B6 Religious And Moral Education · Term 1 Week 8: Religious Worship in the Three Major Religions in Ghana

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.2.1.1.1 - Discuss the importance of prayer in our lives.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define prayer as communication between a worshipper and the object of worship.
Identify and describe at least three types of prayer practised in Christianity, Islam and Traditional African Religion.
Explain at least three reasons why prayer is important in our daily lives.
Demonstrate how prayer is performed in each of the three major religions in Ghana with respect and accuracy.
Reflect on how prayer builds personal qualities such as humility, gratitude, faithfulness and togetherness.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Religious Practices and their Moral Implications (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Religious Worship in the Three Major Religions in Ghana (2.1)
Content standard: B6.2.1.1 - Explain the importance of prayer, worship and other acts of worship
Indicator: B6.2.1.1.1 - Discuss the importance of prayer in our lives.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 8 (Week 8 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.49
Curriculum reference: Religious and Moral Education Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 49
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Guide learners to discuss the meaning of prayer: a communication between the worshipper and the object of worship.
- Let learners talk about the types of prayer:
Christianity - thanksgiving, intercession, supplication, confession, etc.
Islam - Salat (five daily compulsory prayers), congregational (Ju`mah), etc.
Traditional - thanksgiving, intercession, supplication, confession, etc.
- Lead learners to discuss the importance of prayer:
  - brings us closer to God,
  - it shows our dependence on God, etc.
- Ask learners to demonstrate how prayer is performed in the three major religions.