Creation Story Christian Religious Studies Kindergarten First Term Lesson Notes Week 1

Lesson Plan Presentation

Subject: Christian Religious Studies
Class: Kindergarten
Term: First Term
Week: 1
Age: 5 years

Topic: Creation Story
Sub-topic: Understanding God’s Creation

Duration: 40 minutes

Behavioural Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Describe the creation story.
2. Identify what God created on each day.
3. Appreciate the beauty of God’s creation.
4. Recite the sequence of creation days.

Keywords:

• Creation
• God
• Days
• Light
• Animals
• Plants

Set Induction:
The teacher will show pictures of various animals, plants, and the sky, and ask the pupils if they know who made all these beautiful things.

Entry Behaviour:
Pupils are familiar with different objects in their environment (e.g., animals, plants, sun, moon).

Learning Resources and Materials:

• Picture cards of different animals, plants, and natural elements.
• Storybook of Creation.
• Coloring sheets.
• Crayons.

Building Background / Connection to Prior Knowledge:
Discuss with pupils about things they see around them every day like the sky, trees, and animals.

Embedded Core Skills:

• Listening
• Speaking
• Observation

Reference Books:
Lagos State Scheme of Work for Kindergarten Christian Religious Studies.

Instructional Materials:

• Picture cards
• Storybook
• Coloring sheets
• Crayons

Content

Explanation of the Topic:

1. Day 1: God created light. (Genesis 1:1-5)
2. Day 2: God created the sky. (Genesis 1:6-8)
3. Day 3: God created dry land, seas, plants, and trees. (Genesis 1:9-13)
4. Day 4: God created the sun, moon, and stars. (Genesis 1:14-19)
5. Day 5: God created the birds and sea animals. (Genesis 1:20-23)
6. Day 6: God created animals on land and humans. (Genesis 1:24-31)
7. Day 7: God rested. (Genesis 2:1-3)

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

1. On the first day, God created ______.
   a) Animals
   b) Light
   c) Plants
   d) Water
2. On the second day, God created the ______.
   a) Sun
   b) Sky
   c) Moon
   d) Stars
3. On the third day, God made the land, seas, and ______.
   a) Animals
   b) Trees
   c) Stars
   d) Moon
4. The sun, moon, and stars were created on the ______ day.
   a) Second
   b) Third
   c) Fourth
   d) Fifth
5. On the fifth day, God created ______.
   a) Birds and sea animals
   b) Land animals
   c) Humans
   d) Light
6. Land animals and humans were created on the ______ day.
   a) Third
   b) Fifth
   c) Sixth
   d) Seventh
7. On the seventh day, God ______.
   a) Worked
   b) Rested
   c) Created animals
   d) Made plants
8. God saw that everything He made was very ______.
   a) Bad
   b) Good
   c) Sad
   d) Boring
9. God created the ______ on the fourth day.
   a) Sky
   b) Sun
   c) Light
   d) Trees
10. On the first day, God separated light from ______.
    a) Water
    b) Darkness
    c) Sky
    d) Land

Evaluation

1. What did God create first? God created light first.
2. What did God make on the second day? God made the sky on the second day.
3. Which day did God create plants and trees? God created plants and trees on the third day.
4. What was created on the fourth day? The sun, moon, and stars were created on the fourth day.
5. What did God create on the fifth day? God created birds and sea animals on the fifth day.
6. What did God make on the sixth day? God made land animals and humans on the sixth day.
7. What did God do on the seventh day? God rested on the seventh day.
8. Why did God create the sun, moon, and stars? To give light to the earth and separate day from night.
9. How did God feel about His creation? God saw that it was very good.
10. Why is the creation story important? It helps us understand the beginning of the world and God’s power.

Presentation

Step 1: The teacher revises the previous topic, “Introduction to God,” discussing who God is and why we pray to Him.

Step 2: The teacher introduces the new topic, “Creation Story,” using a storybook and picture cards to illustrate each day of creation.

Step 3: The teacher allows the pupils to share what they know about creation and corrects any misconceptions.

Teacher’s Activities

• Show picture cards and read the creation story.
• Ask pupils questions to check understanding.
• Guide pupils in a coloring activity of creation scenes.

Learners’ Activities

• Listen to the creation story.
• Answer questions about the story.
• Participate in the coloring activity.

Assessment

Ten Evaluation Questions:

1. What did God create on the first day?
2. What did God create on the second day?
3. What did God create on the third day?
4. What did God create on the fourth day?
5. What did God create on the fifth day?
6. What did God create on the sixth day?
7. What did God do on the seventh day?
8. What did God say about His creation?
9. Which day did God create humans?
10. Why did God create the sun and moon?

Conclusion:
The teacher goes around to mark the pupils’ work and provides necessary feedback. The pupils will display their coloring sheets and share what they have learned about the creation story.

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