Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

Week 6

Subject: Civic Education

Term: 1^st Term

Class: Primary 5

Topic: Government Main services 

Behavioral objectives: At the end of the lessons, the pupils should be able to

1. Mention some social amenities/infrastructures.
2. List some of the main services provided for the people.

Instructional materials

Different kind of Charts and references materials 

Scheme of work 

And other relevant materials

6 years basic Education curriculum

Online information

Building background connection to prior knowledge: pupils are familiar with the topic in their previous classes

CONTENT OF THE TOPIC

Helping the government to provide services

These are some of the ways we can help the government to provide services:

1. Everyone should pay their taxes regularly.
2. People should promptly pay bills and rates, e.g. water rate and electricity bills.
3. When children attend government schools, their parents should pay any official development levies imposed on pupils.
4. Those who undertake government contracts should be honest, and provide high quality service, and supply the right kind of materials which they have been contracted to supply.
5. Communities should organize self help programmes, for example provision of boreholes, pipe borne water and community clinics.
6. Non-governmental organizations can be set up to help the less privileged in society, in order to reduce the number of those who look up to government to care for them

Strategies and activities:

step1: Teacher revised previous lesson

Step 2: teacher introduces the new topic

Step 3: Teacher explains new topic

Step 4: Teacher welcomes pupils’ questions.

Step 5: Teacher evaluates the pupils

Assessment and evaluation

Teacher asks questions from pupils based on the topic 

 Wrap up and conclusions

Teacher goes over the topic for better understanding.

Assignment 

1. List any two ways of helping the government