6.4 Gambling

• Meaning and types of gambling in Kenya today
• Five causes of gambling
• Peer influence and how to avoid gambling
• Biblical teachings on money and wealth
• Effects of gambling on individuals and families
• Biblical teachings on true riches
• Values and life skills for a gambling-free life

• identify types of gambling in Kenya today
• discuss five causes of gambling
• outline teachings on money and wealth from the scriptures provided
• examine the effects of gambling on individuals and families
• outline teachings on true riches from the scriptures provided
• utilize acquired skills and moral values to live a gambling free life

“Why do young people engage in gambling today?”

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1. Meaning and types of gambling
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Brainstorm what gambling is and identify types common in Kenya today, without teaching how to bet.
2. Five causes of gambling
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Discuss five causes of gambling today, including why young people join, using a textbook or safe search.
3. Avoiding peer influence to gamble
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Share how to refuse negative peer pressure to bet, and listen to a vetted resource person if available.
4. Biblical teachings on money and wealth
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Read 1 Timothy 6:10, Proverbs 13:11, 28:20-22 and Ephesians 4:28 and chart teachings on money and wealth.
5. Effects of gambling on individuals and families
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Examine effects of gambling and role-play harm to a person and a household without naming classmates.
6. Teachings on true riches
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Read Matthew 6:19-21, Hebrews 13:5 and 1 Timothy 6:17-19 and outline what true riches are.
7. Living a gambling-free life
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Debate values and life skills needed to avoid gambling, recite 1 Corinthians 6:12, and choose a free life.