**Lesson Plan for National Values Education: Primary 2**
**Topic:**
- Qualities of Community Leaders
- Identification of Security Agencies - ICPC
- Ways of Preventing Intake of Harmful Substances
**Duration:** 60 minutes
**Objectives:**
1. To help students understand the qualities of effective community leaders.
2. To identify the functions and importance of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) in Nigeria.
3. To discuss ways of preventing the intake of harmful substances.
**Materials Needed:**
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Pictures of community leaders
- Pictures of ICPC logo and officers
- Storybook or short story on avoiding harmful substances
- Visual aids on harmful substances
**Introduction (10 minutes):**
1. **Greeting and Warm-up:**
- Greet the students.
- Sing a short song about community leaders or play a related short video (if available) to grab their attention.
2. **Introduction to the Topic:**
- Briefly introduce the topics of qualities of community leaders, ICPC, and preventing the intake of harmful substances.
- Explain that today's lesson will cover these important areas to help them be good and informed citizens.
**Lesson Development:**
**Part 1: Qualities of Community Leaders (15 minutes)**
1. **Discussion:**
- Ask students to name some community leaders they know (e.g., school principal, town mayor, councilors).
- Discuss the qualities that make someone a good leader (e.g., honesty, kindness, responsibility, fairness).
2. **Storytelling:**
- Narrate a short story of a community leader who demonstrated positive qualities.
- Engage the students by asking them what they learned from the story and which qualities they liked.
3. **Activity:**
- Have students draw their favorite community leader and list three qualities that make this person a good leader.
**Part 2: Identification of Security Agencies - ICPC (10 minutes)**
1. **Presentation:**
- Show and explain the ICPC logo.
- Discuss the role of ICPC in fighting corruption and ensuring fairness and honesty in society.
2. **Discussion:**
- Explain why it’s important to have organizations like the ICPC.
- Discuss how ICPC helps to keep our communities safe and fair.
3. **Activity:**
- Create a simple matching game where students match pictures of various security agencies with their names and roles.
**Part 3: Ways of Preventing Intake of Harmful Substances (15 minutes)**
1. **Discussion:**
- Explain what harmful substances are (e.g., certain drugs, cigarettes, alcohol).
- Discuss the dangers of taking harmful substances.
2. **Storytelling:**
- Read a story from a short book or narrate a simple story about a character who made a healthy choice by avoiding harmful substances.
3. **Activity:**
- Create a role-play scenario where students practice saying "No" to harmful substances.
- Pair up students and let them practice the role-play.
**Conclusion (5 minutes):**
1. **Recap:**
- Recap the three main topics covered today.
- Ask students to share what they learned about community leaders, ICPC, and preventing harmful substances.
2. **Assessment and Closing:**
- Give each student a simple worksheet to complete, containing exercises related to today’s lesson.
- Praise students for their participation and remind them of the importance of applying what they’ve learned.
**Follow-Up Activities:**
- Encourage students to discuss these topics with their parents or guardians and share their drawings and stories.
- As homework, ask students to write a sentence or two about why it's important to avoid harmful substances.
**Assessment:**
- Participation in discussions and activities.
- Completion and correctness of the worksheet.
**Notes for the Instructor:**
- Make sure visual aids are clear and engaging.
- Be patient and supportive, especially during activities and discussion times.
- Use simple and clear language to explain concepts to ensure students understand.