EXPLORATION OF STRUCTURED INSTRUCTION-BASED GYMNASTICS IN DEVELOPING GROSS MOTOR COORDINATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Abstract
This study aims to describe the implementation of structured instruction-based gymnastics, explore its impact on gross motor coordination in early childhood, and identify the supporting and inhibiting factors in its implementation. This research employed a qualitative approach with a descriptive-exploratory design conducted at RA Al-Madina, Karanganyar, in April 2026. The research subjects were 30 children from Group A (ages 4–5 years) and Group B (ages 5–6 years), with the Head of RA and classroom teachers serving as informants. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, observation, and documentation study, then analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model. Data validity was ensured through source triangulation, technique triangulation, member checking, and persistent observation. The results indicate that the gymnastics activity employed Senam Sehat Gembira, a structured instruction-based gymnastics program that integrates explicit movement commands directly into its song lyrics, conducted routinely every week. Instructions were delivered through a combination of verbal, visual, and direct demonstration approaches that were simple and adaptive. This multi-sensory approach positively impacted children's balance, agility, eye-hand and eye-foot coordination, and movement synchronization. Supporting factors included teacher competence, children's enthusiasm, and a conducive school environment, while inhibiting factors encompassed the absence of written standard operating procedures and suboptimal parental involvement. This study confirms the importance of a systematic and well-planned gymnastics program supported by school-family collaboration to optimize gross motor development in early childhood. It also opens opportunities for further research on the effectiveness of Senam Sehat Gembira as a structured motor development medium in Islamic early childhood education institutions (RA).
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