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changes. As a real object, concrete media is a tool that can provide a direct
experience to users. Therefore, factual media are widely used in the

learning process to introduce new subjects. Concrete media can give real
meaning to things previously only described abstractly, namely by words or
visually.

The concrete objects can be obtained around us, such as stones, dry
leaves, marbles, books, pencils, tables, shoes, socks, handkerchiefs, spoons,

plates, and others. Children, especially low-grade students, will get a lot of
information by interacting with real and exciting objects so that children's
understanding will be more easily formed. This is also supported by an

explanation regarding the stage of child development. According to Piaget,
there are 3 stages of child development:

a. behave intuitively ± age 4 years
b. operating concretely ± age 7 years
c. operate formally ± 11 years old.

Based on the above understanding, it can be concluded that these
concrete objects are actual objects, objects, or media that help students'
actual experiences.

Real experience or direct experience is the experience that students
get as a result of their own activities. Students experience and feel for
themselves everything related to the achievement of goals. Students relate

directly to the object to be studied without using an intermediary. Because
of this direct experience, there is a tendency for the results obtained by

students to be concrete so that they will have high accuracy.
2. Types of Object-Based Learning
Media Concrete media is divided into two types: the actual object

media and the substitute object media. (Mulyati, 2016).
3. The Benefits of Object-Based Learning Media

The media's primary function is as a teaching aid that also
influences the climate, conditions, and learning environment arranged and