Christian Religious Studies - Primary 3 - Christians as the salt of the earth

Term: 2^nd Term

Week: 9

Class: Primary 3

Age: 8 years

Duration: 40 minutes

Date:

Subject: Christian Religious knowledge

Topic: Christians as the salt of the earth

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, charts showing the uses and importance of salt

Instructional Procedures

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher revises the previous lesson on Jesus the bread of life and introduces the new topic by explaining what Christian mean- A Christian is someone who believes in Jesus and follows his teachings	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She enumerates the reasons why Christians are the salt of the earth 1. preservative - the Christians keep the world from going bad or rotten by keeping a standard that does right and speaks truth 2. adds flavor. The Christian adds a good flavor to his home, school, job, community, world. 3. a healing agent - The Christian wants to heal a broken world and guide broken lives to Jesus to be made whole.	Pupils pay attention and anticipate
STEP 3 Demonstration	The teacher explains Jesus’ teaching on the salt of the earth	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 4 Note taking	The teacher writes a short note on the board	The pupils copy the note

NOTE

Reasons why Christians are the salt of the earth

preservative - the Christians keep the world from going bad or rotten by keeping a standard that does right and speaks truth
adds flavor. The Christian adds a good flavor to his home, school, job, community, world.
a healing agent - The Christian wants to heal a broken world and guide broken lives to Jesus to be made whole.

Evaluation: 1. Who is a christian?

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation.

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively