The Environment · JHS3 Religious And Moral…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.1.2.1.3 - Discuss reasons for taking care for the environment.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State at least four reasons why it is important to care for the environment, drawing on both spiritual and practical grounds.
Explain how indigenous Ghanaian beliefs about the environment (such as gods residing in nature) motivate environmental care.
Demonstrate at least two practical ways of protecting the environment, such as reforestation, proper waste disposal, or proper farming practices.
Dramatise a short scene showing how indigenous Ghanaian attitudes towards the environment can be applied to a modern situation.
Work effectively in groups to plan and begin a small environmental care project for the school.

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Curriculum details

Strand: God, His Creation and Attributes (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: The Environment (1.2)
Content standard: B9.1.2.1 - Explain why it is important to care for the environment and how to do so
Indicator: B9.1.2.1.3 - Discuss reasons for taking care for the environment.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 6 (Week 6 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. 59
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Demonstrate ways of protecting the environment
• Reforestation
• Proper farming practices
• Proper disposal of waste
• Proper mining practices, etc.
2. Explain why indigenous Ghanaians take care of the environment.
Care of the environment
• God reveals Himself to humans through the environment
• Humans are related to the environment.
• The gods reside in nature.
• Aspects of the environment is linked to the history of communities.
• Humans depend on the environment for their survival, etc.
3. Dramatise how to apply lessons from indigenous Ghanaian attitudes towards the environment.
Project Work
Divide learners into groups to take care for the school's environment, e.g. planting trees, growing grass and desilting gutters. Each group should keep records of their activities and how they are affecting the school's environment.