WEEK

LESSON

TOPIC

SUB TOPIC

OBJECTIVES

T/L ACTIVITIES

T/L AIDS

REFERENCE

REMARKS

1

Opening and Revisions

2

1 – 3

God’s help and self help

• The body is the temple of God
• Various drugs and how they are abused.
• Effects of drugs on human body.

The learner should be able to:

1. Describe how the body is the temple of God.
2. Name several drugs
3. Describe how the drugs are misused.

• Naming
• Explanation
• Question and answer
• Story telling
• Discussion
• Singing

• A poster
• Listing
• St Paul’s teaching

PrimaryCRE book 8 pg 1 – 3

Living in Christ pg 1 - 5

3

1 – 3

God’s help and self help

• Sexual misuse
• Effects of sexual misuse
• Misuse of natural resources.

The learner should be able to:

1. State types of sexual misuse and their effects
2. Explain the effects of misuse of the environment by human kind.
3. Appreciate the environment

• Discussions
• Question and answers
• Explanation
• Singing

• Pictures of professor
• Wangari Mathai in pupil’s book pg 19

Primary CRE book 8 pg 10 – 18

Living in Christ pg 2 - 3

4

1 – 3

 Revision and end of month exams

5

1 - 3

God’s help and self help

• View of ATS on misuse of God’s creation
• Christian teaching on misuse of God’s Cration
• How to respond to the misuse of God’s cration.

The learner should be able to:

1. Describe the traditional African view of misuse of God’s creation
2. Explain the Christian teaching on the use and misuse of God’s creation.
3. Appreciate the environment

• Explain
• Discussion
• Story telling
• Singing
• Question and answer

• A poster showing measures to control misuse of God’s creation

Primary CRE pg 20 – 25

Quick reading pg 4 - 5

6

1 – 3

Christianity and traditional African heritage

• African stories of creation.
• Relationship between unborn, living, living dead and the ancestors
• Differences between continuity of life in African tradition and Christianity.

The learner should be able to:

1. Narrate stories of creation in traditional African communities.
2. State how unborn, living, living dead and ancestors are related.
3. Differentiate between ATS understanding of continuity of life and Christianity.
4. Desire to protect life.

• Narrating
• Discussion
• Stating
• Singing
• Questions and answer
• Memorizing

• A poster listing the creation order in biblical story

Primary CRE book 8 pg 32 – 38

Quick reading pg 7 – 10

7

1 - 3

Revision and mid term exam and brak

8

1 – 3

Christianity and traditional African heritage

• Respect for the life of the unborn and the born
• Concepts of God in the ATS and Christianity.
• Response to God and in ATS

The learner should be able:

1. Explain why we should be able to respect life of both and unborn
2. Mention concepts of God in African 
3. religion and Christianity
4. State some ways in which some African African people responded to the creator.
5. Appreciate various concepts of God

• Explain
• Mentioning
• Question and answer
• Discussion
• Memorizing

• A poster of attributes of God in African religion and Christianity.

Primary CRE Book 8 pg 38 – 46

Quick reading CRE pg 10 – 11

9

1 – 3

Christianity and traditional African heritage

• Ways of reconciling with God in ATS
• Similiarities between Christianity and ATS
• Differences between Christianity and traditional beliefs and customs

The learner should be able to:

1. Explain how reconciliation with God was done in ATS
2. Describe the similarities and differences between Christianity and traditional African customs and believe 
3. Appreciate spiritual life of African people.

• Explanation
• Describing
• Appreciating
• Discussion
• Question and answer

• Aposter of the Lord’s prayer

Primary CRE pupils book 8 pg 48 – 50

Quick reading CRE bk 8 pg 11 - 14

10

1 - 3

JESUS CHRIST VICTORY OVER PAIN AND SUFFERING

• Causes of suffering
• Pain and suffering
• Jesus pain in: mental, Physical , emotional

The learner should be able to:

1. List causes of suffering
2. Mention types of suffering
3. Explain various types of mental, physical and emotion suffering
4. Be ready to suffer for Jesus Christ

• Listing
• Explanation
• Discussion
• Question and answer
• Singing
• Story telling

• A poster listing causes of suffering

Primary CRE pg 60 – 62

Quick reading pg 17 - 20

11

1 – 3

JESUS CHRIST VICTORY OVER PAIN AND SUFFERING

• Jesus Christ triumphs over pain and suffering.
• Purpose of suffering

The learner should be able to:

1. Describe how Christians can thump over pain through the help of the holly spirit List some purpose of suffering
2. Pray for Christians undergoing suffering

• Describing
• Listing
• Praying
• Question and answer
• Discussion
• Singing
• Mentioning

