This study started from the condition of students of class VI SDN Pangonan 02 are less interested and less trampilbercerita miracle academy clothing puppet in the Java language, after monitoring found several factors that cause, among the causes of it are, (1) Learning the Java language monotonous (2) Students are less interested the puppet story (3) the teacher does not use props puppet in this bercerita.Penelitian aims to determine the increase in the interest and skills of storytelling puppets in class VI SDN Pangonan 02 2015/2016 academic year in the Java language learning after using props puppet kulit.Metode this research is action research (action research) are implemented in two cycles.And each cycle using phases: planning, implementation, observation, and refleksi.Berdasarkan results of this study showed an increase in the interest and skills of storytelling puppets in Class VI SDN Pangonan 02 on learning the Java language using props puppets, from the initial conditions prior to action by the students who told puppet by 27%, following the actions of the first cycle to 55%, and after the second cycle increased to 100%.
While the puppet storytelling skills of the initial conditions before the action by 27%, following the actions of the first cycle to 45%, and after the second cycle increased to 100%.From the discussion of the results of this study concluded that the use of props shadow play can increase the interest and skills of storytelling puppet in class click here VI SDN Pangonan 02 in the school year 2015/2016.Keywords: interests, skills, storytelling, shadow play props.