PLAYING CLAPPING AND SINGING IN STIMULATION OF SIX ASPECTS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Playing clapping and singing are methods used in learning activities in kindergarten. Playing, singing and telling stories are three important components of children's daily activities at school. Aspects of early childhood development include cognitive aspects, moral and religious aspects, physical motor aspects, social-emotional aspects, language aspects, and artistic aspects. Clapping, clapping and singing are core activities in kindergarten learning. This research was conducted with the aim of knowing whether playing clapping and singing can stimulate aspects of early childhood development. This study uses a descriptive type of research, which intends to explain or describe the object under study. The data collection method used qualitative methods in the form of descriptions. through, observation, interviews, attitude scale, and documentation. The results of this study describe or explain that playing clapping and singing can stimulate six aspects of children's development. By playing clapping and singing, the child moves, so the child's physical motor is good, the child's cognitive are good, and the child emotions are good. When clapping and singing, children sing poetry, so the child's language is good, and the moral values ​​of religion and art are good. This study concludes that playing clapping and singing can stimulate six aspects of children's development. Keywords: Playing, Clapping and Singing, Stimulation of Developmental Aspects, Early childhood