The Effect of Movement and Song Activities on Gross Motor Skills among Group B Children at TK PKK Karawana

This study examined the effect of movement and song activities on the gross motor skills of Group B children at TK PKK Karawana. A quantitative pre-experimental approach with a one-group pretest-posttest design was used. The participants were 15 children. Data were collected through observation, interviews, documentation, and an assessment rubric covering flexibility, agility, and balance. The intervention was implemented from April to May 2026 through structured activities using the songs "Pelangi-Pelangi," "Aram Sam-Sam," and "Lampu Merah, Lampu Hijau." Descriptive results showed that, before the intervention, no child reached the Very Well Developed category in any of the three aspects. After the intervention, 53.33% of the children reached this category in each aspect. The mean score increased from 6.0667 to 10.4000. Shapiro-Wilk tests indicated that the pretest and posttest data were normally distributed (p = .332 and p = .218). A paired-samples t-test yielded t(14) = 9.127, p < .001. These findings indicate that movement and song activities had a statistically significant effect on children's gross motor skills, particularly flexibility, agility, and balance.