The purpose of this research is to know the pattern of coaching the students' characters as well as supporting and inhibiting factors that are faced by the teacher of Islamic religious education in the state Elementary School 16 V Koto Timur District Padang Pariaman. In accordance with these objectives, this study uses qualitative methods with a descriptive approach. Research data sources include Islamic education teachers, school principals and classroom teachers, while in collecting researcher data using observations, interviews and documentation studies, data reduction data analysis techniques, data classification, data presentation and withdrawal conclusions. From the results of the research is known that first, the pattern of the character coaching students conducted by Islamic religious education teachers in elementary school 16 Koto Timur District Padang Pariaman is integrating character values in religious subjects and ethics, secondly, the supporting factors that make up character coaching through PAI are full-head support, the teacher collaboration with class teachers, the availability of school facilities, while the three inhibiting factors faced by PAI teachers are a lack of attention from parents , different learners' characteristics.