Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4
God reveals Himself to us
God reveals Himself to us
Term: 1st Term
Week: 9
Class: Primary 4
Age: 9 years
Duration: 40 minutes
Date:
Subject: Christian Religious knowledge
Topic: God reveals Himself to us
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, a chart showing the call of Samuel
Instructional Procedures
PRESENTATION | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPIL’S ACTIVITY |
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION | The Teacher revisits the previous lesson on God gives his law to us | Pupils pay attention |
STEP 2 EXPLANATION | She explains the purpose of God’s revelation
| Pupils pay attention and anticipate |
STEP 3 Demonstration | She discusses how God reveals Himself to the people of old in various ways 1. The burning bush as in the case of Moses 2. Through a loud and audible voice as in the case of Samuel 3. by consuming fire as in the case of Elijah and the prophets of Baal 4. By the rod becoming serpents and 10 plagues as in the case of Pharaoh of Egypt 5. In physical appearance as in the case of Abraham 6. Through dreams as in the case of Jacob
She then narrates the story of the call of Samuel There once was a boy named Samuel. When he was still very young his mother gave him to a high priest named Eli so that he could serve the Lord. Eli was old and nearly blind. He needed Samuel’s help for many things. At the end of a long day of work, Samuel was sleeping in the temple when he heard a voice calling to him, “Samuel! Samuel!” “Here I am,” he said. He got up and ran to his master, Eli. “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli was confused. “I did not call for you. Lie down again.” So Samuel went back to sleep. Then he heard the voice again say, “Samuel!” He got up quickly and ran back to his master again. “Here I am, for you called me.” Eli said, “I did not call you. Go lie down again and get some sleep.” Then he heard the voice a third time and came running to his master once more. This time Eli realized what was happening. “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say ‘Speak, LORD, your servant is listening.'” Samuel was in disbelief. Seeing or hearing God’s voice was very uncommon. Yet, he wanted to serve his master well. He went back to lie down. “Samuel! Samuel!” said the voice of the Lord. “Speak, for your servant is listening,” the boy said in reply. Then the Lord spoke to young Samuel for the first time. It was the first of many times that the Lord God spoke to Samuel. Each time Samuel listened and sought to follow the Lord’s instructions. | Pupils pay attention and participate |
STEP 4 Note taking | The teacher writes a short note on the board | The pupils copy the note |
NOTE
How God reveals Himself to the people of old in various ways
The story of the call of Samuel
There once was a boy named Samuel. When he was still very young his mother gave him to a high priest named Eli so that he could serve the Lord. Eli was old and nearly blind. He needed Samuel’s help for many things.
At the end of a long day of work, Samuel was sleeping in the temple when he heard a voice calling to him, “Samuel! Samuel!”
“Here I am,” he said. He got up and ran to his master, Eli. “Here I am, for you called me.”
But Eli was confused. “I did not call for you. Lie down again.”
So Samuel went back to sleep. Then he heard the voice again say, “Samuel!”
He got up quickly and ran back to his master again. “Here I am, for you called me.”
Eli said, “I did not call you. Go lie down again and get some sleep.”
Then he heard the voice a third time and came running to his master once more.
This time Eli realized what was happening. “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say ‘Speak, LORD, your servant is listening.'”
Samuel was in disbelief. Seeing or hearing God’s voice was very uncommon. Yet, he wanted to serve his master well. He went back to lie down.
“Samuel! Samuel!” said the voice of the Lord.
“Speak, for your servant is listening,” the boy said in reply. Then the Lord spoke to young Samuel for the first time. It was the first of many times that the Lord God spoke to Samuel. Each time Samuel listened and sought to follow the Lord’s instructions.
Evaluation: 1. How did God reveal Himself to the people of old?
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation.
CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively.
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