The aim of this research is to increase students’ social skill to children in the group B through playing method. The methodology of it was consisting three cycles. The research sample is 32 students of PAUD An-Nisa Institut Agama Islam Negeri Ternate. Technique was used of this research by using questioners. The result shows that; (1) pretest was doing before cycle I consist of 30% have social skill as good, 20% have social skill is very good, 50% have social skill is poor; (2) the final test for cycle I consist of 50% have social skill as very good; 20% have social skill good, 30% have social skill is poor; (3) the final test for cycle II consist of 65% have social skill as good, 20% is almost good and 15% is poor;(4) the final test for cycle III consist of 80% have social skill as good, 15% is almost good, and 5% is poor. Based on the result, the researcher concludes that playing method is effective to increase students’ social skill.

Key word: social skill, playing method