JHS2 Religious And Moral Education · Term 2 Week 11: Moral Teachings in the Three Major Religions in Ghana

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.5.1.1.1 - Identify and explain the moral teachings from the Bible, Qur’an and Oral Traditions

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five moral teachings from the Bible, five from the Qur’an, and five from Indigenous African Religion (Oral Traditions) with their sources.
Explain the meaning and importance of at least three moral teachings from each of the three major religions in Ghana.
Group moral teachings from the three religions into shared themes such as honesty, respect, patience, and sexual purity.
Use proverbs and wise sayings from Ghanaian oral traditions to illustrate moral values.
Categorise taboos in Ghanaian communities and explain the moral lesson behind each category.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Ethics and Moral Life (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Moral Teachings in the Three Major Religions in Ghana (5.1)
Content standard: B8.5.1.1 - Exemplify the moral teachings from the Bible, Qur'an and Oral Traditions
Indicator: B8.5.1.1.1 - Identify and explain the moral teachings from the Bible, Qur'an and Oral Traditions
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 11 (Week 23 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. 42
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Learners discuss the examples below to identify key moral teachings of the three major religions.
Christian:
• The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17)
• Moral Teachings found in the book of Proverbs (10-12)
• The Teachings of Jesus e.g. Parables (Matthew 13:1-23 or Luke 8:4- 15; Matthew 13:24-52; Luke 15:11-31; Luke 16:1-13; Luke 10:25-37 etc.)
• Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7)
• Moral Teachings as found in the Epistle of James (1-5).
• Moral Teachings as found in the Letter to the Ephesians (15:21)
Islam:
• Social Justice (Qur'an 16:90; Qur'an 4:58); Qur'an 5:9)
• Duty to parents (Qur'an 17:23-24)
• Teasing people and being mischievous (Qur'an 33:58)
• Patience (Qur'an 2:45)
• Courage (Qur'an 2:178-179)
• Cleanliness (Qur'an 5:6)
• Humility (Qur'an 31:19-20)
• Steadfastness (Qur'an 2:155)
• Forbidding evil and enjoying good life (Qur'an 6:121; Qur'an 3:110)
• Adultery and fornication (Qur'an 17:32)
• Controlling anger (Qur'an 3:135)
• Good life (Qur'an 11:115)
• Mercy (Qur'an 42:41; Qur'an 7:157)
Indigenous African Religion:
• Truthfulness and honesty
• Respect, especially for the elderly
• Patriotism
• Good name
• Humility and obedience
• Communalism
• Hard work
• Courage and perseverance
• Generosity and love for each other
• Justice and fairness
• Patience
• Sexual purity
• Peace
• Tolerance
• Care and reverence for human life, etc.
Proverbs and Wise Sayings:
• Unity is strength
• Good name is better than riches
• Had I known is always at last
• Two heads are better than one
• Patience moves mountains
• A bird that does not fly out, stays hungry, etc.
Moral Teachings from Taboos:
• Occupational taboos
• Food and drinks taboos
• Royal taboos
• Sacred places taboos
• Environmental taboos
• Sexual taboos, etc.