Civic Education - Junior Secondary 1 - Values

Values

Term: 1st Term

Week: 4

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Civic education

Topic:-       Values

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define values
  2. Give some examples of good and bad values

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on rights and duties

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines values

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She gives some examples of good and bad values

 

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

VALUES
Values are seen as moral principles and beliefs that direct, influence and control our pattern of behavior, choices and decisions.

Values are said to be principles and ideas we hold and cherish as important and worthwhile and which have positive effect. Most of our decisions and actions are greatly influence by our cherish values.

Some examples f good values are; honesty, right attitude to work, obedience, humility, consistency, trustworthiness, tolerance, commitment, respect to parents, respect to constitutional authority, being law abiding, punctuality to school.

Some examples of bad values are; fighting, robbery, stealing, lateness, indecent dressing, cultism, telling lies, lateness to school, election rigging, examination malpractices, gossiping, having affairs with the opposite sex, being a truant etc. The examples above are some of the negative values by which every good and responsible students and citizens of our great country should keep away from.

EVALUATION:    1. Define values

  1. Give four examples each of good values and bad values

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively