Christian Values

Jesus loves little Children - Jesus and children

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Recognize that God loves children
- Read Matthew 19:13-15 about Jesus blessing children
- Appreciate God's love for children

- Learners read a story about parents showing love to their children
- Learners read Matthew 19:13-15
- Learners retell the story to one another
- Learners explain how Jesus showed love to the children

How did Jesus Christ show love to little children?

KLB Christian Religious Education Grade 4 Learner's Book pg. 140
- The Good News Bible

- Observation - Oral questions - Written work

Christian Values

Jesus loves little Children - Demonstrating love for others

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Demonstrate love for others by being kind to them
- Explain the meaning of love
- Value the importance of sharing with those in need

- Learners discuss the meaning of love
- Learners read a composition on showing love to others
- Learners write a short composition on how they show godly love to others
- Learners discuss ways of showing love to others

How do you show Godly love to others as a Christian?

KLB Christian Religious Education Grade 4 Learner's Book pg. 142
- The Good News Bible

- Observation - Oral questions - Written work

Christian Values

Jesus loves little Children - Obeying God's teachings

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Appreciate God's love by obeying His teachings
- List ways of obeying God's teachings
- Show appreciation for God's love

- Learners discuss how to obey God's teachings
- Learners list ways of showing appreciation for God's love
- Learners sing songs about God's love
- Learners pray to thank God for His love

How can you appreciate God's love in your life?

KLB Christian Religious Education Grade 4 Learner's Book pg. 144
- The Good News Bible

- Observation - Oral questions - Written work

Christian Values

Responsibility - Identifying and caring for personal items

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify personal items and how they take care of them
- List personal items and their uses
- Show responsibility in caring for personal items

- Learners identify examples of personal items
- Learners display personal items
- Learners discuss how they use each personal item
- Learners discuss how they take care of their personal items
- Learners complete a table of personal items and how to care for them

How do you take care of personal and school items?

KLB Christian Religious Education Grade 4 Learner's Book pg. 145
- Personal items
- Charts

- Observation - Oral questions - Written work

Christian Values

Responsibility - Identifying and caring for personal items

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify personal items and how they take care of them
- List personal items and their uses
- Show responsibility in caring for personal items

- Learners identify examples of personal items
- Learners display personal items
- Learners discuss how they use each personal item
- Learners discuss how they take care of their personal items
- Learners complete a table of personal items and how to care for them

How do you take care of personal and school items?

KLB Christian Religious Education Grade 4 Learner's Book pg. 145
- Personal items
- Charts

- Observation - Oral questions - Written work

Christian Values

Responsibility - School properties and their care

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify school properties and how to take care of them
- Explain the importance of taking care of school property
- Acquire responsibility by taking care of personal and school properties

- Learners list school properties
- Learners discuss how they use the school properties
- Learners discuss how they take care of the school properties
- Learners read stories about taking care of school property
- Learners compose a poem on taking care of personal and school property

Why is it important to take care of school property?

KLB Christian Religious Education Grade 4 Learner's Book pg. 147
- Charts

- Observation - Oral questions - Written work

Christian Values

Holiness - Glorifying God with our bodies

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe ways of glorifying God with their bodies
- Read 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 about the body as temple of the Holy Spirit
- Desire to keep the body holy

- Learners find out the meaning of glorifying and holiness
- Learners read 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
- Learners discuss what they learn from the verses
- Learners describe how they can glorify God with their bodies

Why should you lead holy lives as young people?

KLB Christian Religious Education Grade 4 Learner's Book pg. 148
- The Good News Bible
- Dictionaries
- Digital devices

- Observation - Oral questions - Written work

Christian Values

Holiness - Avoiding situations leading to sin

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Acquire the value of holiness by keeping away from situations that lead to sin
- Explain what sin means
- Identify situations that lead to sin

- Learners discuss what they understand by the word sin
- Learners discuss situations that lead them to sin
- Learners discuss how to avoid situations that lead to sin
- Learners write their points on a chart

How can you avoid situations that lead to sin?

KLB Christian Religious Education Grade 4 Learner's Book pg. 149
- The Good News Bible
- Charts

- Observation - Oral questions - Written work

Christian Values

Holiness - Body as temple of the Holy Spirit

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Recite 1 Corinthians 6:19 on the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit
- Explain what it means for the body to be the temple of the Holy Spirit
- Desire to lead holy lives free from sin

- Learners tell one another how they can lead holy lives free from sin
- Learners discuss why it is important to live a holy life
- Learners read 1 Corinthians 6:19
- Learners recite the verse
- Learners sing a song about holiness

How can you keep your body as the temple of the Holy Spirit?

KLB Christian Religious Education Grade 4 Learner's Book pg. 151
- The Good News Bible
- Flash cards

- Observation - Oral questions - Recitation

Christian Values

Holiness - Leading holy lives

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Explain why it is important to lead holy lives
- List ways of leading holy lives
- Desire to do the right thing always

- Learners discuss how to lead holy lives
- Learners list benefits of living holy lives
- Learners sing songs about holiness
- Learners pray for God's help to live holy lives

Why should you strive to live a holy life?

