Button-down Media as a Cognitive Development Tool in 4-5 Years Old Children at RA Miftahul Ulum Bulk Keris Kalipang Grati Pasuruan

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Early childhood education (PAUD) is a level of education before basic education which is a coaching effort aimed at children from birth to the age of six years which is carried out through the provision of educational stimuli to help physical and spiritual growth and development so that children have readiness In entering further education which is held on formal, non-formal and informal channels, researchers see and observe the situation at RA Miftahul Ulum Curah Keris Kalipang, there are problems regarding the lack of development of children’s cognitive abilities, seen from teaching and learning activities that are ordinary even if children experience difficulties directly say “I can’t” and there are some who get angry and cry when they can’t do it. It is hoped that by using activities that are interesting and in accordance with the development of children, children can be interested and feel happy in participating in learning. Based on the results carried out, it can be concluded that counting with the media of buttons on clothes can improve the cognitive abilities of children aged 4-5 years at RA Miftahul Ulum Bulk Keris Kalipang. The teacher gives an explanation of the four designs for counting the buttons on the clothes, the activities to be carried out are: counting the buttons on clothes 1-10 with the buttons on the clothes, differentiating the size of the buttons on the clothes, differentiating the color of the buttons on the clothes, attaching the buttons according to the pattern, then writing the numbers according to the buttons on the clothes used. Through the media of button-down shirts, it is clear that learning is no longer separating play and learning, is able to make students active learners, and is able to stimulate development holistically and help children build their own knowledge by experiencing the experience firsthand.