasa Inggris, Karakter Anak Usia Dini, Keterampilan Motorik, Pembelajaran Holistik-Integratif, Pengabdian Masyarakat

Abstract

Pengabdian kepada masyarakat di Paud Zalfa Naqiyya Samarinda bertujuan untuk mengatasi kurang optimalnya variasi stimulasi karakter, ekspresi bahasa asing, dan keterampilan fisik-motorik anak usia dini melalui pendekatan terpadu. Metode pengabdian menerapkan pendekatan kualitatif-deskriptif dengan teknik observasi partisipatif, pendampingan langsung, dan evaluasi perilaku yang melibatkan 26 siswa kelas A dan B. Kegiatan meliputi pementasan drama interaktif berbahasa Inggris bertema fabel serta olahraga terstruktur, senam irama, dan permainan ketangkasan motorik. Hasil pengabdian menunjukkan peningkatan signifikan, di mana 100% siswa mencapai kualifikasi Berkembang Sesuai Harapan hingga Berkembang Sangat Baik pada enam indikator utama. Dominasi pencapaian sangat baik terlihat pada aspek seni (57,1%) dan bahasa (50,0%) yang ditandai dengan keberanian siswa melafalkan kosakata bahasa Inggris serta mengekspresikan peran secara percaya diri. Keterampilan motorik kasar dan halus siswa juga meningkat seimbang, membentuk kedisiplinan, serta membiasakan pola hidup sehat. Inovasi pengabdian ini terletak pada penggabungan drama bahasa dan aktivitas fisik sebagai sarana stimulasi lintas domain yang efektif, inklusif, serta aplikatif dalam memperkuat praktik pemberdayaan pendidikan anak usia dini.

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