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Teacher Name: Kisakye Angellah Nabukeera Unit Title: Father Abraham

Unit Length: 45min Grade 3

Lesson: God’s promises to Abraham

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
- God’s promises are real and true and God - Students will have a test to answer questions
fulfills His promises to both Abraham and us about Abraham’s life and the promises that
as well. However, we have to realize that God made to him. They will also draw
God expects us to play a certain part in order pictures of Abraham and his family.
for His promises to come to pass in our
lives. For father Abraham he had to obey
and follow God’s instructions and also have
faith and trust in God. We also must obey
and trust God and behave in the way that
pleases God, help others, treat others fair
and well and also love others.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

The student will . . .
- What are some of the promises that God - Be able to find the different promises in the
made to father Abraham? bible that God made to Abraham.
- Where do we find the promises that God - Students will be able to list down all the
made to Abraham in the Bible? promises that God made to Abraham.
- How do we tell that God’s promises have - Students will be able to relate the promises
been fulfilled today? that God made to Abraham to how they have
- What did Abraham do when God told him been fulfilled today.
to go another land that God would show
him?
- What are some of the things that we need to
do for God’s promises to come to pass in
our lives?

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

Beginning the Lesson
- Review the previous lesson by asking students what they remember they talked about and
the verses they read in the previous lesson which was about Lot and Abraham dividing
5min the land which they were leaving in. Have some students give answer and let them tell
you what they have learnt from that lesson.

Developing the Lesson

5min - Read Genesis 12 and 18 together with the student.
- Give chance to students to read through this chapter quietly and later read it together with
them.
5min - Give chance to different students to read in turns as you read with them too.
Discuss
-Let students turn to their neighbors and find the promises that God made to Abraham and later
10min they will share with the whole class.
5min -They will fill in the gaps in their bible journals of the promises that God made to Abraham.
-Explain to them that God made all these promises and they are fulfilled and explain all the
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Teacher Name: Kisakye Angellah Nabukeera Unit Title: Father Abraham
Unit Length: 45min Grade 3

promises.
- God promised Abraham provision, protection, a child, to bless him and care.
10min - God’s promises were all fulfilled because we can see that we ourselves are part of Abraham’
family because we believe and have faith in God.
-God promised him a son and we later see Isaac.
- We see Abraham’s name great because we still study about him even today.
-God made him into a great nation which is Israel.

Closing the Lesson

- We will close the lesson with singing the song of father Abraham and listing down what
5min we learn from him.

Formative Assessment Differentiation

- The lecture will help the auditory students.
- Students will be assessed on how correctly - The independent reading will help both the
they fill in the blank spaces. visual and those that like constructing their
own knowledge and do work independently.
- The discussion helps those who like to move
around and find partners and group work.
Resources
- Bibles for each student
- Bible journals
- markers

Evaluation and Reflection

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Teacher Name: Kisakye Angellah Nabukeera Unit Title: Father Abraham
Unit Length: 45min Grade 3

Glossary

Term Definition Resources

Unit Overview Main Idea and Summative Assessment copied from the unit plan in order to ●
keep the goal in mind during the writing and implementation of the lesson
plan.
Guiding these questions guide the inquiry for the lesson, leading students toward ●
Questions a rich understanding of the objectives for the lesson and ultimately, the
unit.
● Factual- knowledge or fact-based questions
● Conceptual- questions that enable exploration of big ideas that
connect facts and topics
● Debatable- questions that expose areas of ambiguity, disagreement,
or tension within the unit of study
Objectives The specific aims of the lesson. As a result of the instruction, this is ●
what the students are expected to know, understand, and be able to do.
These should align with and lead to the unit understandings, knowledge
and skills.
Time - Marks the amount of time needed for each stage of the lesson. Enables ●
effective time-management for the teacher.
Beginning the The opening or warm-up that will engage the learner, producing ●
Lesson creative tension. May include review and/or activation of prior
knowledge.
Developing the The content learned and the strategies employed towards that end ●
Lesson
Closing the A conclusion or review of what was learned, providing closure to the ●
Lesson lesson.
Formative Assessment throughout the lesson that provides feedback that can be used to ●
Assessment plan or alter instruction. Should prepare students for the summative
assessment.
Differentiation ways of modifying instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners ●

Resources any texts, materials, technology, people, places or other resources that ●
have informed the unit and learning experiences
Evaluation and Reflect on using the lesson and evaluate the lesson plan and ask the ●
Reflection following questions:
 Did my students come to understand the main idea, essential understandings?
 Do my students know what they are supposed to? Can they perform the unit
skills? Do they value what was intended?
 What was most effective? least effective?
 What changes will I make for next time?