Thematic Learning Activities with The Roleplay Method for Students in Elementary School
The problems faced in learning, students are less enthusiastic about participating in learning and are very bored and do not have a passion for learning. It is because teachers teach using conventional methods that are boring for students. The problem in this study was, "Is there an increase in thematic learning activities using the role-playing method in state elementary school students 14 Batu Nanta Melawi District? The basis of the country 14 Batu Nanta Melawi Regency. The population of this study was 20 grade 5 elementary school students in Melawi Regency, consisting of 12 men and eight women. The method used was descriptive with a qualitative approach. Data collection was used by observation. The research tools used were lesson plans, implementation, and evaluation, student learning activity sheets. The results of data analysis showed that student learning activities showed improvement. Mental activity in the first cycle was 88.89%, and in the second cycle 94.44%, mental activity in the first cycle was 48.88%, and in the second cycle, 68.88%, emotional activity in the first cycle was 48.88% and the second cycle was 75.54%. Thus it could be concluded that the role-playing method could increased the learning activities of students in class V of the State Elementary School 14 Batu Nanta, Melawi Regency.