Christian Values

Forgiveness - The Story of the Unforgiving Servant

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Retell the story of the unforgiving servant from Matthew 18:21-35.
- Read Matthew 18:21-35 in turns and answer questions on the story.
- Appreciate that receiving forgiveness means we must also forgive others.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Look at pictures of the unforgiving servant and read what is happening.
- Read Matthew 18:21-35 in turns.
- Watch a video on the unforgiving servant and retell the story.

Why should you forgive others?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 112
- Bible (Matthew 18:21-35)
- Digital resources / video clip

- Oral questions - Observation

Christian Values

Forgiveness - Role Play: The Unforgiving Servant

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Describe what happened to the unforgiving servant and why the king threw him in jail.
- Role-play the story of the unforgiving servant in class.
- Develop a desire to forgive others as God forgives us.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Role-play the story of the unforgiving servant taking different roles.
- Discuss which role they played and what part of the role-play they enjoyed most.
- Share times when they have asked for forgiveness and how they felt.

What happens when we refuse to forgive others?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 113
- Bible
- Drama props

- Observation - Oral questions

Christian Values

Forgiveness - The Bible Teaches Us to Forgive

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Explain what Colossians 3:13 teaches about forgiveness.
- Write Colossians 3:13 on a flashcard and read it aloud in class.
- Develop a habit of saying sorry and forgiving others in daily life.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Read the story of Amos and Rita and discuss why Rita chose to forgive Amos.
- Read Colossians 3:13 in turns and write it on a flashcard.
- Tell what they should do when wronged by other people.

What does the Bible teach us about forgiveness?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 115
- Bible (Colossians 3:13)
- Flashcards

- Written assignments - Oral questions

Christian Values

Forgiveness - Review: Practising Forgiveness in Daily Life

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- State why we should forgive other people based on the story of the unforgiving servant.
- Role-play acts of forgiveness in different situations.
- Value forgiveness as a Christian virtue that promotes peace and unity.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Answer review questions on the unforgiving servant.
- Role-play acts of forgiveness in everyday situations.
- Discuss why it is good to forgive and how forgiveness brings peace.

How does practising forgiveness help us live well with others?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 115
- Bible
- Role-play scenarios

- Oral questions - Observation

Christian Values

Forgiveness - Review: Practising Forgiveness in Daily Life

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- State why we should forgive other people based on the story of the unforgiving servant.
- Role-play acts of forgiveness in different situations.
- Value forgiveness as a Christian virtue that promotes peace and unity.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Answer review questions on the unforgiving servant.
- Role-play acts of forgiveness in everyday situations.
- Discuss why it is good to forgive and how forgiveness brings peace.

How does practising forgiveness help us live well with others?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 115
- Bible
- Role-play scenarios

- Oral questions - Observation

Christian Values

Trust - People We Can Trust for Our Safety

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify people they can trust for their own safety.
- Draw a chart naming trusted people such as family members, police officers, teachers, and church leaders.
- Appreciate the importance of having trustworthy people in their lives.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Look at pictures and name the people shown.
- Discuss why they should trust the people in the pictures.
- List people they can trust and share with classmates why they should not trust strangers.

How do you ensure your personal safety?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 117
- Bible
- Picture cards

- Oral questions - Observation

Christian Values

Trust - People to Report to When Touched Inappropriately

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Mention three people to report to when molested or touched inappropriately.
- Role-play how to behave when confronted by a stranger.
- Develop confidence to report any person who touches them inappropriately.

- Read what the learners say about reporting people who touch their private parts.
- Read June's list of people to report to when touched inappropriately.
- Role-play how to behave when confronted or attacked by a stranger.

Who should you report to if someone touches you inappropriately?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 118
- Bible
- Role-play scenarios

- Observation - Oral questions

Christian Values

Trust - People to Report to When Touched Inappropriately

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Mention three people to report to when molested or touched inappropriately.
- Role-play how to behave when confronted by a stranger.
- Develop confidence to report any person who touches them inappropriately.

- Read what the learners say about reporting people who touch their private parts.
- Read June's list of people to report to when touched inappropriately.
- Role-play how to behave when confronted or attacked by a stranger.

Who should you report to if someone touches you inappropriately?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 118
- Bible
- Role-play scenarios

- Observation - Oral questions

Christian Values

Trust - Safety Rules and Staying Safe

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- State safety rules that help them stay safe from strangers and danger.
- Sing the song "Trust and obey, for there is no other way."
- Develop a habit of following safety rules to protect themselves.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Read and discuss the safety rules (never go with a stranger, never take things from a stranger, etc.).
- Sing the song "Trust and obey, for there is no other way."
- Discuss how to stay safe at home, in school, and on the way to school.

