Snakes and Ladders Game as an Effort to Increase Interest in Learning to Count in Children Aged 5 – 6 Years

This research aims to increase interest in learning to count in children aged 5 - 6 years. The research method used was PTK with the subject being Class B students of the PKK Kindergarten in Sendangagung Village aged 5 - 6 years with a total of 11 children. The results of this research show that the snakes and ladders game is able to increase children's interest in learning to count, as seen in the Pre-Cycle, the percentage of children's interest in learning to count was 7.38%, in Cycle I it increased to 35.79%, and in Cycle II it increased to 81.25% . Based on the results of this research, the snakes and ladders game activity can be an alternative for PAUD teachers to stimulate children's numeracy skills and is effective because it is in accordance with the learning characteristics of early childhood, namely learning through play.