RETOOLING OF JS TEACHERS ON CBC AND CBA

CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

MAY 2024
 Essence of Christian Religious Education

 Christian Religious Education endeavours to equip the learner with

knowledge, skills, values and attitudes for holistic development.
 Values include: respect for self and others, responsibility, integrity, self-
control, humility, obedience and holiness.
 Skills are: praying, meditating and reflecting on scriptures, interpreting
scriptures, peer pressure resistance, self-awareness, self-esteem
assertiveness, problem solving and decision making.
 CRE seeks to produce a competent learner with good Christian character,
able to cope with challenges in his or her daily life.
 This is in line with the National Goal of Education number (IV) which states
that education should promote sound moral and religious values.
 Summary of Strands and Sub strands

1.0 Creation 1.1 Origin and Consequences of Sin 6

1.2 God’s plan for Redemption 6

2.0 The Bible 2.1 Faith and God’s Promises 6

2.2 Abrahamic Covenant 6

2.3 Leadership in Israel (Saul) 6

3.0 Selected Miracles of Jesus Christ 3.1 Healing of Blind Bartimaeus 6

3.2 Calming the Storm 6
3.3 Healing of the Paralytic 6
 Strands and Sub strands cont.…….
Strand Sub Strand Number of Lessons
4.0 Teachings of Jesus Christ 4.1 Teachings on Prayer 6
5.0 The Church 4.2 The Lost Sheep 6
5.1 The Holy Spirit 6
Christian Living Today 5.2 Acts of Compassion 6
6.1 Family Relationships 7
6.2 Human Sexuality: Responsible 7
Sexual Behaviour 7
6.3 Sacredness of Life 7
6.4 Bullying 7
6.5 Work: Talents and Abilities 7
6.6 Leisure 6

Total 120
 Skills to be developed

Leadership skills, praying, reciting, meditating on

scriptures, Personal reflection, narrating Bible stories,
interpreting scriptures, self-esteem, self-awareness,
assertiveness, peer pressure resistance, problem solving
and decision making.
 Transformative Learning Approaches
The main methodology in teaching and learning CRE is:
1. Life approach; this implies that, the teacher begins the lesson by exploring
the learner’s day-to-day experiences and guiding them to discover the religious
significance of their experiences in relation to the Christian faith.
This resonates with Jesus’ Catechetical approach
Jesus’ model begins with what is known and proceeds to divine revelation and
comes back to practical implications; He would tell stories ,parables, sayings
and word pictures, questions and also use experiential learning. The
audience/disciples responded through critical reflection and response
 Collaborative and Cooperative Learning
 Groups are structured in a way to maintain the interest of students especially
by using audio visual stimuli e.g. slides, video materials, research work
 Use peer discussion/ dialogue to develop independent thoughts about
religious issues
 Skills developed aims at developing skills of ideological criticism/ critical
thinking
 The Moral Construction Approach

Advocated by Piaget and Kohlberg that learners can derive morality

by social interaction and principled reasoning in a classroom
 Communities of Practice

 Questioning
 Exploring alternatives
 Application
 Reintegrating and grounding of new perspectives
 learners engage in interactive conversations that draw on personal
experiences and religious traditions. They read the Bible and other relevant
resources and listen to each person’s perspectives, questions, issues and
insights and propose responses, this becomes learning community of
practice geared towards critical inquiry
 Inquiry Based Learning

 Inquiry Based learning involves experiences that enable learners to develop

understanding about aspects of the world around them through the
development and use of investigative skills.
 IBL incorporates a process of exploring the world, which leads to:
a) Asking questions
b) Making discoveries (KIQ)
c) Conducting research and experiments
 IBL Cont.…

It involves:
 Field-work
 Case studies
 Investigations
 Individual and group projects
 Research projects is an innovative approach to learning where learners drive
their own learning through inquiry, as they work collaboratively to research
and create projects that reflect their innate potential and talents
 Problem-Based Learning (PBL)

 Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered approach where

learners learn about a subject by working in groups to solve open-ended
problems
 The problem is what drives the motivation and the learning.
 PBL is thus an instructional method that initiates learning by creating a need
to solve authentic tasks.
 This method is applicable in CRE as learners discuss, brainstorm, share
experiences and conduct debates in pairs or groups to solve identified
challenges
 Blended Learning

 Blended learning is integrating traditional face-to-face instruction with

technology.
 The Blended learning environments extend the reach of the instruction
beyond the classroom using digital resources
 Differentiated Learning

