Love of Money – Meaning (Uses) of Money and Wealth – The Right Attitude to Money – Danger of Excessive Love of Money and Wealth (Primary 6)

CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

SECOND TERM  

WEEK 8 – Meaning (Uses) of Money and Wealth 

WEEK 9 – Right Attitude to Money and Danger of Excessive Love of Money and Wealth 

PRIMARY 6

THEME – LOVE OF MONEY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Moderation in Christian Life (Primary 6)

TOPIC – MONEY AND WEALTH 

LEARNING AREA

WEEK 8

1. Meaning of Money and Wealth

2. Concept of Love of Money

3. Uses of Money

 

WEEK 9

1. Right Attitude (use) of Money and Wealth

2. Dangers of Excessive Love of Money and Wealth

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

1. differentiate between money and wealth.

2. state the right use of money and wealth.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Chart of money and property

2. Bible

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

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

INTRODUCTION 

Money is something we used to buy goods and services and to pay people for their work. We used money for many things such as paying house rent, school fees, bills, etc.

Wealth is a large amount of money or valuable possessions such money, land and property, business ventures, etc.

Sometimes, health is defined as wealth.

LOVE OF MONEY 

Love of money is an excessive attachment to money or material wealth. When people are attached to money, they can do anything to make money.

People can lie, steal, kill, commit fornication and adultery, ritual, become corrupt person, etc.

That’s why, the Bible say, ‘The love of money is the root of all evil’.

RIGHT USES OF MONEY AND WEALTH 

Bible references – Luke 12:15, 1 timothy 6:17-19 

1. Remember that the LORD your God gives you the power to gain money and wealth.

2. Pay your tithes and offerings.

3. Pay your taxes.

4. Take care family and friends.

5. Save money

6. Invest your money.

7. Contribute to the growth and development of your community.

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. Guides pupils to define money and wealth.

Pupil’s Activities – Differentiate between money and wealth.

3. Discusses the right uses of money and wealth.

Pupil’s Activities – State the right uses of money.

 

CONCLUSION

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

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. differentiate between money and wealth.

2. state the right use of money and wealth.