The Use of Number Transformer Media in Mathematics Learning in Elementary School Lower Grades

Abstract

This Best practice paper is to develop learning media in the Lower Grades in mathematics. This paper focuses on the initial class that has just entered a new school in elementary school, namely students at the age stage between 7-8 years. The background in writing this paper is how the learning media used in grade 1 is learning while playing. Students in their first grade enter elementary school, it must be a place they enjoy as it is for children who have attended kindergarten or early childhood education. During kindergarten and early childhood, children are more inclined to play while learning. This was done to attract students in grade 1 to lose the feeling of playing at PAUD/Kindergarten. The author makes a learning media that is "Transformer Figures". Number transformers are used in students' numeracy learning in recognizing numbers by playing paper folding made from used invitation paper. Media Transformer this number is made from numbers 0-9 with different shapes. This is also very good for the psychomotor growth of children through their fingers with the art of paper folding. The use of transformer learning media makes learning interesting and fun for learning mathematics. The presence of this number Transformer learning media makes students in grade 1 very happy in learning.