Festivals in the Three Major Religions

Curriculum details

Strand

Religious Practices and their Moral Implications (Strand 2)

Sub-strand

Festivals in the Three Major Religions (2.2)

Content standard

B4.2.2.1 - Explore the significance of religious festivals

Indicator

B4.2.2.1.1 - Discuss festivals in their neighbourhood.

Suggested placement

Term 2, Week 5 (Week 17 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.

Source document note

The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

• core competencies - p.27

Curriculum reference

Religious and Moral Education Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 27

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Let learners mention festivals that are celebrated in their communities: Christmas, Easter, Eid-Ul-Fitr, Eid-Ul-Adha, Odwira, Aboakyir, etc.
- Use pictures, charts or video clips to demonstrate how the various religious festivals are celebrated.
- Let learners recite texts and sing songs that accompany festivals celebrated in their communities.
- Put learners in groups to write activities that take place during festivals.
- In their same groups or in pairs, let learners discuss the specific activities that take place during festivals, bringing out the following values:
  - Moral,
  - Social and
  - Economic.
- Let groups present their findings for class discussions.