1.0 God's Creation
1.1 1.1 God as the provider and healer
By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:
- Identify God as the provider for their needs.
- Sing simple songs on God as a provider to enhance knowledge of God.
- Identify God as a healer for their spiritual and physical nourishment.
- Recite short poems of God as a healer to enhance trust in God.
- Display understanding that God is a provider and healer for spiritual growth.
- Appreciate God as the provider and healer.
- What do your parents provide for you?
- What does God provide for us?
- Have you ever been sick? Who is our healer?
- Identify things provided by parents and things provided by God (Matthew 6:26).
- Sing songs in praise of God as provider and healer.
- Observe pictures of Jesus healing people (Luke 18:35-43).
- Recite simple poems on Jesus as healer (James 5:14, Psalms 107:19-20).
- Watch video clips on Jesus healing the sick.
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1.2 1.2 Creation: Parts of The Body
By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:
- Name parts of the body that God created in His own image and likeness.
- Demonstrate some ways of caring for parts of the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit.
- Appreciate parts of the body as wonderfully made by God.
- Who created your body?
- How many eyes, hands, ears and legs do you have?
- Mention and point to different parts of the body as created by God (1 Corinthians 6:19).
- Sing songs appreciating themselves as fearfully and wonderfully made by God (Psalms 139:13-14).
- Colour pictures of body parts and recite memory verses (Romans 12:4, 1 Corinthians 12:12).
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1.3 1.3 Plants and Domestic Animals
By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:
- Name plants and domestic animals found at home and school as part of God's creation.
- State simple ways of taking care of plants and domestic animals.
- Demonstrate taking care of domestic animals and plants for social responsibility.
- Appreciate plants and animals found at home and school as God's creation.
- Which domestic animals do you know?
- Who created domestic animals and plants?
- How do we care for flowers and animals?
- Identify plants (Genesis 1:11-12, Psalms 104:14) and domestic animals (Genesis 1:20-24).
- Imitate sounds made by domestic animals (cows, cats, sheep).
- Role play caring for animals and watering plants in the nature corner.
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1.4 1.4 Name of God according to catchment language
By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the name of God as used in his/her catchment area for personal knowledge.
- Identify the name of God in other communities for peaceful coexistence.
- Appreciate the name of God according to catchment area for self-awareness.
- Desire to know the name of God as used in other communities to promote unity.
- What is the name of God in your language?
- What is the name of God in other languages?
- Mention names of God according to local catchment languages (Exodus 3:13-15).
- Mention names of God from other communities using flashcards.
- Sing simple songs in reverence to the name of God.
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1.5 1.5 Communicating to God through Prayer
By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:
- Mention simple prayers at different times for spiritual nourishment.
- Recite prayers for different times as part of spiritual growth.
- Respect different times of prayer.
- Appreciate prayer as one of the most important ways of talking to God.
- How do we talk to God?
- What times do you pray to God?
- Why do we talk to God and who answers our prayers?
- Mention different times they pray (morning, meals, bedtime) (Daniel 6:10, 1 Peter 3:12).
- Practise saying prayers of thanksgiving and asking for God's protection (Matthew 7:7).
- Demonstrate different postures when praying (kneeling, bowing head, closing eyes).
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