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Teachers rarely apply Ice Breaking, where the teacher only provides ice breaking by looking at the students' condition, if it is not conducive then the teacher plays a game or an activity in between lessons. During the ice breaking, some students were not focused, there were students who were sleepy and even fell asleep in class. This research uses a qualitative approach. With data collection techniques through observation and interviews. The key informant was the Islamic Religious Education teacher and the supporting informants were class VIII students and the school principal. Data analysis in this research involves data reduction, data display, and then conclusions. Based on the research results, it was found: The research results showed that the first application of ice breaking in learning Islamic religious education in class VIII of SMP Negeri 1 Panti Pasaman Regency was that the teacher only provided ice breaking depending on the condition of the students. The types of ice breaking used by teachers include stories, games, counting, singing (sholawat). The two obstacles faced by teachers when implementing ice breaking are students playing around, students who don't understand, are nosy with friends, like to talk to friends, students who are lazy to follow the movements, and indeed difficult to manage who like to do whatever they want and lack of concentration in students' learning because they only Focus only on the ice breaking moment. However, teachers can overcome these obstacles so that students generally focus more on learning.

This research raises the issue of the lack of facilities for learning media, the lack of student interaction in the learning process, and the disruption caused by students who often go in and out of class. These inadequacies can hinder the learning process and affect the teacher's creativity in managing learning. The purpose of this research is to find out how to create and maintain a maximum Islamic religious education learning atmosphere at SMPN 29 Sijunjung. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with a focus on teacher creativity in managing Islamic learning. Data were collected through observation and interviews, then analyzed through data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the creativity of teachers in managing Islamic learning has been done well, but has not reached the maximum level because there are still some things that need to be improved. Factors that influence creating a maximum learning atmosphere include forgetting to convey learning objectives, interference in managing time and learning activities, lack of student involvement in learning, and limited learning media. To improve the effectiveness of learning, there needs to be more attention in managing learning in order to create an optimal learning atmosphere for students in understanding Islamic religious education.