Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 2

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 1

Class: Primary 2

Age: 7 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 3 periods

Date:

Subject: National Values Education

Topic:-       Importance of Civic Education

• Concept of security
• Scope of Social Studies

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

1. Explain what is meant by Civic Education
2. Highlight reasons why we study civic Education
3. Outline democratic activities and civic rights and responsibilities
4. Define insecurity and danger
5. Explain the meaning of social studies
6. Explain the scope of social studies
7. Identify the area of focus in social studied

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: pictures of citizens performing some civic responsibilities e.g voting, newspaper showing a security personnel, textbooks, audio-visuals etc

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1: Meaning of Civic Education

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

NOTE

Civic Education means all the processes that affect people's beliefs,

commitments, capabilities, and actions as members or prospective

members of communities

Reasons why we study Civic Education

1. It exposes us to our right as citizens and how to defend and fight for those rights
2. It makes us to be well-informed citizens ad gives us the opportunity to change the world around us
3. It makes us to respect and respond to our rulers and leaders
4. It empowers us to serve our country and be patriotic
5. It enlightens us on public education and awareness

Some democratic activities, civic rights and responsibilities include

1. Voting during elections
2. Staying informed
3. Practising tolerance
4. being involved in community activities and development
5. Passing on the knowledge of civic education to the upcoming generations

EVALUATION:    1. Explain the meaning of civic educations

2. Explain three reasons why we study Civic Education
3. List four democratic activities, civic rights and responsibilities

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively

PERIOD 2 and 3: Concept of security. scope of social studies

NOTE

Insecurity means a state or feeling of anxiety, fear, or self-doubt or troubled

Danger means exposure or liability to injury, pain, harm, or loss

Sources of danger and insecurity

1. contaminated food
2. drug abuse
3. gangs
4. Fake drugs intake
5. strangers
6. fire outbreak
7. road accidents
8. Naked wires and electrical cables
9. Generator stand
10. Transformer
11. Prohibited junction boxes

Meaning of social studies

Social studies deals with human relationships and the way society works.

Scope of social studies 

1. Man: In Social Studies, ‘when we say man’, It refers to human beings anywhere in the world: male or female, black or white.
2. Man’s Environment:Environment refers to the totality of things and

fellow human beings around man. There are two types of environment:

physical environment and social environment.

EVALUATION:    1. Define these terms

1. insecurity b. danger
2. Describe six sources of insecurity and danger
3. Explain what social studies mean
4. What is scope of social studies?

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils in small groups identify the problems of man and state their solutions

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively