Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 3
Entry into the promised land
Entry into the promised land
Term: 1st Term
Week: 8
Class: Primary 3
Age: 8 years
Duration: 40 minutes
Date:
Subject: Christian Religious knowledge
Topic: Entry into the promised Land
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to
Instructional Techniques: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling
Instructional Materials: Bible, biblical pictures illustrating the story of the crossing of the Jordan river
Instructional Procedures
PRESENTATION | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPIL’S ACTIVITY |
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION | The teacher revises the previous lesson on the entry into the Promised land
| Pupils pay attention |
STEP 2 EXPLANATION | She narrates the story of the crossing of the river Jordan - Before invading the hostile land of Canaan, Joshua had sent in two spies to scout the enemy. Their story is told in the account of Rahab, the prostitute. - Joshua ordered the people to consecrate themselves by washing themselves, their clothes, and refraining from sex. The next day, he assembled them a half mile behind the ark of the covenant. - He told the Levite priests to carry the ark to the Jordan River, which was swollen and treacherous, overflowing its banks with snowmelt from Mount Hermon. - As soon as the priests waded in with the ark, the water stopped flowing and piled in a heap, 20 miles north near the village of Adam. It was also cut off to the south. While the priests waited with the ark in the middle of the river, the entire nation crossed over on dry ground. - The Lord commanded Joshua to have 12 men, one from each of the 12 tribes, pick up a stone from the center of the riverbed. About 40,000 men from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had crossed over first, armed and ready for battle. - Once everyone had crossed, the priests with the ark came out of the riverbed. As soon as they were safe on dry land, the waters of the Jordan rushed in. | Pupils pay attention and anticipate |
STEP 3 Demonstration | The teacher explains the significance of the 12 stones - Joshua took the 12 stones they had brought and stacked them into a memorial. He told the nation it was a sign to all the nations of the earth that the Lord God had parted the waters of the Jordan, just as he had parted the Red Sea in Egypt. | Pupils pay attention and participate |
STEP 4 Note taking | The teacher writes a short note on the board | The pupils copy the note |
NOTE
Before invading the hostile land of Canaan, Joshua had sent in two spies to scout the enemy. Their story is told in the account of Rahab, the prostitute.
Joshua ordered the people to consecrate themselves by washing themselves, their clothes, and refraining from sex. The next day, he assembled them a half mile behind the ark of the covenant.
He told the Levite priests to carry the ark to the Jordan River, which was swollen and treacherous, overflowing its banks with snowmelt from Mount Hermon. As soon as the priests waded in with the ark, the water stopped flowing and piled in a heap, 20 miles north near the village of Adam. It was also cut off to the south. While the priests waited with the ark in the middle of the river, the entire nation crossed over on dry ground.
The Lord commanded Joshua to have 12 men, one from each of the 12 tribes, pick up a stone from the center of the riverbed. About 40,000 men from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had crossed over first, armed and ready for battle.
Once everyone had crossed, the priests with the ark came out of the
riverbed. As soon as they were safe on dry land, the waters of the Jordan
rushed in.
The significance of the 12 stones
Joshua took the 12 stones they had brought and stacked them into a
memorial. He told the nation it was a sign to all the nations of the earth that
the Lord God had parted the waters of the Jordan, just as he had parted
the Red Sea in Egypt.
Evaluation: 1. Narrate the story of the crossing of the Jordan river
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation.
CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively
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