Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 1

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 7

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Social Studies

Topic:-      Secondary social group

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

1. Explain the meaning of secondary social groups
2. Discuss the functions of secondary social group
3. Differentiate between primary and secondary social groups
4. Outline the similarities between primary and secondary social groups

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 primary social groups	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She introduces the new topic by explaining the meaning of secondary social groups She further discusses the functions of secondary social groups	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She differentiates between the primary and secondary social groups She further outlines the similarities between the primary and secondary social groups	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

SECONDARY SOCIAL GROUP

This is a type of social group whose members are large in number and do

not know each other

FUNCTIONS OF SECONDARY SOCIAL GROUPS

1. Members perform defined roles
2. It allows for a sharing of ideas
3. it promotes unity
4. there is maintenance of law and order
5. Secondary social groups such as political parties bring about the

formation of government

	PRIMARY SOCIAL GROUPS	SECONDARY SOCIAL GROUPS
1	Members are related by blood	Members are not related by blood
2	Members are very small in number	Members are large in number
3	There is face to face interaction and cooperation among members	There is relatively casual, impersonal and competitive relationship among members
4	Members do not marry each other	Members can marry each other
5	Membership is compulsory	Membership is voluntary
6	Members have common aims and objectives	Members have individual aims for joining the groups
7	They have greater influence on the development of the individual	They have little influence on the individual’s development

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOCIAL GROUPS

 

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOCIAL GROUPS

1. They are made up of human beings
2. Members work for the interest of their members
3. Members have aims and objectives to achieve
4. They have rules and regulations guiding the group
5. They have leaders who direct their affairs
6. They have defined roles to play in the society
7. They exist in the social environment of man

 

EVALUATION:   1. Explain the meaning of secondary social groups

2. State the functions of secondary social groups
3. Differentiate between primary and secondary social groups
4. Outline the similarities between primary and secondary social group

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively