B6 Religious And Moral Education · Term 1 Week 12: Religious Festivals in the Three Major Religions in Ghana

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.2.2.1.2 - Explain the need for celebrating various festivals.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State at least four reasons why festivals are celebrated in Ghana.
Explain how festivals promote love, sacrifice, unity and brotherliness in communities.
Describe the key activities of a chosen festival that demonstrate its purpose.
Write a short essay explaining the need for celebrating festivals.
Present and discuss their ideas about festivals with classmates in a respectful manner.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Religious Practices and their Moral Implications (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Religious Festivals in the Three Major Religions in Ghana (2.2)
Content standard: B6.2.2.1 - Discuss the significance of religious festivals
Indicator: B6.2.2.1.2 - Explain the need for celebrating various festivals.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 12 (Week 12 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:

sub strand name - printed p.51 prints no sub-strand heading; name taken from the document's SCOPE AND SEQUENCE table, p.xx
content standard text - p.51
core competencies - p.51
Curriculum reference: Religious and Moral Education Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 51
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Let learners mention the festivals celebrated in Ghana.
- Lead learners to talk about why festivals are celebrated: teacher about love and sacrifice, promote unity and brotherliness, etc.
- In groups, let learners to dramatise a festival of their choice, showing important activities like sharing, reconciliation, unity and brotherliness, etc.
- Let leaners write essays on the need for celebrating festivals.
- Lead learners to discuss their essays for suggestions and corrections.