The birth of Jesus Primary 1 CRK Primary 1 Second Term

Week: 1

Class: 1

Topic: The birth of Jesus

Behavioural objectives: Pupils should be able to:

* narrate the birth of Jesus

* tell why Jesus came

* explain why we celebrate Christmas.

Instructional material/Reference material: Children’s Bible, Pictures and charts

Building Background /connection to prior knowledge:

Content: Jesus was given birth in Bethlehem of Judea, he was given birth in a place called manger, he was the son of God, he was sent to come and die for sin of mankind.

* He was given birth by a mother called virgin Mary and his father Joseph the carpenter, he was their first child through the Holy Spirit.

▶️we celebrate Christmas to remember the birth of Jesus Christ our lord

Evaluation: teacher will ask the Pupils to:

1. explain who Jesus is and why He came.

2. explain why we celebrate Christmas.

Week: 2

Class: 1

Topic: The visit of the wise men

Behavioural objectives: Pupils should be able to:

▶narrate the visit of the wise men and the shepherds

Instructional material/Reference material: Children’s Bible, Pictures and charts

Building Background /connection to prior knowledge: the pupils have been taught on the birth of Jesus

Content:

When Jesus was given birth, the angel of the lord appears to the shepherds and told them that he has come to give them good news that the king of the Jews have been given birth

▶️the wise men look in search of Jesus Christ and the get there through the lead of the star 🌟, the lord use star to lead the wise men to Jesus, when they find him they gave him gift from their treasures

* gold

* myrrh

*frankincense

Evaluation: Teacher will ask the Pupils to:

▶️narrate the story of the visit of the angel.

▶️mention the three gifts given to Jesus.

▶️ mention what led the shepherd to where Jesus was born.

Week: 3

Class: 1

Topic: Jesus was protected from danger

Behavioural objectives: Pupils should be able to:

▶️ describe how baby Jesus was protected from danger.

▶️narrate how their parents are protecting them

Instructional material/Reference material: Children’s Bible, Pictures and charts

Building Background /connection to prior knowledge: Pupils has been taught on the visit of the wise men.

Content:

When Jesus was given birth and herod want to kill him, God told Joseph to go to Egypt with the child and his mother the night God told him till the day he will text them to come back .

* That is one of the way God protected Jesus

▶️ and to the aspect of our parents God has been using them for us, they are the one leading us to the right path, God has been protecting us through our parents and government, government provides for us total security.

Evaluation: Pupils to:

▶️ mention who carried Jesus away into hiding.

▶️say where they took Him for safety.

▶️ say who protected Him from danger.

Week: 4

Class: 1

Topic: Jesus our friend

Behavioural objectives: Pupils should be able to:

▶️ explain who a friend is

▶️show how Jesus related kindly with love to people including children.

▶️list two things about Jesus life they will like to emulate in relating to God, school mates, brothers and sisters and other children in the community.

▶️explain why we are also His friends.

Instructional material/Reference material: Children’s Bible, Pictures and charts

Building Background /connection to prior knowledge: Pupils has been taught on how Jesus was protected from danger

Content:

A friend is a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.

▶ Jesus even call little children is friend in the Bible because he loved them

▶ we can only be a friend with Jesus only if we:

*obey him

* love him

* do goods to others

Evaluation: teacher will ask the Pupils to:

▶ say who Jesus called to Himself.

▶ say why they are friends of Jesus.

Week: 5

Class: 1

Topic: Jesus calls his disciples friend

Behavioural objectives: Pupils should be able to:

▶ name the disciples whom Jesus called His friend.

Instructional material/Reference material: Children’s Bible, Pictures and charts

Building Background /connection to prior knowledge: Pupils has been taught about Jesus our friend

Content: Jesus calls his twelve disciples

* Simon Peter * Andrew * John *Phillip* James * Bartholomew * Mathew * Thomas * Judas Iscariot* James son of Alphaeus* Theadaeus * Simon the Canaanite.

▶Jesus calls his disciples friend because he loved them

Evaluation: Pupils to:

▶name four of Jesus’ disciples.

▶say why they are friends of Jesus.

Week: 6

Class: 1

Topic: Jesus feeds 5000 people

Behavioural objectives: Pupils should be able to:

▶️ narrate how Jesus feed 5000 people with five loaves of bread and two fishes.

▶️ say how a little boy shared what he had.

