Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 3

Moses and the bronze serpent

Term: 1st Term

Week: 5

Class: Primary 3

Age: 8 years

Duration: 40 minutes

Date:

Subject: Christian Religious knowledge

 Topic: Moses and the bronze serpent

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

  1. Explain the meaning of “Moses”
  2. Discuss why the Israelites grumbled against Moses
  3. Describe what happened as a result of grumbling

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

Instructional Materials: Bible, biblical pictures showing Moses hanging the bronze serpent on a tree

Instructional Procedures

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on the Passover and introduces the new topic by explaining what Moses mean-

Moses means to draw/pull out of water

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She gives further explanation of why the Israelites grumbled against Moses

-      They grumbled against Moses because they were hungry and thirsty

-      They preferred Egypt where they had access to meat, food and other delicious vegetables

Pupils pay attention and anticipate

STEP 3

Demonstration

The teacher explains the result of their grumbling against The Lord

-      The Lord sent poisonous snakes among them and many Israelites were bitten and died

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 4

Note taking

The teacher writes a short note on the board

The pupils copy the note

 

 

NOTE

Moses means to draw/pull out of water

Why did the Israelites grumble against Moses?

They grumbled against Moses because they were hungry and thirsty

The result of their grumbling against The Lord

The Lord sent poisonous snakes among them and many Israelites were bitten and died

Evaluation:          1. What does Moses mean?

  1. Why did the Israelites grumble against Moses?
  2. What was the result of the Israelites grumbling against God?

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation.

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively



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