WEEK 5

SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES

TERM: 1^ST TERM

CLASS: PRIMARY 1

TOPIC: The roles of family members

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, Pupils should be able to:

1.Identify the members of family.

2: Mention the roles of members of the family.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Pictures, charts etc.

RESOURCES AND MATERIALS:

6 YEARS CURRICULUM

ONLINE MATERIALS

PUPILS TEXTBOOK�

OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS

BUILDING BACKGROUND/CONNECTION TO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE:

Pupils are familiar with the topic in their previous topic�

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CONTENT:

MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY

ROLE OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS

Father

• Provision of food, shelter and money for the family
• Making important decisions.

Mother

• Preparing food and keeping the house in order
• Nurturing and raising the children, teaching the children morals and values

It is important to note that the above roles and any other traditional roles assigned to either parent could be performed by any of the parents. Indeed, both parents are to compliment each other in the performance of all these functions.

Children

• Obeying their parents
• Assisting in performing household chores, particularly in the kitchen, garden, laundry, washing the car etc
• Living up to family expectations
• Getting good grades in school

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Assessment and Evaluation:

1. Identify the members of the family
2. Mention the role of the members of the family.

ASSIGNMENT:

1. �Mention 5 roles of the family members.