Instructional material/Reference material: Children’s Bible, Pictures and charts

Building Background /connection to prior knowledge : the pupils has been taught on how Jesus calls his disciples friend

Content:

when Jesus and his disciples are at the other side of the of Galilee (sea of Tiberias) and a great multitude followed them, when they were hungry and there nothing to give out, a little boy gave to Jesus what he have, he gave him five loaf of bread and two fish and they lord bless it and it was multiply by God

▶ After feeding the multitude, Jesus told his disciples to gather up the left over fragments that nothing must not be lost and to be preserved.

* Jesus taught his disciples there not to be wasteful.

▶ God have been the one providing for our food we have been eating since we are given birth through our Parents.

Evaluation: Teacher will ask the Pupils to:

▶️mention two ways we can avoid wasting food.

▶️say how many people Jesus fed with the bread and fish.

▶️say who brought the bread and fish.

Week: 7

Class: 1

Topic: Jesus want us to make friends

Behavioural objectives:

Pupils should be able to:

▶️identify people who are friends of Jesus.

▶️mention what Jonathan did to show friendship?

▶️ explain how we should relate to our friends in school and community.

▶️state why we should have good friends.

Instructional material/Reference material: Children’s Bible, Pictures and charts

Building Background /connection to prior knowledge: Pupils has been taught on how Jesus feed 5000 people

Content: Jonathan was the son of soul in the Bible and he was a friend to king David, they really love each other even to the extent of making covenant of love with each other, the protect each other with their lives and they want good for each other, and they follow the lead of the lord for their lives

* likewise Jesus and Lazarus, Jesus was the one who raise him from death what he died, they love each other, Jesus always visit him in his home and they eat together

▶️ likewise our friends in school and community, we must make a good friend that will never lead us to the wrong ways, we must make friend according to the will of the lord

▶️ why we must make good friends :

* to help

* To give good advice

* To protect us

Evaluation: teacher will ask the Pupils to:

▶️ indicate whether they are friends to Jesus and why?

▶️tell the stories of David and Jonathan, Jesus and Lazarus and friends at midnight.

▶️explain why we should have good friends.

Week: 8

Class: 1

Topic: obeying God

Behavioural objectives: Pupils should be able to:

▶️ explain what obedience is and give reasons why we should obey God.

▶️explain how to show obedience to God.

▶️Explain how to show obedience to our parents.

▶️Explain obedience to the law of the nation.

Instructional material/Reference material: Children’s Bible, Pictures and charts

Building Background /connection to prior knowledge: pupils has been taught on how Jesus want us to make friends

Content: obedience means total submission to someone, obedience to God bring blessing to us

▶ ways to show obedience to God :

* by submitting ourselves to him

* by obeying his commandments

* by doing whatever he tells us

▶️ ways to show obedience to our parents :

* by doing whatever they tell us to do

* by doing what is right before them

Evaluation: teacher will ask the Pupils to:

* Give reasons why they should obey God.

* Explain how to show obedience to God and our parents

Week: 9

Class: 1

Topic: The death of Jesus

Behavioural objectives: Pupils should be able to:

▶Understand and narrate Jesus sacrificial death

▶Identify 2 or 3 benefits of His death

▶️ identify ways to sacrificially serve at home, school, church and the community

Instructional material/Reference material: Children’s Bible, Pictures and charts

Building Background /connection to prior knowledge: pupils has been taught on how to obey God

Content: Jesus came to the world to die for the sin of mankind, he died for us to be free from sin and devil.

* Jesus die on the cross in a place called golgotha, and a man called Joseph the Arimathea he beg ask for the body of Jesus for him to bury him.

▶️ sacrificial service at home, school, church and the community:

* following peace with other.

* living a Christ like live.

* obeying Commandments given to us.

Evaluation: teacher will ask the Pupils to

▶️tell the story of death of Jesus.

▶️mention two benefits of Jesus death.

▶️mention two ways they can also sacrificially serve at home, school or community.

Week: 10

Class: 1

Topic: The resurrection of Jesus Christ

Behavioural objectives: Pupils should be able to:

▶️understand and narrate the story of Jesus’ resurrection.

▶️ identify 2 or 3 benefits of Christ resurrection.

Instructional material/Reference material: Children’s Bible, Pictures and charts

Building Background /connection to prior knowledge: Pupils has been taught about the death of Jesus Christ.

Content: resurrection means been raised from the position of been died.

▶️ Jesus Christ resurrected the third day and he appears to his disciples and went to Galilee together and he blessed them to pray for them to receive the Holy ghost and he ascended to heaven.

▶️ Jesus Christ resurrected to give us the truth that our hope is in heaven, Jesus Christ resurrected to give us power to overcome sin and devil

Evaluation: teacher will ask the Pupils to:

▶️tell the story of resurrection of Jesus

▶️mention two benefits of Jesus resurrection.

▶️say when Jesus rose from death.