IMPROVING LEARNING MATERIALS BASED ON LOCAL CULTURE TO STRENGTHEN THE CHARACTER OF THE STUDENTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Learning materials based on local culture are an attempt to preserve the local culture through learning. It is expected to provide insight into the results of the local culture to the next generation. Processes in education, teachers are not only running the function of Science (transfer of knowledge) but also serve to instill the value (value) as well as build character (Character Building) learners on an ongoing basis and continuously. Teachers have the responsibility of revitalizing local culture through learning strategies that cater elementary school students close to the cultural environment of students as well as providing a model of cultural preservation through education. A skilled teacher is one of those teachers who are able to devise and develop learning materials from a variety of learning resources. ext, the use of visual media into a local cultural materials has not been implemented to its full potential by Elementary School teachers seKecamatan town and sub-district of Bae as a reference material for learning Holy thematic integrative learning and media introduction of the local culture. The results showed that the need for teachers ' skills in developing local culture Sacred materials, including: the planning phase, the phase of implementation, the evaluation phase. Keywords: development, learning materials, cultural, local, character, elementary schoo