KREATIVITAS GURU PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DALAM MENGATASI KEJENUHAN SISWA DI SMP NEGERI 5 BANJARBARU KALIMANTAN SELATAN

: The purpose of this study was to describe how the Creativity of Islamic Religious Education Teachers overcomes the saturation of students at SMP Negeri 5 Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, and describes what aspects support and hinder the creativity of Islamic Religious Education teachers in overcoming this saturation. The subjects in this study were 2 Islamic religious education teachers for class VII and class XI, 3 students for class VII, and 3 students for class IX at SMP Negeri 5 Banjarbaru as well as supporting and inhibiting aspects. Data collection techniques, using non-participant observation techniques, structured interviews, and documentation. Then the data is processed with Data Processing Techniques in the form of data classification, editing, and data interpretation. Then analyzed by qualitative descriptive analysis and inductively concluded. The results of the research on the Creativity of Islamic Religious Education Teachers in Overcoming the Saturation of Students at SMP Negeri 5 Banjarbaru show that PAI teachers at SMP Negeri 5 Banjarbaru are included in the category of creative teachers. The creativity in question can be known from; Teacher Creativity related to methods, Teacher Creativity related to the use of learning media, and Teacher Creativity related to student strengthening. Aspects supporting the creativity of Islamic Religious Education Teachers at SMP Negeri 5 Banjarbaru include; The internal aspect is the educational background of the PAI teacher, the teaching experience of the PAI teacher, the personality of the PAI teacher and the external aspect is the school's support and students' intrinsic motivation. Barriers to the creativity of Islamic Religious Education Teachers at SMP Negeri 5 Banjarbaru in the form of limited learning media tools, unstable network connections and parental supervision.