KLB Christian Religious Education Grade 4 Learner's Book pg. 152
- The Good News Bible

- Observation - Oral questions - Written work

The Church

House of God - Lessons from Jesus cleansing the temple

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Outline lessons learnt from Matthew 21:12-14
- Identify ways to respect the church as a holy place
- Appreciate the church as a house of worship

- Read Matthew 21:12-14 and list lessons learnt from the Bible text
- Discuss why the church is a holy place
- In pairs list ways of respecting the church as a house of God
- Write a poem about respecting the Church

Why is the Church a holy place?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 154
- The Good News Bible
- Charts
- Digital resources

- Observation - Oral questions - Written assignments

The Church

House of God - Church activities and spiritual growth

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Participate in Church activities to grow spiritually
- Read 1 Corinthians 14:26 and list activities done in church
- Desire to serve God in church

- Read 1 Corinthians 14:26 and list activities that happen in church
- In groups mention ways they serve God in Church
- Role play activities done in church
- Sing a song related to serving God

How do you participate in church activities?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 156
- The Good News Bible
- Flash cards
- Audio player

- Observation - Oral questions - Projects - Journals

The Church

The Early Church - The first disciples
The Early Church - How the early church started

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the first disciples of Jesus Christ from Matthew 10:1-4
- Name the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ
- Appreciate the role of disciples in spreading the gospel

- Read Matthew 10:1-4 and list the disciples of Jesus Christ
- Sort the names of the 12 disciples using flash cards
- Search for the names of the disciples in a word puzzle
- Watch a video clip on the twelve disciples

Who were the first disciples of Jesus Christ?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 158
- The Good News Bible
- Flash cards
- Digital resources
- Word puzzles
- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 161
- Charts

- Word Search Puzzle - Checklists - Assessment Rubrics - Question and Answer

The Church

The Early Church - Repentance and baptism
Standing Firm in Faith - Christians at Antioch

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Explain the meaning of repentance
- Desire to turn away from sins as stated in Acts 2:38
- Appreciate the importance of baptism in Christian life

- Discuss the meaning of repentance
- List their sins and pray to God for forgiveness
- Repent their sins as guided in Acts 2:38
- Role play baptism ceremony

Why is it important to repent sins?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 162
- The Good News Bible
- Charts
- Audio player
- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 163
- Bible maps
- Flash cards

- Aural/Oral questions - Projects - Journals - Portfolio

The Church

Standing Firm in Faith - Stephen's martyrdom

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Retell how Stephen was stoned for standing firm in his faith
- List lessons learnt from the stoning of Stephen
- Appreciate the importance of standing firm in faith

- In groups read Acts 7:54-60 about how Stephen was stoned to death
- Discuss the meaning of the Bible verses
- List lessons learnt from the stoning of Stephen
- Retell how Stephen was stoned for standing firm in his faith

Why did Stephen face martyrdom?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 164
- The Good News Bible
- Charts
- Digital resources

- Words Search Puzzle - Checklists - Assessment Rubrics - Question and Answer

The Church

Standing Firm in Faith - Avoiding ungodly groups
The Lord's Prayer - Reading the Lord's Prayer

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Explain why they should not join ungodly groups
- Utilize the virtue of assertiveness and stand firm in faith
- Desire to stand firm in their Christian faith

- Discuss what ungodly groups are
- List reasons why they should avoid ungodly groups
- Role play saying NO to bad influence
- List ways they can stand firm in their Christian faith

Why should you not join ungodly groups?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 166
- The Good News Bible
- Charts
- Digital resources
- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 168
- Flash cards

- Aural/Oral questions - Projects - Journals - Portfolio

The Church

The Lord's Prayer - Importance of daily prayer

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Discuss why it is important to pray everyday as Christians
- List reasons why Christians should pray daily
- Desire to pray regularly

- Discuss the number of times they pray
- List the number of times they pray in their exercise books
- Share their prayer patterns with classmates
- Discuss why it is important to pray everyday as Christians

Why should Christians pray daily?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 170
- The Good News Bible
- Charts
- Audio player

- Words Search Puzzle - Checklists - Assessment Rubrics - Question and Answer

The Church

The Lord's Prayer - Reciting and applying the Lord's Prayer

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Recite the Lord's prayer and pray always
- Say a prayer to God every day to grow spiritually
- Value the importance of prayer in their lives

- Reread Matthew 6:9-13
- Write the Lord's Prayer in exercise books
- Recite the Lord's Prayer to the class
- Pray for their parents/guardians, friends and relatives

How can you apply the Lord's Prayer in your daily life?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 170
- The Good News Bible
- Prayer schedules
- Audio player

- Aural/Oral questions - Projects - Journals - Portfolio

The Church

Fruit of the Holy Spirit - Listing the fruit

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- List the fruit of the Holy Spirit as guided in Galatians 5:22-23
- Write the fruit of the Holy Spirit on flash cards
- Appreciate the importance of the fruit of the Holy Spirit

