Environmentally Friendly Based Educative Game Development Training For Teachers Early Childhood Education Programs
Educational play equipment is something that can be used as a means or equipment for playing that contains educational value and can develop all children's abilities. Knowledge and understanding of educational teaching aids is very important for a teacher, but the understanding and skills of making educational game tools are still lacking, this is influenced by teacher education who is not a teacher education graduate even there are high school graduates, this results in low motivation of the teachers to make educational game tools, for that it is necessary to hold training on the development of educational game tools for educators with the aim of providing knowledge and understanding as well as the skills of teachers to make educational play tools that are creative, innovative and environmentally friendly. The making of this educational game tool comes from unused used materials that are easily obtained from the surrounding environment. This training was attended by early childhood education teachers in Wonokromo Village, Surabaya. The method of implementation is divided into four stages, namely material presentation, discussion, practice of making educational game tools and simulations. As a result of the training, all participants gained knowledge and skills in making educational games that are safe for children and are environmentally friendly. Through community service activities, early childhood education teachers are able to develop educational games that are environmentally friendly and able to increase professionalism in learning activities.