• A picture of Jesus Christ on the cross in pupils book pg 71

New primary CRE pg 70 – 73

Quick reading pg 21 -22

12

1 – 3

JESUS CHRIST VICTORY OVER PAIN AND SUFFERING

• Christian suffering today

The learner should be able to:

1. Mention kinds of suffering that Christians undergo today.
2. Strive to prevent suffering
3. Appreciate that by sharing in the suffering of Christ

• Appreciate
• Discussion
• Question and answer
• Reciting
• Memorizing

• Song ‘I am a soldier in the army`
• Picture pg 76

Primary CRE book 8 pg 75 – 78

Quick reading CRE pg 22 - 23

13

1 – 3

Revision  and  closing  term

14

1 – 3

End Term 1 Exams and Closing

WEEK

LESSON

TOPIC

SUB TOPIC

OBJECTIVES

T/L ACTIVITIES

REFERENCE

T/L AIDS

ASSIGNMENT

REMARKS

1

1 – 3

Opening and Revisions

2

1 – 3

Relationship

The family and marriage

The learner should be able to:

1. State the different types of family.
2. State the factors considered when choosing a marriage partner.
3. State factors to consider when getting married
4. Mention advantages of Christian marriage

• Role play
• Reading the bible
• Dramatization
• Story telling

Primary CRE pupils book 8 pg 143 – 163

Quick reading CRE book 8 pg 42 – 43

• The good news bible pictures

• Observation
• Oral questions

3

1 – 3

Relationship

The family and marriage

Describe the essential needs of a family

1. Describe what undermines a good marriage relationship
2. State qualities of a good parent
3. List qualities of a good child

• Discuss essential needs of a family, what undermines a good marriage
• State the qualities of a good parent and a good child. Reading the bible.

Primary CRE pupils book 8 pg 159 – 161

Quick reading CRE book 8 pg 47 – 48

• Bible
• Pictures
• Charts

• Port folio questions
• Written questions

4

1 – 3

Relationship

The family and marriage

1. State the traditional African view of love and marriage.
2. Explain the Christian teaching on love and marriage.
3. Appreciate his or her family structure
4. Desire to form good relationships in the family.

• State traditional African view of love and marriage.
• Discussing
• Dramatization
• Bible reading

Primary CRE pupils book 8 pg 161

Quick reading CRE book 8 pg 48

• Bible resource person pictures.

• Written questions

5

1 – 3

Relationship

The family and marriage.

1. Appreciate his or her parents
2. Portray good behavior
3. Appreciate the Christian teaching on marriage

• Role play
• Discussing
• Bible reading
• Demonstration
• Story telling

Primary CRE book 8 pg 161

Quick reading CRE book 8 page 48

• Bible
• Chart

• Oral questions

6

1 – 3

Discipleship

Responding to Christ call

1. State the meaning of discipleship
2. Describe the teachings of Jesus Christ on discipleship
3. Explain how loving one another demonstrates discipleship
4. State the importance of loving others.
5. Explain the place of wealth in Christian discipleship
6. Explain ways in which wealth is misused in Christian discipleship

• Defining discipleship
• Demonstration
• Discuss the importance of loving others
• Explanation
• Role play
• Read the bible

Primary CRE pupils book 8 pg 166

Quick reading CRE book 8 pg 50 - 53

• Bibles
• Posters
• Charts

• Oral questions

7

1 – 3

Mid term exams and break

8

1 – 3

Discipleship

Responding to Christ’s call

The learner should be able to:

1. Distinguish between the work of an evangelist and a witness.
2. Desire to be disciples of Jesus Christ
3. Serve others willingly
4. Deny him or herself for the sake of Jesus Christ
5. Love other people
6. Appreciate the work of evangelists and witnesses in the church today

• Role play
• Demonstration
• Discussion
• Asking and answering questions

Primary CRE pg 179

Quick reading CRE book 8 pg 53

• Resource person
• Bible

• Porto fillio questions

9

1 – 3

Christmas

Leisure

State the meaning of leisure

1. State different kinds of leisure
2. List leisure activities in ATS and modern society
3. Describe the importance of leisure in his or her growth
4. Explain the importance of leisure in a family

• Definition
• Discussion
• Dramatization
• Explaining
• Describing
• Reading the bible

Primary CRE book 8 pg 184 – 194

Quick reading CRE book 8 pupils book pg 55 – 57

• Bible

• Written questions

10

1 – 3

Christmas

Leisure

The learner should be able to:

1. Describe the use of leisure in cultural development
2. Name activities Christians can do during leisure
3. Give examples of how leisure is misused
4. Write down the destructive elements in some leisure activities
5. State the difference Between leisure and unemployment
6. Discuss on how to make proper use of leisure

• Read the bible
• Story telling
• Citing examples
• Discussion
• Demonstration

Primary CRE book 8 pg 196 - 197

Quick reading CRE book 8 pupils book pg 58

• Chart
• Bible

• Oral questions

11

1 – 3

The church

Living the Christian  faith

By the end of the lesson the learner should be able to:

1. State the meaning of prayer.
2. Explain how prayers can be made in private and in public
3. State the different responses given by God in our prayer

• Defining prayer
• Explanation
• Demonstration
• Stating
• Reading the bible
• Reciting the lord’s prayer

Quick reading CRE pupils book 8 PG 25 – 26.