What safety rules help keep you safe from strangers?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 119
- Bible
- Song sheets

- Oral questions - Written assignments

Christian Values

Trust - Review: Trusting God and Staying Safe

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Explain why it is important to trust God and trusted adults for personal safety.
- Complete the word puzzle on trust, danger, report, adult, and action.
- Value the role of trusted people in keeping them safe in daily life.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Complete the word puzzle finding the words: danger, trust, adult, report, action.
- Discuss what to do when a stranger approaches or attacks them.
- Share why they should trust God above all to keep them safe.

How does trusting God and trusted adults keep you safe?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 120
- Bible
- Word puzzle charts

- Written assignments - Observation

Christian Values

Trust - Review: Trusting God and Staying Safe

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Explain why it is important to trust God and trusted adults for personal safety.
- Complete the word puzzle on trust, danger, report, adult, and action.
- Value the role of trusted people in keeping them safe in daily life.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Complete the word puzzle finding the words: danger, trust, adult, report, action.
- Discuss what to do when a stranger approaches or attacks them.
- Share why they should trust God above all to keep them safe.

How does trusting God and trusted adults keep you safe?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 120
- Bible
- Word puzzle charts

- Written assignments - Observation

Christian Values

Responsibility - Cleanliness at Home and School

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- State the importance of practising cleanliness at home and school.
- List things they do to keep themselves clean and discuss how cleanliness feels.
- Appreciate that personal hygiene is a form of responsibility towards self and others.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Look at pictures of cleanliness activities and say what is happening.
- List things they do to keep themselves clean.
- Read the chart on the importance of being clean and discuss other importance of cleanliness.

Why is it important to keep yourself clean?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 121
- Bible
- Cleanliness charts

- Oral questions - Observation

Christian Values

Responsibility - Personal Hygiene as Responsibility

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Describe ways of practising personal hygiene such as brushing teeth, cutting hair, and washing hands.
- Demonstrate practices of personal hygiene by telling how they keep themselves clean.
- Develop a daily routine of personal hygiene as a Christian responsibility.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Tell classmates how they practise cleanliness at home and school.
- Read the chart on personal hygiene practices (brushing teeth, cutting hair, bathing, washing hands).
- Tell each other the importance of personal hygiene and how it benefits them.

How do you practise personal hygiene at home and school?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 122
- Bible
- Hygiene charts

- Oral questions - Observation

Christian Values

Responsibility - Personal Hygiene as Responsibility

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Describe ways of practising personal hygiene such as brushing teeth, cutting hair, and washing hands.
- Demonstrate practices of personal hygiene by telling how they keep themselves clean.
- Develop a daily routine of personal hygiene as a Christian responsibility.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Tell classmates how they practise cleanliness at home and school.
- Read the chart on personal hygiene practices (brushing teeth, cutting hair, bathing, washing hands).
- Tell each other the importance of personal hygiene and how it benefits them.

How do you practise personal hygiene at home and school?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 122
- Bible
- Hygiene charts

- Oral questions - Observation

Christian Values

Responsibility - Correcting Others and Reporting Wrongdoing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Explain how to demonstrate responsibility by correcting those who do wrong.
- Retell the story of Wema, Munga, and Nancy to show how to correct others responsibly.
- Develop courage to correct others and report wrongdoing in a responsible way.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Read the story of Munga, Nancy, and Wema and discuss how Wema corrected them.
- Read about Emmah reporting James and discuss when it is right to report others.
- Share situations where they would correct a friend doing something wrong.

Why is it important to correct others when they do wrong?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 122
- Bible
- Story cards

- Oral questions - Written assignments

Christian Values

Responsibility - Doing Chores and Being Responsible

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- State why chores should be done at home without expecting a reward, guided by Philippians 2:4.
- Recite Philippians 2:4 and write it in their exercise books.
- Desire to be responsible in day-to-day life without expecting rewards.

- Look at pictures of learners doing chores and name what each is doing.
- Tell why it is good to help with household chores and why rewards should not be expected.
- Recite Philippians 2:4 and discuss what it teaches about responsibility.

Why should you do chores at home without expecting a reward?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 124
- Bible (Philippians 2:4)
- Chore charts

- Oral questions - Written assignments

Christian Values

Responsibility - Doing Chores and Being Responsible

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- State why chores should be done at home without expecting a reward, guided by Philippians 2:4.
- Recite Philippians 2:4 and write it in their exercise books.
- Desire to be responsible in day-to-day life without expecting rewards.

- Look at pictures of learners doing chores and name what each is doing.
- Tell why it is good to help with household chores and why rewards should not be expected.
- Recite Philippians 2:4 and discuss what it teaches about responsibility.