• Differentiation means tailoring instruction to meet individual needs of

learners.
• The learning environment, use of continuous assessment and flexible
grouping makes differentiated learning a successful approach to instruction
 Suggested Resources

Good News Bible, Bible Story Books, Bible Atlas, Bible Dictionary, Bible
concordance, Bible Encyclopaedia, Reputable Bible Commentaries, Posters,
Models, Manilla papers, Pictures and photographs Newspaper cuttings, CRE
Course Books, Online Sources, Digital Course Books-www.kec.ac.ke,
Flashcards, Charts, Audio-visual resources, Resource Persons.
Assessment
Oral/Aural Questions, Written Assignments, Authentic tasks, Observation
Schedule, Check lists, Rubrics, Rating Scales, Portfolio, peer assessments,
Journals, Anecdotal Records, projects.
 Schemes of Work

Administrative Details
School Maono Junior School
Year 2024
Term 1
Subject/Learning Area Christian Religious Education
Grade 8
Teacher’s Details Name: M/S Wisdom TSC No: 3540 Gender: Female
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the talents in the community, gifts and rds Schedule concepts.
according to  share experiences abilities? • The Good  Journals Most of
the of the talents, gifts 2. How is News  Checklists them
scriptures and unique the Bible  Anecdotal actively
provided abilities they parable of • Hymn Records participate
b) take part in possess the talents Books  Project d during
activities • Read Matthew applicable • video clips Work the lesson
which 25:14-30 on the to your showing
nurture their parable of the life? talents,
God given talents and retell it gift and
talents, gifts • role play the abilities in
and abilities parable of the learners.
c) desire to use talents
their God  participate in
given gifts, activities that
talents and nurture their God
abilities to given talents, gifts
serve and abilities and
humanity. write a report
 Lesson Plan

Administrative Details

School: Maono Junior School Date: 27/3/2024

Subject: Christian Religious Education Time:11:00 – 11:40 am
Year : 2024 Grade: 8
Term: 1 Roll Boys:40 Girls:30 Total:70

Teacher’s Details:
Name: M/S Wisdom TSC No: 3540 Gender: Female
 Lesson Plan cont..

Strand: Christian Living Today

Sub strand: Work: Talents and Abilities

Lesson Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
a) describe the parable of the talents according to the scriptures provided
b) take part in activities which nurture their God given talents, gifts and abilities
c) desire to use their God given gifts, talents and abilities to serve humanity

Key Inquiry Questions:

1.How do you nurture your God given talents, gifts and abilities in daily life?
2. How is the parable of the talents applicable to your life?
 Lesson Plan cont.…

Learning Resources: The Good News Bible(Matthew 25:14-30),Pictures, photographs,

Newspaper Cuttings, magazines, flash cards, audio visual resources (based on the
parable of the talents/nurturing gifts talents and abilities)

Organization of Learning: learners will work in groups, learning will take place
in class or outside the classroom

Introduction: Learners share about the talents, gifts and abilities they
possess.
Lesson Development
Step 1: learners mention activities they participate in to nurture their gifts,
talents and abilities
Self-efficacy will be developed as learners talk about activities they participate in to
nurture their talents, gifts and abilities.
 Lesson plan Cont.…
Step 2: learners read Matthew 25:14-30 and are guided to retell the parable of the
talents
Effective communication will be portrayed as learners retell the parable of the talents
Step 3: learners role play the parable of the talents.
The value of unity will be shown as learners role play the parable of the talents in
groups/share roles.
Extended Activities: learners to participate in activities that nurture their talents and
write a report (to be presented in the next lesson)
The value of responsibility will be portrayed as learners take up the assigned tasks.
Conclusion: Ask questions based on the parable of the talents
Reflection on the Lesson: learners grasped learnt concepts. Most of them
participated actively during the lesson. Some learners need guidance on what
activities to engage in, inorder to nurture their talents and capabilitites. This will
gradualy be acomplished as they open up and interract with others.
 Record of Work

Administrative Details
School Maono Junior School
Grade 8
Subject/Learning Area Christian Religious Education
Year 2024
Term 1
Teacher’s Details M/s Wisdom TSC No: 3434 Gender: F
 Record of Work Cont.…

Date Strand Sub Strand Lesson Skill(s) Work Done Reflection Signature
27/3/2024 Christian Living Talents and • Narrating a Read scriptures The lesson M/S Wisdom
Today Abilities Bible Story on the parable of went on well as
• Interpreting the talents and learners
Scriptures narrated the grasped taught
parable concepts. Most
of them actively
participated
during the
lesson
28/3/2024
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