Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 3

Term: 2^nd Term

Week: 5

Class: Junior Secondary School 3

Age: 14 years

Duration: 40 minutes

Date:

Subject:      Social studies

Topic:-       National economy

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

1. Explain the meaning of national economy
2. Give some examples of economic activities
3. Discuss the component of home trade

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 population census	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She explains the meaning national economy She gives some examples of economic activities	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She discusses the components of home trade	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

NATIONAL ECONOMY

National economy is the state of a nation’s finances in view of what it produces.

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Trading is the act of buying and selling of goods and services

Trade can be divided into two

1. Home trade-Also known as internal trade, it is the trade that happens within a country. There are two forms of home trade;
2. Wholesale trade: This is when goods are bought in large quantities from the producers and sold directly to the retailers and consumers

FUNCTIONS OF THE WHOLESALERS

1. he moves the goods from the producers to the retailers
2. He assists in advertising the goods
3. he provides delivery services to retailers and end-consumers
4. He provides credit facilities for retailers
5. Retail trade: this is when goods are bought in small quantities from the wholesalers and sold directly to the consumers

FUNCTIONS OF THE RETAILERS

1. he moves goods from the wholesalers to the consumers
2. he sells in bits to the final consumers
3. he gives credit facilities to tested and proven consumers
4. He provides information about the market to the wholesalers

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define National economy

2. Define trading
3. Explain
4. home trade
5. wholesale trade
6. retail trade
7. State the functions of wholesalers and retailers

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively