The Use of Nature-based Materials as Learning Media to Teach English Basic Numeracy Skills for Elementary School Students During Kampus Mengajar Program

Abstract

This study describes how nature-based materials, such as red lip leaves, are used as learning media to teach English basic numeracy skills for Grade 2 elementary school students during Kampus Mengajar Program. 22 students agreed to participate in the participatory observational study supported by stimulated recall interview technique. Data was collected during the 5 hour teaching practice which aims to teach the students to be able to count one to ten in English by using leaves as learning media. By the end of the lesson, students can count correctly and count the number of leaves with appropriate English pronunciation. The leaves were proven to be a safe learning media that mediates the learning process and enhances students’ engagement. The authors recommend using this nature-based learning material to facilitate students' ability to count in English from eleven to twenty and above. For future researchers, the authors suggest asking friends to help with the recording process during the learning process, so that the video can be complete from the beginning to the end of the lesson which can be used as a reference for exploring more complete data.