- In pairs read Galatians 5:22-23
- List the fruit of the Holy Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, self-control)
- Write the fruit of the Holy Spirit on flash cards
- Display flash cards in the classroom

What are the fruit of the Holy Spirit?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 171
- The Good News Bible
- Flash cards
- Charts
- Digital resources

- Observation Schedule - Written Quizzes - Checklists - Oral Questions

The Church

Fruit of the Holy Spirit - Listing the fruit

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- List the fruit of the Holy Spirit as guided in Galatians 5:22-23
- Write the fruit of the Holy Spirit on flash cards
- Appreciate the importance of the fruit of the Holy Spirit

- In pairs read Galatians 5:22-23
- List the fruit of the Holy Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, self-control)
- Write the fruit of the Holy Spirit on flash cards
- Display flash cards in the classroom

What are the fruit of the Holy Spirit?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 171
- The Good News Bible
- Flash cards
- Charts
- Digital resources

- Observation Schedule - Written Quizzes - Checklists - Oral Questions

The Church

Fruit of the Holy Spirit - Applying the fruit in daily life

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe how they apply the fruit of the Holy Spirit in their lives
- List good things they should do to others as Christians
- Practice the fruit of the Holy Spirit

- Discuss why they should have the fruit of the Holy Spirit
- In groups list good things they should do to others as Christians
- Discuss how they apply the fruit of the Holy Spirit in daily lives
- Role play applying the fruit of the Holy Spirit

How do you apply the fruit of the Holy Spirit in your daily life?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 173
- The Good News Bible
- Charts
- Audio player

- Words Search Puzzle - Checklists - Assessment Rubrics - Question and Answer

The Church

Fruit of the Holy Spirit - Being led by the Holy Spirit

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Desire to be led by the Holy Spirit in their daily activities
- List areas in their lives where they need the Holy Spirit
- Value the guidance of the Holy Spirit

- List areas in their life where they desire the Holy Spirit to lead them
- Make a prayer to God to lead them
- Compose and sing a song on the fruit of the Holy Spirit
- Sing a song about being led by the Holy Spirit

Why do you need the guidance of the Holy Spirit?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 174
- The Good News Bible
- Charts
- Audio player

- Aural/Oral questions - Projects - Journals - Portfolio

The Church

Self-control - Practicing self-control

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Practice self-control as guided in Galatians 5:23-25
- Read and understand Galatians 5:23-25
- Appreciate the importance of self-control

- Read Galatians 5:23-25
- Discuss the meaning of self-control
- Discuss why they should have self-control
- Role play scenarios showing self-control

What is self-control?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 175
- The Good News Bible
- Charts
- Digital resources

- Observation Schedule - Written Quizzes - Checklists - Oral Questions

The Church

Self-control - Making right decisions guided by the Holy Spirit

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Make right decisions that are guided by the Holy Spirit
- List choices they make in their day-to-day lives
- Value the Holy Spirit's guidance in decision making

- Role play making decisions that portray self-control
- In groups list choices they make in their day-to-day lives
- Discuss decisions that require the guidance of the Holy Spirit
- Identify a decision that portrays self-control

How does the Holy Spirit guide you in making decisions?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 176
- The Good News Bible
- Flash cards
- Audio player

- Words Search Puzzle - Checklists - Assessment Rubrics - Question and Answer

The Church

Self-control - Avoiding behavior that defiles the body

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Demonstrate self-control by avoiding behavior that defiles the body
- List things that can defile their bodies
- Desire to live Godly lives guided by the Holy Spirit

- Discuss what it means to defile the body
- List things that can defile them (watching ungodly movies, drug use and abuse)
- Discuss how to avoid defiling their bodies
- Talk about how to live Godly lives guided by the Holy Spirit

How can you avoid behaviors that defile your body?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 177
- The Good News Bible
- Charts
- Digital resources

- Aural/Oral questions - Projects - Journals - Portfolio

Morality and Social Media

Use of Social Media - Digital devices at home and school

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- List digital devices used at home and at school
- Identify ways they interact with digital devices
- Value the importance of using digital devices correctly

- In groups list some digital devices that they know or use
- Identify digital devices used at home
- Identify digital devices used at school
- Discuss the proper use of digital devices

What digital devices do you use at home and school?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 180
- Digital devices
- Charts
- Flash cards

- Observation Schedule - Written Quizzes - Checklists - Oral Questions

Morality and Social Media

Use of Social Media - Appropriate use of social media with integrity

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Discuss appropriate ways of using social media
- Apply the value of integrity when using social media
- Desire to do the right thing always even when no-one is watching

- In pairs discuss appropriate use of social media
- Say why they should not chat with online strangers
- List dangers of inappropriate use of social media
- Use a digital device to listen to a gospel song or watch a video clip based on the Bible

Why should you use social media appropriately?

- KLB Christian Religious Education pg. 180
- Digital devices
- Charts
- Audio player

- Words Search Puzzle - Checklists - Assessment Rubrics - Question and Answer