Meaning of Prayer | Why we should pray? Primary 2 (Basic 2) – Christian Religious Studies

CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 1

PRIMARY 2

THEME – PRAYER 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Third Term Examination Kindergarten (Age 5)

TOPIC – MEANING OF PRAYER 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning of Prayer

3. Why we should Pray?

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

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

1. explain the meaning of prayer.

2. state the reasons why people pray.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can say the Lord’s prayer loud and clear.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Written prayers (The Lord’s Prayer).

2. Pictures showing people in prayer.

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  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

THE LORD’S PRAY 

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.

 

MEANING OF PRAYER 

Prayer is a way we talk to God and God talks to us.

SONG ABOUT PRAYER

Prayer is the key x2

Prayer is the master key

Jesus started with pray

And ended in pray

Prayer is the prayer

LESSON 2 – REASONS WHY WE PRAY

People pray for so many things. People prayers are different from one another depending on their needs and wants. Some of the reasons we pray are –

1. For our daily needs

2. For protection

3. For healing

4. For wisdom and understanding

5. For success

6. For promotion

7. For growth and development

8. For physical and spiritual blessings

9. Parent pray for their children

10. Children pray for their parents

11. We pray to thank God, etc.

 

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. Leads pupils to say the Lord’s Prayer correctly.

Pupil’s Activities – Say the Lord’s Prayer correctly.

3. Discuss the meaning of prayer.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate in discussion on prayer.

4. Helps pupils to understand and state why people pray.

Pupil’s Activities – State the reasons why people pray.

5. Summarizes each of the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher 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

Reasons Why We Pray Primary 2 (Basic 2) – Christian Religious Studies

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. say the Lord’s prayer.

2. Say the meaning of prayer.

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

1. ______ is a way we talk to God and God talks to us.

A. Prayer

B. Talk

2. When pray we pray to ______.

A. God

B. Ourselves

3. We must pray everyday.

A. Yes

B. No

4. When we were pray, we talk to God.

A. Yes

B. Not

5. Everybody pray.

A. Yes

No

6. We must always pray for our family.

A. Yes

B. No

7. We must pray for Nigeria too.

A. Yes

B. No

8. When we pray, we ask God for our daily needs.

A. Yes

B. No

9. Pray is the master key.

A. Yes

B. No

10. Jesus also pray.

A. Yes

B. No

11. Jesus started with _______.

A. Pray

B. Talk

 

12. Jesus ended with _______.

A. Pray

B. Talk

13. We can pray any where.

A. Yes

B. No

14. Do you pray before you eat?

A. Yes

B. No

15. Do you pray today?

A. Yes

No