Nature of God · B5 Our World And Our People

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.1.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Retell the biblical and traditional stories of creation in their own words, identifying God as the Creator of all things.
Identify at least five characteristics of human beings that make them unique compared to other creatures.
Explain in their own words the difference between human reasoning and animal instinct, using examples.
Create a poster showing the unique qualities of human beings and present it to the class.
Express gratitude and respect for God’s creation, showing care and responsibility towards other creatures.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All About Us (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Nature of God (1.1)
Content standard: B5.1.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the uniqueness of human beings among God's creation
Indicator: B5.1.1.1.1 - Explain that human beings are unique compared to other creatures
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 1 (Week 1 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: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 23
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners recall and retell stories about Creation. They talk about the nature of God as the Creator, the all-knowing, powerful and creator of all things.
Learners look at themselves, pictures of different human beings, and animals and reflect on how they are different from animals and present their findings to the class for discussion.
Learners in groups reflect and make a poster on the characteristics of human beings that make them different from other creatures e.g. having a unique personality, ability to be creative and think rationally, ability to communicate and collaborate, ability to exercise judgement and make choices between right and wrong, ability to learn.
Learners display their posters for class discussion and peer-review.
Learners reflect on why God created human beings and why God made man different from other creatures.
Learners debate on the topic 'animals do not reason'.