Abstract
This study aims to describe the character values contained in the books of grade I elementary school students with the theme "me". This research is a content analysis research conducted in six stages, namely: data collection; sample determination; data recording; reduction; drawing conclusions; and describe the research results. The source of data in this study is the 2013 revised edition of the 2013 Curriculum Textbook for Primary Schools published by the Ministry of Education and Culture which consists of one theme with four sub-themes. As the object of research is the content of character values contained in the textbooks of grade I elementary school students with the theme myself. The results showed that (1) each sub-theme contained a variable number of character values and the distribution was not evenly distributed; (2) there are eight character values developed in the Book of Class I Elementary School with the Self Theme, namely tolerance, independence, discipline, religion, responsibility, confidence, courtesy, and care; (3) the technique of presenting character values uses songs, stories, dramas, and pictures to bring out the character values. The advice given to other researchers is to examine the character content in other textbooks so that character values can be identified to be developed following the goals of national education.