{"id":19567,"date":"2020-08-21T01:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inovasi.or.id\/?post_type=publication&p=19567"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:49:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:49:40","slug":"fun-learning-with-cargamte","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.inovasi.or.id\/en\/publication\/fun-learning-with-cargamte\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Learning with Cargamte"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I am currently entrusted to teach the early grades. My super excited class is grade 2B, which has a total of 33 students (19 boys and 14 girls). Most of the early grade students still lack communication skills. If a teacher asks a verbal question, only a few students are brave enough to answer, and even then, they answer timidly for fear of being wrong. The other students tend to be silent, and if a teacher points to them, they shake their heads and say they do not know the answer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same thing was happening to me when I invited the students to open their thematic books; the students often looked unenthusiastic to open their books to the assigned page. It felt like there was an additional burden to opening the books. Based on what I had seen and felt on the students\u2019 abilities and mannerisms, I began to ask myself how I could provide meaningful lessons so that they would be enthusiastic and not bored. In addition to this, I determined that I would like the students to be brave and willing to actively answer any questions and complete the assignments given,  especially when I am delivering the subject material on how to recognize and understand an imperative in Theme One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The subject material of recognizing and understanding an imperative is actually easy; it\u2019s not difficult to say \u201cCome on.\u201d But for children, it is very difficult to say, to verbally express, or even to write this statement, especially when using an exclamation point (!). Some of the frequently asked questions are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMa\u2019am, what is an imperative?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMa\u2019am, why do we have to use an exclamation point?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These questions can be challenging, especially if we\u2019re not prepared to give a clear answer to our students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is necessary to use an exclamation point in an imperative because it emphasizes the tone of the conveyance. I began to ask myself how I could help students communicate an imperative properly, given their lack of understanding the concept<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I then came up with the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating  Cargamte<\/em> (Card Gambar Tema<\/em>, or Theme Picture Cards) as a way to help students better understand what an imperative is and to help them recognize exclamation point. Based on the needs of these students, I made several picture cards that are adjusted to Themes for Grade 2. These themes are Theme One: Living in Harmony, Theme Two: Playing in My Neighborhood, Theme Three: My Daily Tasks, and Theme Four: My Healthy and Clean Environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The size of each Cargamte<\/em> is 12 cm by 8 cm. What makes Cargamte<\/em> interesting is that the surface of each card can be used as a learning medium. On the front side, there is a picture. On the back side, there is a simple story that matches the picture on the front. The simple story on each Cargamte<\/em> is meant to make learning easier for both regular students and students with special needs. Another medium that I use to support the Cargamte<\/em> material is the use of \u201cMagic Boards\u201d (Papan Ajaib<\/em>). Each student has an A4-sized Magic Board that can be used to write down his or her observations. The Cargamte<\/em> material for Theme One consists of several cards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n