Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 2

The early life of Jesus II

Class: Primary 2

Term: 2nd Term

Week: 5

Age:

Duration: 40 minutes

Date:

Subject: Christian Religious knowledge

 Topic: The Early Life of Jesus 2

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

  1. Explain the presentation of Jesus in the temple.
  2. List the names of people who were at the presentation of Jesus in the temple.
  3. State what Simeon said at the temple at the presentation of Jesus.

Instructional Techniques: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling

Instructional Materials: toys, picture book showing the presentation of Jesus in the temple, Bible, story book

Instructional Procedures

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher defines a Temple as a place devoted to the worship of God.

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

 She further explains a temple is a place where people go to meet God in the public. She explains that it takes 40 days to present a child to the temple after his birth

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

Using the Bible story books and the pictures there in she tells the story of the presentation of Jesus in the Temple

            -How Mary brought Jesus to the Temple

           - How they offered a sacrifice in the temple

           - How they met Simeon a Jew who bless child and Prophesied concerning the child

          - How they met Anna a prophetess of God. (Lk 2:22-40)

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a short note on the board

The pupils copy the note

 

NOTE

The presentation of a new born baby in the temple(church) is of much importance as it signifies that one is of the family of God. It is an acknowledgement that you are of a child of God and not of the devil.

Evaluation:       1. The name of the Jew Jesus parent met in the temple is_____. (Moses, Simeon,                                                     

                            Joseph)

  1. The name of the prophetess Jesus parent met in the temple is _____. (Mary,

                               Anna, Rebecca)

                           3.______ is a place where we worship God. (Church, School, Hotel)

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation.

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively.



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