Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5
God shows us mercy
God shows us mercy
Term: 1st Term
Week: 7
Class: Primary 5
Age: 10 years
Duration: 40 minutes
Date:
Subject: Christian Religious knowledge
Topic: God shows us mercy
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, picture or drawing of the prodigal son, pictures and drawings of armed robbers shot
Instructional Procedures
PRESENTATION | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPIL’S ACTIVITY |
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION | The teacher revisits the previous lesson on God shows us mercy | Pupils pay attention |
STEP 2 EXPLANATION | The teacher further explains what mercy means Mercy means the compassionate treatment of someone in distress especially when it is within one’s power to punish or harm them | Pupils pay attention and anticipate |
STEP 3 Demonstration | The teacher explains God’s mercy on us Mercy appears in the Bible as it relates to forgiveness or withholding punishment. For example, God the Father showed mercy on us when he sacrificed his son, Christ Jesus, on the Cross to pay the price for our sins
The teacher further discusses the need for us to be merciful to others We should be merciful to others so that God can be merciful to us.
Like the story of the unforgiving servant The kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted all his servants to pay him back. These servants had borrowed money from the king and the king wanted it back today.
So the king decided that the servant and his wife and children should all be sold to pay for the money they owed him. The servant knew this would be terrible so he fell on his knees and begged the king, "Be patient with me and I will pay back everything." The king had MERCY on him and told him he didn't have to pay it back and let him go.
The servant left the king and decided to get his servant to pay him back for the money he owed him. When he found his servant who only owed him a few dollars he grabbed him and began to choke him. "Pay back what you owe me! he yelled.
Then his servant did the same thing that he had just done. He fell on his knees and begged, "Be patient with me, and I will pay you back." But he said, "No way!" Instead, he had the man thrown into jail until he could pay the money back.
People heard what had happened and told the king about the unmerciful servant. So the king called the servant in. "You wicked servant, he said, "I canceled all that you owed me because you begged me to. Shouldn't you have had mercy on your servant just as I had on you?"
The king immediately threw the servant into jail to be tortured, until he should pay back all the money he borrowed.
| Pupils pay attention and participate |
STEP 4 Note taking | The teacher writes a short note on the board | The pupils copy the note |
NOTE
Mercy means the compassionate treatment of someone in distress especially when it is within one’s power to punish or harm them
God’s mercy on us
Mercy appears in the Bible as it relates to forgiveness or withholding punishment. For example, God the Father showed mercy on us when he sacrificed his son, Christ Jesus, on the Cross to pay the price for our sins
The need for us to be merciful to others
We should be merciful to others so that God can be merciful to us like the story of the unforgiving servant
The kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted all his servants to pay him back. These servants had borrowed money from the king and the king wanted it back today.
So the king decided that the servant and his wife and children should all be sold to pay for the money they owed him.
The servant knew this would be terrible so he fell on his knees and begged the king, "Be patient with me and I will pay back everything."
The king had MERCY on him and told him he didn't have to pay it back and let him go.
The servant left the king and decided to get his servant to pay him back for the money he owed him.
When he found his servant who only owed him a few dollars he grabbed him and began to choke him. "Pay back what you owe me! he yelled.
Then his servant did the same thing that he had just done. He fell on his knees and begged, "Be patient with me, and I will pay you back."
But he said, "No way!" Instead, he had the man thrown into jail until he could pay the money back.
People heard what had happened and told the king about the unmerciful servant. So the king called the servant in. "You wicked servant, he said, "I canceled all that you owed me because you begged me to. Shouldn't you have had mercy on your servant just as I had on you?"
The king immediately threw the servant into jail to be tortured, until he should pay back all the money he borrowed.
Evaluation: 1. Explain the meaning of mercy
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation.
CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively.
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