Teacher as a main component in fixing the successes of expected instructional activity to choose and use the good instructional method  in delivering learning material.  Nowadays, the instructional activity of IPS is still centered on teacher and characterized classical, so the teacher’s role more than students. So that the instructional model which can invite students to be active is needed. One of the instructional method which can increase learning activity is using picture media. The picture media is the whole things manifested visually into two dimension form as outpouring or thinking like pot ret,  slide, and strip. The aim of this research is to know the use of visual picture media  in increasing the student’s learning achievement of subject matter of IPS SD/MI. The type of this research is classroom action research (PTK) and the research sample is IV MI NW Keruak, the number of subjects is 25 students. To measure the level of understanding and activity of students used the instrument, the instrument used is a questionnaire-shaped observation and multiple-choice test consisting of 10 items about the cycle. Based on the results of data analysis obtained value in the first cycle reached 52.29% with an average of 61.86. Second Cycle reaches 87.08% with average 77.52 average (77.53> 61.88) this means that the use of learning picture media can improve student achievement in fourth grade students of MI NW Keruak   DAFTAR PUSTAKA   Arief, S. Sadiman, Media Pendidikan Pengembangan dan Pemanfaatannya. (Jakarta : PUSTEKKOM DIKBUD, 2009)   Arsyad, Azhar, Media Pembelajaran (Jakarta : Raja Erafindo Persada, 2009)   Depdiknas, Pedoman Penilaian Hasil Belajar di Sekolah Dasar (Jakarta : Depdiknas Dirjen Dikdasmen, 2007)   Hamidi, Strategi Belajar Mengajar (Bandung : CV. Pustaka Setia, 2010)   Muhibbin Syah, Psikologi Pendekatan (Jakarta : Rineka Cipta, . 2007)   Nana Sudjana, Ahmad Rivai, Media Pengajaran (Bandung : Sinar Baru Algesindo, 2008)   Ngalim Purwanto, Psikologi Pendidikan (Bandung : Remaja Rosdakarya, 2006)   Roestiyah. NK, Starategi Belajar Mengajar (Jakarta : Rineka Cipta, 2001)   Sadiman,A.S. Media Pendidikan Pengertian, Pengembangan dan Pemanfaatan (Jakarta : Raja Grafindo Persada, 2009)   Slameto, Belajar dan Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhinya (Jakarta : Rineka Cipta, 2003)   Sugiyono, Metode Peneitian Pendidikan Pendekatan kuantitatif, kualitatif dan R&D  (Bandung : CV Alfabeta, 2001)   Suharsimi, Arikunto, Dasar-DasarEvaluasi pendidikan (Jakarta : Rineka Cipta, 2001)   ----------------------, Prosedur Penelitian: Suatu Pendekatan Praktik (Jakarta : Rineka Cipta, 2010)   Sumantri, Mulyani dan Permana, Johar, Strategi Belajar Mengajar di Sekolah Dasar (Bandung : CV. Maulana, 2001)   W.J.S Poewadarminta, Kamus Besar IPS (Jakarta : Balai Pustaka, 1994)   Zamroni, Meningkatakan Mutu Sekolah: Teori, stategi dan Prosedur (Jakarta: PSAP, 2007)