Permainan Tradisional Anak-Anak Lampung sebagai Sumber Belajar Kontekstual IPAS Sekolah Dasar

Abstract

Traditional children's games of Lampung carry rich scientific and social concepts that remain underutilized as formal learning resources, even as most of these games face imminent extinction. This article analyzes the natural-science and social-science content embedded in traditional games from the Saibatin and Pepadun customary groups and proposes a model for integrating them into elementary-level Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) instruction. Using descriptive-qualitative analysis of a research profile documenting 15 traditional games and their extinction-risk status, the study finds that games such as spinning tops (gasing), stilts (egrang), bamboo pop-guns, and crown-shaped kites embed concepts of force, motion, balance, air pressure, and energy relevant to elementary science strands, while games such as margala, bentengan bambu, shell-based congklak, and rattan jump-rope embed leadership, customary social structure, honest exchange, and language-preservation values aligned with social-science strands on local wisdom and cultural diversity. With 80% of the documented games classified as Critical or Threatened, curricular integration serves a dual purpose: enriching contextual, place-based learning and revitalizing endangered heritage through formal education.