Why should you do chores at home without expecting a reward?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 124
- Bible (Philippians 2:4)
- Chore charts

- Oral questions - Written assignments

The Church

Prayer - The Lord's Prayer

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the Lord's Prayer as the prayer Jesus taught His disciples from Matthew 6:9-13.
- Recite the Lord's Prayer in class from memory.
- Appreciate the Lord's Prayer as a model for how Christians should pray to God.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Look at pictures of people praying and say what is happening.
- Read Matthew 6:9-13 in turns and recite the Lord's Prayer in class.
- Write the Lord's Prayer on a chart, display it, and recite it again.

Why is it important to pray?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 127
- Bible (Matthew 6:9-13)
- Prayer charts

- Oral questions - Observation

The Church

Prayer - Postures During Prayer

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Describe appropriate postures used during prayer to show respect to God.
- Role-play ways of showing respect to God during prayer using different postures.
- Desire to show respect to God whenever they pray.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Look at pictures of children praying and name how each is showing respect.
- Role-play ways of showing respect to God during prayers (kneeling, standing, bowing head).
- Recite the Lord's Prayer while kneeling, then while standing and bowing the head.

How do you show respect to God during prayer?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 128
- Bible
- Picture charts

- Observation - Oral questions

The Church

Prayer - Singing the Lord's Prayer
Prayer - Showing Respect During Prayer

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- State what the Lord's Prayer teaches us about how to speak to God.
- Sing the song of the Lord's Prayer in class.
- Develop a habit of praying the Lord's Prayer at home and in church.

- Sing the song "Our Father in heaven, may your holy name be honoured."
- Fill in blank spaces to complete the Lord's Prayer.
- Discuss what learners should do when others are praying and why it is important to be respectful.

What does the Lord's Prayer teach us about praying to God?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 130
- Bible (Matthew 6:9-13)
- Song sheets
- Bible
- Role-play scenarios

- Oral questions - Written assignments

The Church

Prayer - Review: The Lord's Prayer in Daily Life

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- State the key teachings of the Lord's Prayer.
- Complete a fill-in-the-blank exercise on the Lord's Prayer correctly.
- Develop a commitment to recite the Lord's Prayer at home and in church.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Recite the full Lord's Prayer from memory.
- Complete the fill-in-the-blank exercise using the words in the box (Father, heaven, Kingdom, name, earth).
- Discuss why the Lord's Prayer is important for Christians today.

How does the Lord's Prayer guide our daily prayers?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 131
- Bible (Matthew 6:9-13)
- Fill-in-the-blank charts

- Written assignments - Oral questions

The Church

The Holy Spirit - The Coming of the Holy Spirit

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Retell the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost from Acts 2:1-4.
- Act out the coming of the Holy Spirit by role-playing what happened to the disciples on the day of Pentecost.
- Appreciate that the Holy Spirit is a gift from God to guide and help Christians.

- Read the story of the visitor at Msingi School and discuss how the learners prepared.
- Read Acts 2:1-4 in turns and answer questions on what happened to the disciples.
- Watch a video clip on the coming of the Holy Spirit and share what they liked most.

Why is the Holy Spirit important in the life of a Christian?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 132
- Bible (Acts 2:1-4)
- Digital resources / video clip

- Oral questions - Observation

The Church

The Holy Spirit - The Work of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit - The Fruit of the Holy Spirit

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian.
- Draw a chart showing the works of the Holy Spirit and present it to classmates.
- Desire to be led by the Holy Spirit in their daily decisions and actions.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Look at pictures and identify the works of the Holy Spirit shown.
- In pairs mention other works of the Holy Spirit.
- Read and discuss what Sarah and Mary say about the work of the Holy Spirit on their way home.

How does the Holy Spirit help Christians in daily life?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 134
- Bible
- Picture charts
- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 136
- Bible (Galatians 5:22)
- Drawing materials
- Flashcards

- Oral questions - Observation

The Church

The Holy Spirit - Living by the Fruit of the Holy Spirit

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- State how the fruit of the Holy Spirit guide Christians to live well with others.
- Model and label five fruit of the Holy Spirit using clay or plasticine.
- Develop a desire to be led by the Holy Spirit in making daily decisions.

In groups, learners are guided to:
- Sing the song "O Holy Spirit! Work in me, won't you make me more like Jesus?"
- Use clay or plasticine to model and label five fruit of the Holy Spirit.
- Complete the word search finding the five fruit of the Holy Spirit (love, joy, peace, kindness, patience).

How can you show the fruit of the Holy Spirit in your daily life?

- Spotlight CRE Activities Learner's Book Grade 3 pg. 138
- Bible (Galatians 5:22)
- Clay or plasticine
- Song sheets

- Observation - Written assignments