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
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
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.