Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 2
Major towns: Abeokuta, Ile-Ife, Zaria, Ilorin, Warri
Major towns: Abeokuta, Ile-Ife, Zaria, Ilorin, Warri
TERM: 2nd Term
WEEK: 1
CLASS: Primary 2
AGE: 7 years
DURATION: 40 minutes
DATE:
SUBJECT: History
TOPIC: Major towns: Abeokuta, Ile-Ife, Zaria, Ilorin, Warri
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: Maps showing major towns in Nigeria
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:
PRESENTATION | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPIL’S ACTIVITY |
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC | The teacher revises the previous lesson on the chamba People | Pupils pay attention |
STEP 2 EXPLANATION | She then explains the meaning of a town A town is a place with many streets and buildings, where people live and work. Towns are larger than villages and smaller than cities. | Pupils pay attention and participate |
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION | She describes the Abeokuta, Ile-ife, zaria, Ilorin and Warri major towns. | 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
A town is a place with many streets and buildings, where people live and work. Towns are larger than villages and smaller than cities.
ABEOKUTA
It is located in Ogun state. It is also the capital of Ogun state and the home to the Chief (Alake) of Egba land. Abeokuta means “Under the rock”. The ton was one of the first locations of the European Christian Missions e.g The Anglican Church Missionary Society. Notable Nigerians like Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther was sent to Abeokuta to do missionary work Abeokuta produced many western-educated people including Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti who led a protest against a corrupt Alake and the taxation of the Abeokuta women
Abeokuta people are known for the Adire cloth which is made by resist-dyeing using wax and indigo. Its population is estimated at 700,000.
ILE-IFE
It is located in Osun state. Oduduwa’s the ancestor of the Yoruba kings final home was Ile-Ife. Ile-Ife losts its status as the centre of Yoruba politics to the Oyo empire by the 14th century. It is home to the popular Obafemi Awolowo University. Its population is estimated at 300,000.
ZARIA
It is located in Kaduna state. It was founded in the 11th century by Queen Bakwa Turunku, th 22nd ruler. She built strong walls around the city. It was earlier called Zazzau and was later changed to Zaria in 1536 in honour of Turunku’s grand daughters. Zaria chronicled 60 rulers before the Fulani Jihad led by Usman Dan Fodio.
During the British era, military post was in Zaria. Zaria is the home to the famous Ahmadu Bello University. Its population is 400,000
ILORIN
It is located in Kwara state. A long war took place between the Fulani and Yoruba of Oyo in Ilorin (1817-1837) to seize the town of Ilorin. Neighbouring kings sided with Oyo to prevent the spread of Islam. Some provincial chiefs such as Onikoyi and Solaberu were involved in the war. Its population is 778,000
WARRI
It is located in Delta state. It was the administrative capital of the southern protectorate during the colonial era. It was a major local and international trading hub for palm oil. The ethnic groups mostly in warri are Igbos, Itshekiri and Ijaw who are mainly Christians. Its population is estimated at 500,000
EVALUATION: 1. Define the term ‘Town’
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation
CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively
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