Term: 1^st Term

Week: 6

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

Discuss the instruction given to Moses by The Lord
Mention the similarity between the hanging of the bronze serpent on the tree and hanging of Jesus on the cross
State the importance of the story

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, pictures of Jesus on the cross

Instructional Procedures

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher revises the previous lesson on Moses and the bronze serpent	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She gives further explanation of how Moses interceded for the Israelites when the bronze serpent began biting them and the instructions The Lord gave him - Moses prayed for the people - Then The Lord told Moses to make a bronze snake and put it on a pole, so that anyone who was bitten could look at it and be healed The teacher also explains the similarity between the hanging serpent and Jesus on the cross - Hanging serpent means salvation for the Israelites and Jesus on the cross means salvation for mankind - A reminder that the Israelites sin is hanging with the bronze serpent just as that of the sin of the world is hanging on the cross with Jesus Christ	Pupils pay attention and anticipate
STEP 3 Demonstration	The teacher explains the importance of the story of the hanging serpent - It’s a symbol to point their minds towards faith in him as a means of healing them - It symbolizes salvation	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 prayed for the people

Then The Lord told Moses to make a bronze snake and put it on a pole, so that anyone who was bitten could look at it and be healed

Similarity between the hanging serpent and Jesus on the cross

Hanging serpent means salvation for the Israelites and Jesus on the cross means salvation for mankind
A reminder that the Israelites sin is hanging with the bronze serpent just as that of the sin of the world is hanging on the cross with Jesus Christ

Importance of the story of the hanging serpent

It’s a symbol to point their minds towards faith in him as a means of healing them
It symbolizes salvation

Evaluation: 1. What were the instructions God gave Moses when he interceded for the people?

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation.

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively

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