Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 2
Major towns: Kano, Makurdi and katsina
Major towns: Kano, Makurdi and katsina
TERM: 2nd Term
WEEK: 5
CLASS: Primary 2
AGE: 7 years
DURATION: 40 minutes
DATE:
SUBJECT: History
TOPIC: Major towns: Kano, Makurdi and katsina
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 major towns in Nigeria | 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 Kano, Makurdi and katsina 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.
KANO
It is the capital of Kano state. Subsistence and commercial agriculture are mostly practiced in the outlying districts of the state. During the colonial periods, the groundnut produced in this region was one of the nation’s source of revenue. Kano is the major producer of hides and skins, sesame, soybean, cotton, garlic, gum Arabic and chilli pepper.
Christians are the minority in Kano where Sharia is valid. Its estimated population is 4,000,000
MAKURDI
It is the capital of Benue state. It is the home to Benue State University, University of Agriculture, Makurdi amongst others. It is predominantly an agricultural area specialising in cash crops and subsistence crops. Christianity and Islam are practised in the state. Its estimated population is 500,797.
KATSINA
Katsina is the capital of Katsina state. The city is the centre of an agricultural region producing groundnuts, cotton, hides, millet and guinea corn. And also has mills for producing peanut oil and steel. The range of livestock in the state is cattle, sheep, goat and poultry. Its estimated population is 429,000
EVALUATION: 1. Define the term ‘Town’
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation
CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively
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