The Ascension of Jesus (Primary 3)
CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES
FIRST TERM
WEEK 3
PRIMARY 3
THEME – GOD’S PROMISE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
PREVIOUS LESSON – The Work of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles (Primary 3)
TOPIC – THE ASCENSION OF JESUS
LEARNING AREA
1. Introductory Activities
2. The Story of the Ascension of Jesus
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. narrate the story of the ascension of Jesus.
2. state when and how Jesus will return.
3. give reasons why Jesus is coming back the second time.
4. identify things they need to ask God to help them change in their lives as they wait for Jesus coming.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR
Holy Spirit
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:
1. Bible
2. Cardboards
3. CDs with stories on vigilance and last judgement.
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
WRITING INSTRUCTION
Copy as I write or draw as I need. This instruction should be given when you need the pupils to write or draw.
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES
Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Narrates the parable of the 10 virgins, drawing out practical lessons of chastity, patience, vigilance, etc.
HIS ASCENSION AND PROMISE OF SECOND COMING
Reading Text – Acts 1:6 -12 NIV
6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk[a] from the city.
PRAYER SECTION
Guide pupils in identifying things they need to ask God to help them change in their lives.
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. Narrates the parable of the 10 virgins, drawing out practical lessons of chastity, patience, vigilance, etc.
3. Tells the story of His ascension and promise of his coming.
Pupil’s Activities – Listen to the teacher and ask questions.
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:
narrate ways they can be prepared for the second coming of Jesus.