Basic 5
Basic 5 Religious and Moral Education Notes
Open a topic to read the notes, copy the key parts into your notebook and do the exercises.
God the Creator
- Every Person Is SpecialIn this topic you will explain why each person is special and unique as a creation of God.
- Qualities of God: Love, Mercy and PatienceIn this topic you will state some qualities of God, especially love, mercy and patience, and how people should show them.
- Qualities of God: Justice, Faithfulness and TruthfulnessIn this topic you will learn more qualities of God, including justice, faithfulness, truthfulness and generosity, and how humans should show them.
- Caring for Our God-Given Form and ColourIn this topic you will explain why we should accept and care for the body, form and skin colour that God gave us.
The Environment
- Human Activities That Harm the LandIn this topic you will discuss human activities that damage the land, forests and wildlife, and their effects.
- Pollution and Waste: Harming God's CreationIn this topic you will discuss how pollution of water, air and land by waste, chemicals and noise affects people and the environment.
- Caring for the Environment: Planting and CleaningIn this topic you will demonstrate ways to care for the environment through tree planting, proper waste disposal and clean-up activities.
- Caring for the Environment: Conserving ResourcesIn this topic you will demonstrate how to conserve water, energy and other resources, and learn how traditional practices protect the environment.
Religious Worship
- The Moral Importance of WorshipIn this topic you will discuss forms of worship in the three main religions and the moral lessons they teach.
- Worship in Islam: Salat and Its Moral LessonsIn this topic you will study Islamic worship, especially the five daily prayers, and the moral lessons they teach.
- Religious Songs and Their Moral LessonsIn this topic you will explain the moral significance of religious songs in Christianity, Islam and Traditional Religion.
- Religious Recitations and Their Moral LessonsIn this topic you will explain the moral significance of important religious recitations such as the Lord's Prayer, Al-Fatiha and traditional libation prayers.