God creates and wants us to create – Things created by God and Story of Creation Primary 5 (Basic 5) – Christian Religious Studies

CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES 

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 1

PRIMARY 5

THEME – GOD WANTS TO SAVE ALL MEN 

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TOPIC – GOD CREATES AND WANTS US TO CREATE 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. list the things created by God.

2. state things created by man.

ENTRY BEHAVIOURS

The pupils can identify and state things created by God and man.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Pictures of beautiful things around God created

2. Map of the world

3. Film – the creation

4. GSM phones

5. Baskets, tables, etc.

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters” (Genesis 1:1-2).

THINGS CREATED BY GOD – GENESIS 1:14 – 15

14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; 15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so.

God is the creation of all things. Everything in heaven and earth, God created them all. God creates the light, atmosphere (sky), dry ground and plants, sun, moon and stars, birds and sea animals, land animals humans.

LESSON 2 – STORY OF CREATION – GENESIS 1:14 – 25

God’s creation of the earth is found in Genesis chapters 1 and 2 and consists of the following seven days of creation –

Day 1: Light – Genesis 1:3-5

Day 2: Atmosphere / Firmament – Genesis 1:6-8

Day 3: Dry ground & plants – Genesis 1:11-13

Day 4: Sun, moon & stars – Genesis 1:14-19

Day 5: Birds & sea animals – Genesis 1:20-23

Day 6: Land animals & humans – Genesis 1:24-31

Day 7: The Sabbath of rest – Genesis 2:1-3

THINGS CREATED BY MAN 

Engage pupils to state things created by man.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Takes pupils out to see trees, flowers, hills, valleys, birds, etc.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively by observing the environment closely.

3. Asks pupils to tell some creation stories according to their folklores.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate in story telling.

4. Narrates the biblical account of creation.

Pupil’s Activities – Read the Bible passages.

5. Discuss how creation demonstrates the love of God to mankind.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the class discussion.

6. Asks pupils to state the things creates by God and man.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

NEXT LESSON – God created man in His own image

LESSON EVALUATION 

Asks pupils to:

1. list the things created by God.

2. state things created by man.

3. Mention the things created by God from the first day and the last day.

4. List 5 things created by us.

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST) 

1. God creates everything on earth for how many days.

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

 

2. God rested on ________ day.

A. 5th

B. 6th

C. 7th

 

3. On the third day, God creates ________________.

A. Dry ground and plants

B. Sun, moon and stars

C. Birds and animals

 

4. On the fifth day, God creates ________________.

A. Dry ground and plants

B. Sun, moon and stars

C. Birds and animals

 

5. On the fourth day, God creates ________________.

A. Dry ground and plants

B. Sun, moon and stars

C. Birds and animals

 

6. What did God create on the seventh day?

A. Man

B. Animals

C. Nothing; He rested

 

7. What did God think of His own work?

A. it was sufficient

B. it was very good

C. it was glorious

8. What did God make the man out of?

A. dust

B. sand

C. a piece of His own body

 

9. God made man in His own ________________.

A. Angel

B. Man

C. Image

 

10. ________________ was the last thing God created.

A. Plants

B. Animals

C. Man

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