Basic 7 Religious and Moral Education Term 1 Week 7 Lesson Plan

Recap with learners to review their understanding in the previous lesson.

Concrete-resource task: Set out these resources for each group: Bible; Qur'an; Printed photograph of a Ghanaian traditional shrine. Learners respectfully examine and compare the objects and printed examples, and refer to them as evidence during the discussion below. Through questions and answers, revise with learners the meaning of worship. E.g. worship is the submission to the will of God. Show pictures or video clip of people at worship. In groups, learners to identify activities that take place during Christian worship and report to class. Example: Christianity – Meditation, Bible reading, prayer, singing and dancing, offertory, sermon, communion, baptism, etc Put learners in groups to discuss the purpose of Christian worship Example: • To show appreciation and gratitude to God • Worship serves as an avenue to communicate with God. • It is used to express obedience to God and his commandments. Engage learners to discuss the types of Christian prayer Example: • Thanksgiving • Petition • Prevailing • Adoration or worship • Expiation • Interceding Assessment 8. What is Christian worship? 9. State four reasons why christians worship God 10. What is a prayer? 11. State and explain four types of Christian prayer. Through questions and answers, revise with learners the meaning of worship. E.g. worship is the submission to the will of Allah. In groups, learners to identify activities that take place during Islamic worship and report to class. Example: Islam – Niyyat (intention), ablution, genuflections in prayers, the five pillars of Islam, Qur’anic recitation, sermon, glorification to Allah, sadaqah, offertory, etc Learners in groups, revise the five pillars of islam. Example: • Shahadah • Salah or Salat • Sawm • Zakat • Hajj.

Use peer discussion and effective questioning to find out from learners what they have learnt during the lesson.

Introduce the lesson by sharing the performance indicators.

Concrete-resource task: Set out these resources for each group: Bible; Qur'an; Printed photograph of a Ghanaian traditional shrine. Learners respectfully examine and compare the objects and printed examples, and refer to them as evidence during the discussion below. Engage learners to revise on the purpose of the shahadah. Shahadah is an islamic requirement that every muslim must declare his/her faith to serve Allah as the only true God. Example: • It enables a Muslim to remain faithful and dedicated to Allah. • It testifies to the whole world that the individual is now a true follower of Allah. Call volunteer learners to demonstrate how to perform Salat. Assessment 12. State and explain the five pillars of Islam. 13. State the importance each of the pillars of Islam. 14. Describe how the Salat is performed. Through questions and answers, revise with learners the meaning of worship. E.g. worship is the submission to the will of supernatural gods. In groups, learners to identify activities that take place during traditional worship and report to class. Example: Indigenous African Religion – offer of libation, sacrifice, prayer, drumming, singing and dancing, incantations, spirit possession, divination, etc. Learners in groups to revise the purpose of traditional worship. Example: • To express appreciation, devotion and reverence to the gods, ancestors and God Almighty. • worship draws the traditionalist closer to the object of worship. • Worship is used as an avenue for the worshippers to seek divine intervention for their problems, etc. Engage learners to revise on the types of traditional prayer Example: • Votive prayer • Thanksgiving prayer • Prayer of request • Preventive prayer • Intercessory prayer Guide learners to describe the process involved in pouring libation. Assessment 4. State three facts about traditional worship. 5. Describe how libation is poured by the traditionalist. 6. State two differences between offering and sacrifice.

Take feedback from learners and summarize the lesson.