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Term: 3rd Term

Week: 10

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Social Studies

Topic:-       Harmful traditional practices

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

  1. Explain the meaning of harmful traditional practices
  2. Give examples of harmful traditional practices
  3. State the consequences of harmful traditional practices
  4. Discuss preventive measures against harmful traditional practices in Nigeria

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on roles of extended family members on child development

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains the meaning of harmful traditional practices

She gives examples of harmful traditional practices

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She highlights the consequences of harmful traditional practices

She further discusses preventive measures against harmful traditional practices

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

HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES

Harmful traditional practices are the practices that bring physical, mental,

social and health dangers to people

Some examples of harmful traditional practices are

  1. use of children for begging
  2. Inappropriate child agricultural labour
  3. female circumcision- removal of external genitalia for non-medical

reasons

  1. Infant betrothal and early child marriage
  2. Polygamy
  3. Wife inheritance and maltreatment of widows
  4. Preference of male children
  5. Public stoning or flogging of women
  6. Social segregation of some people by virtue of their birth for some

traditional-religious beliefs

  1. Dowry system
  2. food taboos and superstitious beliefs

 

CONSEQUENCES OF HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES IN NIGERIA

  1. health consequences such as bleeding, cancer, damage of vital organs,

vesico-vaginal fistula etc

  1. social consequences such as pains, humiliation, hatred, suspicion,

marginalization of victims etc

  1. economic consequences such as financial burden, debt and malnutrition

of victims

  1. Psychological consequences bringing about inferiority complex, hatred

and bad behaviour especially if she is not happy in the marriage

 

PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES IN NIGERIA

  1. public enlightenment and sensitization
  2. free and compulsory education at all levels
  3. advocacy campaigns in rural and urban areas were such acts are

preeminent

  1. stiffer punishments for the enforcers of such practices
  2. responsible parenting and upbringing of children

EVALUATION:    1. Define harmful traditional practices

  1. Give examples of harmful traditional practices
  2. State the consequences of harmful traditional practices
  3. Discuss preventive measures against harmful traditional practices

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively