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Term: 1st Term

Week: 6

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Social Studies

Topic:-      Family as a primary social group

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

  1. Explain the meaning of social groups
  2. Discuss the characteristics of a social group
  3. Explain the meaning and functions of primary social groups
  4. Outline the types of primary social groups
  5. Describe what makes the family a primary social group
  6. State the roles and responsibilities of members of the family as a primary social group

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 environmental problems

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She introduces the new topic by explaining the meaning of social group and its characteristics

She further discusses the meaning and functions of primary social groups

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She explains the types of primary social groups and what makes family a primary social group

She further enumerates the roles and responsibilities of members of the family as a primary social group

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

SOCIAL GROUP

A social group means a set of two or more people who interact regularly in

a manner defined by some common purpose.

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF A SOCIAL GROUP

  1. it has defined membership
  2. There is group consciousness
  3. There is a sense of shared purpose
  4. There is interdependence in satisfying each other’s needs
  5. there is interaction

PRIMARY SOCIAL GROUP

Primary social group is a type of social group whose members are small in

number and know each other very closely.

FUNCTIONS OF PRIMARY SOCIAL GROUPS

  1. The development of personality
  2. The satisfaction of psychological needs
  3. Provision of motivation in the actualization of goals
  4. Strengthens the democratic spirit
  5. It acts as an agent of social control

 

TYPES OF PRIMARY SOCIAL GROUPS

  1. family
  2. kinship systems
  3. descent groups
  4. age grades

 

FAMILY

A family is a group of two or more people who are closely related either by

blood, marriage or adoption

TYPES OF FAMILY

  1. Nuclear family-this consists of parents and their children

Kinds of Nuclear family

  1. Monogamous nuclear family- this is when a man marries only one wife
  2. Polygamous nuclear family- this is when a man marries more than one

wife 

  1. Extended family- This consists of parents, children and other relatives such as grandparents, in-laws, cousins, nieces, nephews, uncles and aunts

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY

FATHER

  1. provides for the family
  2. makes major decisions about the family
  3. actively manages the household
  4. sees to the moral guidance, clothing and shelter of his family
  5. sees to the education of his children

MOTHER

  1. Prudently manages the family’s resources
  2. supervises and coordinates the household
  3. takes care of the children
  4. prepares the family’s weekly, monthly and yearly budget
  5. plans and prepares the family’s daily meals
  6. ensures the cleanliness of the house

CHILDREN

  1. do all the chores in the home
  2. go on errands for their parents
  3. learn moral guidance, values and languages from their parents and the

society

  1. Respect and obey their parents and other adults
  2. Takes adequate care of their parents especially when they become aged
  3. They take care of their younger siblings

EVALUATION:   1. Explain the meaning of social groups

  1. List the characteristics of social groups
  2. What is a primary social group?
  3. List the types of Primary social groups
  4. Explain family as a primary social group
  5. Discuss the types of family
  6. Enumerates the roles and responsibilities of members of the family

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively