Civic Education - Junior Secondary 2 - Contentment

Contentment

Term: 1st Term

Week: 5

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Civic education

Topic:-       Contentment

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

  1. State the importance of contentment
  2. State the effects of lack of contentment

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 contentment

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She states and explains the importance of contentment

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She states and explains the effects of lack of contentment  

 

 

 

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

CONTENTMENT

IMPORTANCE OF CONTENTMENT

  1. It helps to eliminate jealousy and envy in people
  2. It leads to peaceful and developed society
  3. It promotes tolerance in the country
  4. It reduces the feelings of inferiority among the people
  5. It gives a person a peaceful heart
  6. Discontentment is actually the state of experiencing dissatisfaction, unhappiness, restlessness, greediness and disgruntlement.

 

Effects of Lack of Contentment

  1. It leads to corruption
  2. It makes a man greedy
  3. It results into envy and jealousy
  4. It can lead into prostitution
  5. it leads into cheating
  6. It can also lead to theft
  7. Dissatisfaction and unhappiness can lead to depression

 

EVALUATION:    1. State five importance of contentment

  1. State and explain three effects of lack of contentment

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively