# National Values Education Lesson Plan
**Grade Level:** Primary 2 (Age: 7-8 years)
**Duration:** 90 minutes
**Topic:** Conscience, Identification of Security Agencies - The Nigeria Correctional Service, and How to Prevent Accidents in the Home and School
## Lesson Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Understand the concept of conscience and how it guides moral decisions.
2. Identify the Nigeria Correctional Service and its role in society.
3. Describe basic safety measures to prevent accidents at home and school.
## Materials Needed:
- Visual aids (pictures of Nigeria Correctional Service officers, safety signs)
- Storybooks or short stories highlighting moral decisions
- Flashcards with safety tips
- Chart paper and markers
- Role-play props
## Lesson Structure:
### Introduction (10 minutes)
1. **Greeting and Warm-Up:** Begin with a short, friendly greeting. Ask students how they are and engage them in a brief conversation about any recent experiences of helping others or following rules.
2. **Objective Sharing:** Explain the goals of the lesson in simple terms.
- "Today, we'll learn about listening to our 'inner voice' called a conscience, who some important security people are, and how to stay safe at home and school."
### Part 1: Conscience (20 minutes)
1. **Discussion:**
- Explain what a conscience is: “Conscience is like a tiny voice in your head that helps you know right from wrong.”
- Discuss why having a good conscience is important.
2. **Story Time:**
- Read out a short story where a character faces a moral decision (e.g., finding a lost wallet).
- Ask students what they would do in a similar situation. Discuss how their conscience would guide them.
3. **Activity:**
- Group Activity: Students draw a picture of a time they did something that felt good and right (like sharing or helping someone).
### Part 2: Identification of Security Agencies - The Nigeria Correctional Service (20 minutes)
1. **Introduction:**
- Show pictures of officers in the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS).
- Explain what the Nigeria Correctional Service does: “NCS helps keep our communities safe by managing prisons and helping people who have done wrong things learn to follow the rules.”
2. **Role Play:**
- Divide the class into small groups. Let each group role-play a scenario where NCS officers are helping someone or doing their job.
3. **Discussion:**
- Discuss the importance of respecting security agencies and how they help us.
### Part 3: How to Prevent Accidents in the Home and School (20 minutes)
1. **Discussion:**
- Talk about common accidents that can happen at home (e.g., slipping in the bathroom, touching hot objects) and at school (e.g., running in the hallways, not following playground rules).
2. **Safety Tips:**
- Introduce simple safety rules using flashcards.
- Discuss each rule and ask students if they've ever had an accident and how it happened.
3. **Group Activity:**
- In groups, students create a safety poster for the classroom or the school. They draw and write a few safety tips.
### Conclusion (10 minutes)
1. **Recap:**
- Review key points from the lesson: conscience, Nigeria Correctional Service, and safety tips.
- Ask questions to reinforce learning: “What is a conscience? Who can tell me about the Nigeria Correctional Service? Can anyone mention a safety tip for home/school?”
2. **Q&A:**
- Allow students to ask questions and share their thoughts.
3. **Homework:**
- Ask students to talk with their parents about a time they helped someone or followed their conscience and write a few sentences about it.
- Ask them to look for safety signs at home and list them.
### Assessment:
- Monitor participation during discussions and activities.
- Review the group activity posters.
- Collect and review the homework assignments to assess understanding.
### Wrap-Up (10 minutes)
1. **Positive Reinforcement:**
- Praise students for their participation and good behavior.
- Distribute stickers or small rewards for active engagement.
2. **Closing:**
- Remind students to practice what they learned about conscience, respect security officials, and follow safety tips.
End with a cheerful goodbye and look forward to seeing them next class!