The Creation Stories… · JHS2 Religious And Moral Education

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.1.1.1.1 - Discuss the creation stories of the three main religions in Ghana

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Narrate the basic elements of the Christian creation story as recorded in Genesis chapter 1.
Describe the key ideas in the Islamic creation story as found in the referenced Qur’anic passages.
Recount at least one Indigenous African creation story from their own community or a Ghanaian ethnic group.
Identify the similarities and differences among the three creation stories through group discussion and dramatisation.
Work effectively in groups to plan and present a short dramatisation of one creation story, showing respect for all religious traditions.

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Curriculum details

Strand: God, His Creation and Attributes (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: The Creation Stories of the Three Major Religions in Ghana (1.1)
Content standard: B8.1.1.1 - Outline and explain the moral lessons in the creation stories of the three main religions in Ghana.
Indicator: B8.1.1.1.1 - Discuss the creation stories of the three main religions in Ghana
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: Religious and Moral Education, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 26
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Give account of the creation stories in the various religions
• Christianity
o Read the creation story as found in the Bible (Genesis chapter 1)
• Islam
o Read the creation story as found in Qur'an 2:164, Qur'an 3:190-191; Qur'an 10:3-4
• Indigenous African Religion
o Narrate from the oral traditions, the creation stories of learners' indigenous society. For example, among the Akan, Ewe, Dagomba, Gonja, Kasem, etc.
In three groups, learners dramatise their own interpretation of the creation stories.