Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 1

Term: 2^nd Term

Week: 3

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Social Studies

Topic:-      Culture: meaning and components

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

1. Explain the meaning of culture
2. Discuss the components of culture
3. Outline the effects of socialization

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 socialization	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She explains the meaning of culture	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She discusses the components of culture	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

CULTURE

Culture is the total way of life of a people shared from one generation to

another

COMPONENTS OF CULTURE

1. Material culture: these refer to concrete physical objects and resources

which people of a society use to define their culture. They include the food,

dress, houses etc

IMPORTANCE OF MATERIAL CULTURE

1. it defines behaviour and perceptions
2. it shows how people influence the environment and how the environment

in turn influences them

1. it showcases the geographical distribution and uniformity of artifacts of a

people

1. it helps people to preserve their identity as a group
2. it is used to make inferences about the material aspects of a people’s

culture and history

2. Non-material culture: these refers to the non-physical ideas, values,

rules, norms, morals, languages etc which people of a society use to define

their culture

IMPORTANCE OF NON-MATERIAL ASPECTS OF CULTURE

1. it helps to determine how members of a given culture think, feel and

behave

1. it helps in shaping societal development
2. it helps to express oneness among people of the same culture
3. they help in showcasing patterns of communication in different cultures

within a political society

1. they are symbolic values passed down from one generation to the next

generation

EVALUATION:   1. Explain the meaning of culture

2. Discuss the components of culture and their importance

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively