Worship · JHS1 Religious And Moral Education

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.1.1.3 - Identify and explain the moral lessons from worship

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five moral lessons that can be drawn from the practice of worship in the three major religions in Ghana (Christianity, Islam, and African Traditional Religion).
Explain each moral lesson with a simple example drawn from everyday life.
Dramatise in small groups how they can apply at least two moral lessons from worship in their daily lives.
Justify why worship encourages discipline, unity, and confidence in society.
Appreciate that worship in all three religions can teach shared moral values that strengthen the community.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Religious Practices (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Worship (2.1)
Content standard: B7.2.1.1 - Explain how worship is performed in the three major religions in Ghana and apply the moral lessons in the worship in their life.
Indicator: B7.2.1.1.3 - Identify and explain the moral lessons from worship
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 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. 5
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Through questions and answers, learners identify the moral lessons from worship. E.g., It encourages discipline in society, it encourages togetherness and unity of people, it gives confidence to face life, etc.
2. Learners to dramatise how they relate the moral lessons from worship to their life.
Project Work: Consult a pastor/priest/an Imam and parents to discuss why we need to be in constant touch with God.