B3 Our World And Our People · Term 1, Week 1
Nature of God
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Curriculum details
- Strand
- All About Us (Strand 1)
- Sub-strand
- Nature of God (1.1)
- Content standard
- B3.1.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the purpose of God's creation
- Indicator
- B3.1.1.1.1 - Examine the purpose of God's creation of human beings
- Suggested placement
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Term 1, Week 1
(Week 1 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
- Curriculum reference
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Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 39
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.
Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)
Learners talk about the creation of humankind. i. Who were the first people God created? ii. Who was created first? Learners tell creation stories. iii. Explain why God created human beings e.g. to take care of other creatures, to worship and serve Him, etc. Learners think-pair-share on why we should protect and care for God's creation: i. to maintain creation for generations ii. it is a command from God iii. our survival depends on other creation: food, medicine, shelter, air, etc. iv. it is service to God and humankind Group learners to discuss the usefulness of plants and animals to human beings using pictures, models (use videos where available). With pictures, learners identify uses of plants and animals. Guide learners to perform series of activities to consolidate learning e.g. draw and colour food plants and domestic animals Learners talk about ways of caring for the environment: tree planting, proper disposal of waste, legal mining, clean-up exercises, avoiding environmental pollution, etc. Learners draw and colour some of the creations of God in the environment. Learners organise and do clean-up exercises in the school environment. Learners, in groups, to do a project on clearing a rubbish dump, planting trees, checking erosion, clearing choked gutters, etc.