God shows Mercy to Us (Primary 5)

CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

SECOND TERM 

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 5

THEME: GOD SAVES HIS PEOPLE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – First Term Examination Links For Primary Schools

TOPIC: God SHOWS MERCY TO US 

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. explain what mercy means.

2. explain God’s mercy on us.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Picture or drawing of the prodigal son.

2. 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 

INTRODUCTION

MERCY

In the Lord’s prayer we are to forgive so that our heavenly father will also forgive us. God has power to punish us for our sins (wrong doing) but he did not. Therefore, mercy means forgiven someone whom has done something wrong to us.

GOD’S MERCY ON US – Matthew 9:9-13; 18:23-35

God is loving, kind and merciful. He forgives every of our wrong doing even before we ask for forgiveness. Jesus taught us many parables about how God shows mercy on everyone of us.

THE STORY OF A PRODIGAL SON – Luke 15:11–32.

In the story, a father has two sons, a younger and an older. The younger son asks the father for his inheritance, and the father grants his son’s request. However, he lefts and waste his fortune, eventually becoming poor.

The younger son is forced to return home empty – handed and intends to beg his father to accept him back as a servant. To the son’s surprise, he is not scorned by his father but is welcomed back with celebration and fanfare.

Unfortunately, the older son refuses to participate in the festivities. The father reminds the older son that one day he will inherit everything, and that they should still celebrate the return of the younger son because he was lost and is now found.

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. Explains what mercy is.

3. Discusses how God is merciful to us.

Pupil’s Activities – Listen and ask questions.

4 Leads pupils to dramatize the story of the prodigal son.

Pupil’s Activities – Dramatize

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 – Second Term Scheme of Work and Plan Lesson Note CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES Primary 5

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to: 

1. explain what mercy means.

2. mention two ways God has shown mercy to us.