Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 2
Nigerian people: North Central - Ngas, Birom
Nigerian people: North Central - Ngas, Birom
TERM: 1st Term
WEEK: 8
CLASS: Primary 2
AGE: 7 years
DURATION: 40 minutes
DATE:
SUBJECT: History
TOPIC: Nigerian People North Central - Ngas, Birom
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling, videos from source
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Political map of each state in Nigeria, charts showing tradition and culture of the indigenous people of Nigeria
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:
PRESENTATION | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPIL’S ACTIVITY |
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC | The teacher revises the previous lesson on the Igbo People | Pupils pay attention |
STEP 2 EXPLANATION | She then explains the meaning of indigene An indigene is a native of a place
| Pupils pay attention and participate |
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION | She describes the Ngas and Birom people.
| Pupils pay attention and participate |
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING | The teacher writes a short note on the board for the pupils to copy | The pupils copy the note from the board |
NOTE
An indigene is a native of a place
NGAS PEOPLE
They are found mainly in Plateau state. In naming s new born baby in Ngas, names are given to the child by the father or grandfather based on the circumstances surrounding the birth of the child.
“WONG” is an Ngas masquerade that comes out during festive occasions. Ahild born during a festival is named “Ngowong”. A male child born on a rainy day is called “Ngofwan” and Nafwan if the child is female. A name like Ngochuk(one with the knife) is given to a child who took a while to urinate after he was born
In Ngas, marriages are contracted before the kids understand what marriage means. Paying for the wife involves faming for the inlaws as long as the courtship lasts, then one goat is offered to the parents of the bride and another goat is given to the maternal uncles of the girl.
BIROM PEOPLE
They are located in Plateau state. Birom speak the berom language. They have a rich cultural heritage one of which is the “Nzem Birom” festival which is related to faming and hunting.
EVALUATION: 1. Define the term ‘Indigene’
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation
CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively
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