The 3M Game (Throwing, Catching, and Kicking) the Ball to Develop Kinesthetic Intelligence in Children Aged 4-6 Years

This study aims to analyze the influence of 3M games (throwing, catching, and kicking the ball) on the development of kinesthetic intelligence in children aged 5-6 years at RA Senyum Muslim, Bekasi Regency. This type of research focuses on the 3M game (throwing, catching, and kicking the ball) to develop kinesthetic intelligence in children aged 4-6 years at RA Senyum Muslim, Bekasi Regency, using a pre-experimental research method with a Pretest-Posttest design. The population in this study consisted of all children aged 4-6 years at RA Senyum Muslim, Bekasi Regency, totaling 30 students. The sampling technique used in this study was total sampling, meaning all children aged 4-6 years at RA Senyum Muslim, Bekasi Regency, totaling 30 students, were included in the sample. A hypothesis test was then conducted using a paired sample t-test, calculating the magnitude of the effect, and investigating whether the 3M game (throwing, catching, and kicking the ball) had an effect on the kinesthetic intelligence of children aged 4-6 years. The study results explained that the Pre-Test score showed an average kinesthetic intelligence of children (Mean) of 11.20. As for the Post-Test score, the average value of the children's kinesthetic intelligence was 23.97. Since the average value of children's kinesthetic intelligence in the Pre-Test was 11.20, which is lower than the Post-Test score of 23.97, it indicates that descriptively, there is a difference in the average kinesthetic intelligence of children aged 4-6 years. The hypothesis test revealed that the Sig. (2-tailed) value was 0.000 < 0.05, thus rejecting H0 and accepting Ha. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference in the average kinesthetic intelligence of children aged 4-6 years between the Pre-Test and Post-Test at RA Senyum Muslim, Bekasi Regency.