We are Children of One Father – Attitude of Children of One Father and Importance of Living in Peace (Primary 4)

CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 4

THEME – GOD AS FATHER GUIDES HIS CHILDREN 

PREVIOUS LESSON – FATHERHOOD OF GOD

TOPIC – ATTITUDE OF CHILDREN OF ONE FATHER AND IMPORTANCE OF LIVING IN PEACE 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives – describe the right attitude to one another as members of one family.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Bible.

2. Pictures of a family.

3. Costumes.

 

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  

ATTITUDE OF CHILDREN OF ONE FATHER – I John 4:7-8.

I John 4,

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 

Our attitudes as parents to children, children among themselves and children to parents are all the same as state in I John 4:7 – 8. Love one another as God is love.

IMPORTANCE OF LIVING IN PEACE 

Hebrews 12,

14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. 

Where there is unity, people will be able to –

1. Love one another

2. Live together

3. Cheerfully share with another

4. Growth and progress

5. Happy.

PRESENTATION

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

1. Revises the previous lesson based on the pupils related knowledge and understanding.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the lesson review.

2. Ask the pupils to explain how members of the same family should behave to one another – Parents to children. Children among themselves. Children to parents.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate and answer questions.

3. Leads pupils to memorize the passage Mark 12:29-31.

Pupil’s Activities – Take turns in reading and memorizing the given passage.

4. Leads the pupils to dramatize a model family life.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate in the drama.

5. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as instructed.

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 Calls Us for a Purpose – The Story of the call of Abraham and Purpose Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Christian Religious Studies

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. Say the Lord’s prayer, (oral question).

 

2. God is the Father of all ___________________.

A. of creation

B. of man and woman

C. of trees and animals.

Mention 3 ways we can behave to one another.

3. ______________________________________

4. ______________________________________

5. ______________________________________

State 5 importance of living in peace.

6. ______________________________________

7. ______________________________________

8. ______________________________________

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