JHS1 Religious And Moral Education · Term 2 Week 4: Family Systems

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.3.1.1.3 - Describe ways of promoting good relationships among family members

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least six factors that promote good relationships among family members, such as patience, respect, obedience, tolerance, transparency, accountability, forgiveness, and support.
Explain the need for healthy relationships among family members, including peaceful co-existence, unity of purpose, happiness, and progress.
Analyse the importance of self-examination when things go wrong in the family, using examples such as avoiding false accusations and taking responsibility for one’s actions.
Discuss the importance of family systems in Ghanaian society, including peaceful resolution of conflicts and quality upbringing of children.
Dramatise behaviours that show good relationships among family members in a short role-play.

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Curriculum details

Strand: The Family and the Community (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Family Systems (3.1)
Content standard: B7.3.1.1 - Identify and Explain the Importance of the Family Systems
Indicator: B7.3.1.1.3 - Describe ways of promoting good relationships among family members
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 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: Religious and Moral Education, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 12
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Identify factors that promote good relationships in the family. E.g. patience, respect, obedience, tolerance, transparency, accountability, forgiveness, support to family members
2. Identify the need for healthy relationships among family members. Present findings to class for discussion. E.g. peaceful co-existence, unity of purpose, happiness, progress
3. Analyse the need for self-examination when things go wrong in the family. E.g. avoidance of false accusations and counter accusations, avoid third party intervention (e.g. consultation of mediums such as pastors, mallams, diviners), taking full responsibility for one's actions and inactions
4. Discuss the importance of family systems in Ghana. E.g. conflicts and misunderstandings between families are resolved peacefully, the family ensures quality upbringing of family members
5. Dramatise behaviours that show good relationships among family members