TERM: 3rd Term

WEEK: 7

CLASS: Primary 1

AGE:

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: Christian Religious Knowledge

TOPIC: Jesus wants us to obey and keep God’s commandments

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

1)Define commandment

2)Recite the ten commandments

3)Explain why God gave us commandments

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Holy Bible: Ex 20:1-17, charts of the ten commandments

www.tencommandments.org

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC	The teacher introduces the topic with a song. She tells the pupils that commandments are laws that must be obeyed.	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She then tells them the Ten commandments and why God gave them to us.	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	Using Bible Texts and charts she shows the pupils the ten commandments	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a short note on the board for the pupils to copy	The pupils copy the note from the board

NOTE

Commandments are laws that must be obeyed. It is an exercise of authority. The ten commandments are:

1)You shall have no other God before me

2) You shall not make for yourself any graven image

3) You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain

4) Observe the Sabbath day to keep it holy

5) Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you

6) You shall not kill

7) Neither shall you commit adultery

8) Neither shall you steal

9) Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor

10) Neither shall you covet your anything that is your neighbour’s

God gave us commandments so we can walk in the path of righteousness, do His will and make heaven at last

EVALUATION:1)_____ are laws that must be obeyed. (commandments, fishes)

2) We should not lie. Yes/No

3) God gave us commandments so we can do the right things. Yes/No
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: Teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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