Edutainment Storytelling Method: Can the Folding Puppet Stage Improve Children’s Social Emotional Development?

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10.2991/978-2-38476-206-4_20How to use a DOI?

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Children; Edutainment Storytelling Method; Social-Emotional Development

Abstract

This study aims to unpack the using of folding puppet stage in enhancing children’s social emotional development through edutainment storytelling method. It uses the qualitative method which engaged seven children (aged 4-5 years old) and two teachers. The data were obtained through observations on children’s and teachers’ teaching and learning activities of one of Raudhatul Athfal (RA) institutions in Cimahi City and also interviews with two teachers. The data were analysed by thematic analysis with two themes which consists of edutainment learning model for children and children’s social-emotional development aspect. The results show that utilizing the folding puppet stage is able to increase enthusiasm of children in enhancing social emotional development. Then, the teachers could accommodate children’s needs and interests through edutainment storytelling method in learning instructions. The folding puppet stage is practical and efficient for teachers, since it can be used indoor or outdoor learning activities. Through those activities, children are stimulated to express their feelings and to deliver the ideas independently and confidently in high spirit ways. Besides, it is necessary to invite the parents to do the collaboration through edutainment storytelling method at home. It is recommended that teachers collaborate with children to create their own folding puppet stage in order to give more opportunities to improve their social emotional development by constructing positive interaction with peers and teachers.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sharina Munggaraning Westhisi
AU  - Siti Nur Hasanah
AU  - Ansori
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/02
TI  - Edutainment Storytelling Method: Can the Folding Puppet Stage Improve Children’s Social Emotional Development?
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Teaching, Learning and Technology (ICTLT 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 178
EP  - 184
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-206-4_20
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-206-4_20
ID  - Westhisi2024
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