Term: 1st Term

Week: 7

Class: Primary 3

Age: 8 years

Duration: 40 minutes

Date:

Subject: Christian Religious knowledge

 Topic: The second coming of Jesus Christ

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define Ascension
  2. Narrate the stories of the ascension of Jesus
  3. State when and how Jesus will return

Instructional Techniques: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling

Instructional Materials: Bible, charts of the ascension of Jesus

Instructional Procedures

PRESENTATIONTEACHER’S ACTIVITYPUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1: INTRODUCTIONThe teacher introduces the lesson by presenting a chart of Jesus’ ascensionPupils pay attention and identify.
STEP 2: EXPLANATIONThe teacher defines ascension: Ascension means moving up. Therefore ascension of Jesus’ means the movement of Jesus from the earth into heaven.Pupils pay attention and anticipate
STEP: 3 STORY TELLINGThe teacher guides the pupils to read Acts 1:11 and retells the story of the ascension of JesusPupils read the Bible and pay attention to the story
STEP 4: EXPLANATION (THE PROMISE OF RETURN)The teacher retells the events during the ascension and explains that the disciples were sad to see Jesus leave them and an angel appeared to tell them that he would return in the same way he left.Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 5: EXPLANATION (HOW JESUS WOULD RETURN)The teacher explains with the aid of charts how Jesus would return in the following order;
1. Jesus will descend (come down) from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God
2. The dead in Christ will rise first
3. Believers who are alive will be caught up together with the dead saints into the clouds to meet the Lord in the sky.
The pupils identify events in the chart and pay attention
STEP 6: MEMORY VERSEThe teacher writes the memory verse from Matthew 24:36 on the board and guides the pupils to memorize itThe pupils repeat after the teacher and memorize the verse
STEP 7: NOTE COPYINGThe Teacher writes the note on the board for the pupilsThe pupils copy the note on the board

BIBLE VERSE

Acts 1:11, 1 Corinthians 15:23, Matthew 24:36

NOTE

THE ASCENSION OF JESUS CHRIST

Ascension means moving up. Ascension of Jesus therefore means the movement of Jesus from the earth into heaven.

THE PROMISE OF THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS

Two angels dressed as men told the disciples not to be sad because one day they would see Jesus return in the same way he went.

HOW JESUS WOULD RETURN.

Jesus would return in the following order;

  1. Jesus will descend (come down) from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God
  2. The dead in Christ will rise first
  3. Believers who are alive will be caught up together with the dead saints into the clouds to meet the Lord in the sky.

Evaluation:         

  1. What is ascension?
  2. Explain how Jesus would return.
  3. Narrate the story of the ascension of Jesus

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation.

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively