JESUS AND HIS FAMILY
Subject:
Christian Religious Knowledge
Term:
First Term
Week:
Week 4
Class:
JSS 2 / BASIC 8
Previous lesson: Pupils have previous knowledge of
The value of Virginity before and after marriage
that was taught in their previous lesson
Topic:
THE FAMILY OF JESUS
Behavioural objectives: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- Mention the siblings of Jesus by name.
- Say what did Joseph do for a living?
Instructional Materials:
- Wall charts
- Pictures
- Related Online Video
- Flash Cards
Methods of Teaching:
- Class Discussion
- Group Discussion
- Asking Questions
- Explanation
- Role Modelling
- Role Delegation
Reference Materials:
- Scheme of Work
- Online Information
- Textbooks
- Workbooks
- 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
- Workbooks
WEEK: 4
SUBJECT: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
TOPIC: JESUS AND HIS FAMILY
SUB-TOPIC: 1: Jesus and his siblings
2: Jesus obeyed His parents.
3: Jesus understanding of family
Sub-Topic 1: Jesus and His siblings. Matt. 13: 53-56; 12: 46-50
After the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary had other children, both boys and girls. The boys were James, Joseph, Simon and Judas. The names of Jesus’ sisters were not mentioned.
Evaluation:
- Mention the names of Jesus’ brothers.
Sub-Topic 2: Jesus obeyed His parents LK 2: 41-52
Jesus grew up to become an obedient, disciplined and hardworking child. He obeyed all instructions given to him. He was very respectful to his parents and polite to all other people in the community. He helped his parents to do all the household work. He never told a lie and he was honest in all that he said and did. Everybody spoke well of him.
Jesus attended the synagogue school
Jesus attended the synagogue school in Nazareth. They were taught how to read and write, they were also taught everything about God’s dealing with their forefathers. They learnt about the important festivals of the Jews and the reasons for celebrating them. Some of these festivals were: The Passover, The Feast of Tabernacle and the feast of Pentecost. They were also taught about God’s Law.
At the age of twelve, Jesus graduated from the synagogue school, He was given the title: Ben Torah which means: “Son of Law”. This was the title given to all Jewish children who successfully completed their synagogue education.
Jesus Christ becomes a Carpenter: MK 6: 3
Joseph was a carpenter and Jesus helped him with his work. He helped him to make tables, chairs, beds and toys for the people. When Joseph died, Jesus took over the carpentry work; As a result, he was able to earn enough money to feed Mary and other members of the household.
Evaluation:
- What was Joseph’s occupation?
- Jesus graduated from the synagogue at the age of——-
- Why do you think obedience and discipline are necessary to achieve success in life?
- Mention three important festivals of the Jew.
Sub-Topic s3: Jesus understanding of family: Matt; 12 46 -50
Jesus was in a house preaching. After some time he was told that his mother and brothers asked to speak to him. Jesus asked the man who his mother and brothers were. Pointing to his disciples he said that they were his mother, brothers and sisters. He added that whoever did what his father in heaven wanted him to do was his brother, his sister and his mother.
The true families of Jesus are those who do the will of God, they are obedient, respectful, humble, loving, kind and hardworking. Jesus was not trying to disown his earthly family. He was only laying emphasis on the true family of God.
Moral Lessons:
- You must learn to call upon Jesus to help you to be obedient and disciplined so that you may be successful with your studies and with your future work as a professional.
- You must learn to pray to Jesus to help you take care of your family.
- You must learn to ask Jesus to help you to do the will of God so that you can become a member of his true family.
Evaluation:
- Who are the true family of Jesus?
- Who did Jesus’ point to as his brothers, sisters and mother?
- At what age did Jesus accompany his parents to the annual Passover feast in Jerusalem?
Objective Questions
- Jesus was trained in his father’s profession as a (a) shepherd (b)carpenter (c) fisherman(d) hunter (e)farmer
- The angel of the Lord instructed Jesus’ parents to take refuge in the land of (a)Edom (b)Egypt (c) Goshen(d) Moab (e)Nazareth
- According to Jesus, his true family are (a)women disciples (b)men disciples (c) people from Jerusalem (d)those who do the will of God (e)Those who reads their bible
- The title Jesus got from the synagogue school is known as (a)Ben Torah (b)Emmanuel (c) Forerunner (d) Ben Nisi (e)Torah master
- Where did Jesus attend the synagogue school (a) Egypt (b) Syria (c)Damascus (d)Nazareth (e)Athens
Weekend Assignment:
- Narrate the story of Jesus’ baptism;
Presentation
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1:
The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2.
He introduces the new topic
Step 3:
The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise
Conclusion
The class teacher wraps up or concludes the lesson by giving out a short note to summarize the topic that he or she has just taught.
The class teacher also goes round to make sure that the notes are well copied or well written by the pupils.
He or she makes the necessary corrections when and where the needs arise.
