Uganda Primary 6 Curriculum - Religious Education (Christian Religious Education)
Theme: Christians on the Way
Term I
1. God Created Me (7 Periods)
- Understanding and appreciating myself as a unique person (Psalm 139:13-16)
- How to relate with others with consideration and respect.
- Definition and value of work (Matthew 25:14-20).
2. Evil and Suffering (11 Periods)
- Suffering: forms, causes, and effects of suffering (Genesis 3).
- HIV/AIDS as a form and cause of suffering.
- Election malpractices as a cause of suffering.
- Jesus' example of sharing in the suffering with others (John 8:1-11, John 18:10-11).
- How to share in the suffering of others.
- Our response to suffering (Mark 11:1-16, John 16:1-7, Luke 10:25-37, The Book of Job).
- Caring for the suffering in our community.
3. God Calls His People (10 Periods)
- Restoration of broken relationships (Genesis 3:1-3, 4:1-10, 1 John 3:11-12).
- Bible characters who received messages from God (Genesis 12:1-9, Exodus 3:1-2, 13; 6:8-9, Jeremiah 1:1-9).
- The promise of salvation (Luke 1:26-38, Luke 3:3-16).
- God's message for his people today.
Term II
4. Christ is the Answer (6 Periods)
- Christ's concern for different people (Mark 1:29-45, Mark 2:1-12, Matthew 9:9-13, Luke 6:27-35, John 18:19-23).
- Prayers (Matthew 26:40-41).
- Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-24, Luke 22:54-64, John 21:15-19).
5. Christ's Gift for the Journey (5 Periods)
- Sacraments: Meaning, need, and importance of baptism and Holy Communion.
- The institution of the sacrament of baptism and Holy Communion.
- Jesus as a way to God (John 14:16-26).
- Holy Spirit: Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13), Gifts of the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-26, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11).
Term III
6. How to Behave on the Way (10 Periods)
- Community life: Christian qualities needed (John 13:34-35, John 4:7-8), Different roles of people in the community, The Christian family (Ephesians 4:1-6).
- Taking care of God's creation (Genesis 1:28).
- Selfishness and its results (Genesis 4).
- Unselfishness and its benefits.
- Justice and injustices in the community (Proverbs 21:6-15, 22:22-23).
7. People on the Way (10 Periods)
- The people we meet: Contribution and values of people we meet (1 Corinthians 11:12-21), International diversity (Galatians 3:26-28).
- The needs and desires of people we meet (Mark 6:31-44, 1:29-34).
- Our response to different needs.
- Value of an individual (Luke 2:46-48).
8. Friends on the Way (8 Periods)
- Friendship: Meaning and importance of friendship, Jesus' example of friendship (John 15:12-15).
- Qualities of a good friend: Importance of advice (2 Samuel 12, Matthew 19:16-22), Good and bad advice, Crisis and support (Proverbs 17:17-18), Building a good friendship.
- Qualities people look for in marriage partners (1 Corinthians 13:4-7).
9. Christian Involvement in the World (11 Periods)
- Our talents: Meaning of talents, Using God-given talents to improve the world (Matthew 25:14-30), Using talents in cooperation with others (1 Corinthians 3:5-10, Genesis 2:15).
- The role of Christians in development.
- The role of science, technology, and education in development and Christian values (Deuteronomy 5:16-21, Mark 12:13-17).
- Participating in the electoral process: voting, rights and freedoms of voters, duties of the Electoral Commission.
- Demonstrating good citizenship.
10. Happiness on the Way to Arrival (11 Periods)
- Developing a relationship with God: Meaning of happiness, Giving and receiving as a source of happiness (John 13:14-14), Good relationship with God as a source of happiness (Psalm 1:1-3, Psalm 112:4-7).
- Life and death (John 11:1-44), The Biblical teaching about death (1 Corinthians 15:55-57).
- Suffering: causes and how to endure (Matthew 26:39-42).
- Biblical concept of heaven and purity.
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