Number Board Media To Stimulate Symbolic Thinking Ability In Children 5-6 Years Old

Abstract

The child will experience a very important golden period and cannot be missed until he is 3 years old. The reason is that during these times, children's cognitive abilities are still growing and developing rapidly. In fact, about 80% of children's cognitive skills occur optimally in the first 3 years of life, and up to 90% of their abilities will continue to develop until they reach the age of 5 years. Media is a tool that can be used as an intermediary in stimulating all aspects of development in early childhood, both aspects of moral and religious values, physical-motor aspects, language aspects, social-emotional aspects and cognitive aspects. To stimulate all aspects of early childhood development cannot be separated from learning media because for early childhood learning is done through playing using learning media both real media, audio media, visual media, surrounding environmental media and audio visual media, so that learning activities for children early age runs effectively. This article will discuss how the influence of the number board media in stimulating the symbolic thinking skills of children aged 5-6 years in Sumurugul Village