The Difference in Effectiveness Between Demonstration and Storytelling Methods of Handwashing Knowledge of First- Graders Elementary School Children

School-age children are vulnerable to infectious diseases that have the potential to cause death. Proper and proper hand washing is one of the measures to prevent. Preventive measures will be more effective if health education is provided through demonstration and storytelling methods. The purpose of the research was tofind out the effectiveness of health education democratic methods and storytelling on the level of handwashing knowledge in Grade 1 elementary school children in Krogowanan Village, Sawangan, Magelang. A type of quasi-experimental research that uses a pre and post-test design without control. Sampling used a total sampling technique of 42 respondents which was divided into 2 groups of demonstration and storytelling methods. The research instrument used a questionnaire. Data analysis used the Paired T-Test and Independent T-Test tests. The results of the research obtained from the T-Test Paired pre and post statistical test, demonstration method and storytelling method were obtained p value (0.000) < (0.05). The results of the Independent T-Test statistical test of demonstration methods and storytelling methods were obtained p value (0.000) < (0.05) which showed that there was a difference in the effectiveness of demonstration and storytelling methods on handwashing knowledge in elementary school children.