Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Nursery 2

David and Goliath

Class: Nursery 2

Term: 3rd Term

Week: 7

Age: 5 years

Duration: 40 minutes

Date:

Subject: Christian Religious Knowledge

Topic: David and Goliath

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Give a simple meaning of Giant
  2. Discuss the events of David defeating Goliath

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: toys, picture books showing David defeating Goliath, bible, story book

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher uses the David and Goliath song to introduce the topic.

She explains what a giant is – A giant is a person who is very big both in size and in strength

 

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She then further explains that Giants lived during the biblical times and were feared by people because of their size and strength.

Pupils pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

Using the bible story books and the pictures there in she tells the story of David and Goliath

-      Goliath has tormented the children of Isreal for a while, mocking them and insulting them

-      How David had come to the battlefield to deliver food from his father to his brothers

-      How David had heard the boasting of Goliath and was angered because he had insulted God and the army of God

-      How brave David had met the king to ask what will be done to whoever that defeated Goliath

-      How the king couldn’t imagine David defeating Goliath because he was smaller in size and strength compared to Goliath.

-      How David shared his past victories of killing a lion and the deer and would make a public example of Goliath

-      How the king agreed and wore his armor on David

-      How David refused the king’s armor because it was too heavy and rather went to fight Goliath with a sling and five set of stones

-      How Goliath had laughed mockingly when he saw David come at him with a sling and some stones

-      How David confronted Goliath in the name of God and eventually defeated him and cut of his head

 

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a short note on the board

The pupils copy the notes in their book.

 

NOTE

David was a courageous boy. When he heard how a giant was tormenting his people, he confronted the giant called Goliath with a sling and 5 stones. He defeated this giant giving his people and God victory over their enemies.

EVALUATION:    1. __________ is someone who is extremely large in strength and size. (giant, genesis)

  1. __________ was what David used in defeating Goliath. (guns, stones)
  2. ­David _________ off Goliath’s head. (cut, arranged)

                            

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively



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