Primary CRE page 83 – 85

• Bible
• Charts
• Pictures of people praying

• Port folio
• questions

12

1 – 3

The church

Living the Christian faith

The learner should be able :Explain the differences between prayer and magic giving life examples

1. State the importance of self denial in relation to serving others giving an example of the story of Jesus
2. State an examples of having a living faith giving an example of life experience

• Explaining
• Stating examples of self denial
• Discussion
• Demonstration
• Story telling
• Reading the bible
• Reciting memory verse

Primary CRE pg 92 – 95

Quick reading CRE book 8 pg 27 – 29

• Bible
• Texts
• charts

• Written questions

13

Revisions and Preparations for End Term Exams

14

End Term 11 Exam and Closing

WEEK

LESSON

TOPIC

SUB TOPIC

OBJECTIVES

T/L ACTIVITIES

REFERENCE

T/L AIDS

ASSIGNMENT

REMARKS

1

1 -3

Opening and Revisions

2

1 – 3

The church

Living the Christian faith

The learner should be able:

1. Describe the relationship between prayer and fasting
2. Appreciate that God answers prayers
3. Appreciate fasting as a means of bringing one near to God
4. Desire to serve God and fellow human beings
5. Live the Christian faith.

• Discussion
• Asking and answering questions
• Reading the bible
• Story telling
• Recite the memory verse

Primary CRE book 8 pg 97 – 99

Quick reading CRE pupils book 8 pg 28 – 30

• Bible
• Chart

• Oral questions
• Written questions

3

1 – 3

The reaching of Jesus

Social problems and Christian values

The learner should be able to:

1. State ways in which one can practice justice
2. Explain the importance of fairness in his or her daily life.
3. Give reasons why Christians should be holly giving a life experience through a story

• Stating
• Explaining
• Discussing
• Story telling
• Reading the bible
• Taking notes

Primary CRE book 8 page 103

Quick reading CRE pupils book 8 pg 32 – 33

• Bible
• Pictures

• Written pictures

4

1 – 3

The teaching of Jesus

Social problems and Christian values

The learner should be able to:

1. Describe effects of corruption in the society
2. Explain how nepotism destroys good relations

• Discussing effects of corruption
• Explaining
• Defining
• Reading the bible

Primary CRE pg 109

Quick reading book 8 pg 33 – 34

• Resource
• Person
• Nature walk

• Oral questions

5

1 – 3

The teaching of Jesus

Social problems and Christian values

The learner should be able:

1. Apply Christian values in his or her life.
2. Avoid corruption, injustice and nepotism
3. Desire to apply Christian principles in his or her life
4. Use Christian values when dealing with social problems

• Discussion
• Story telling
• Reading the bible
• Taking notes
• Desire to apply
• Christian principles in one’s life

Primary CRE pupils book 8 pg 110 – 121

Quick reading pg 34 – 36

• Bible pictures

• Written questions

6

1 – 3

Pentecost

Jesus frees and commands

The learner should be able to:

1. State how he or she makes use of personal freedom
2. Explain how Jesus Christ showed obedience to God
3. Describe how Jesus showed his loyalty to his father

• Defining freedom
• Reading bible
• Discussion
• Story telling
• Demonstrating
• Taking notes

Primary CRE book 8 pg 124 – 128

Quick reading book 8 pg 38

• Bible pictures

• Port folio
• questions

7

1 – 3

Pentecost

Jesus frees and commands

The learner should be able to:

1. Explain how Jesus Christ reacted to Jewish authority
2. State ways in which he/she reacts to authority i.e. respect
3. Describe how he/she relates to parents and the community

• Discussion
• Read the bible
• Demonstrating
• Dramatization
• Taking summary notes
• Story telling

Primary CRE book 8 pg 130 - 132

Quick reading book 8 pg 39 – 40

• Pictures in pupils book
• Bible

• Oral questions

8

1 – 3

Pentecost

Jesus frees and commands

The learner should be able to:

1. Explain the teaching of Jesus Christ on on freedom
2. Desire to achieve true freedom
3. Express loyalty to the state.
4. Respect his or her parents in all ways

• Explanation
• Stating
• Discussing
• Decide to respect one’s parents
• Taking summary notes

Primary CRE book 8 pg 133 - 134

Quick reading book 8 pg 42 – 44

9

End Term 111 Exams and Closing