Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 2

Heroes of Nigeria

TERM: 2nd Term

WEEK: 8

CLASS: Primary 2

AGE: 7 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: Heroes of Nigeria

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

  1. Explain the meaning of heroes and heroines
  2. Discuss the life of Herbert Macaulay

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Picture chart of heroes and heroines in the community

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC

The teacher revises the previous lesson on heroes and heroines

Pupils  pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains the meaning of heroes and heroines

A hero is a man who we admire for doing a brave and great thing

A heroine is a woman who we admire for doing a brave and great thing

 

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

Using pictures, discusses the life of Herbert Macaulay as a hero

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

Meaning of heroes and heroines

A hero is a man who we admire for doing a brave and great thing

A heroine is a woman who we admire for doing a brave and great thing

 

HERBERT MACAULAY

He was born in 1864. He was the grandson of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther. He is considered the Founding father of Nigerian nationalism. He founded the Lagos Daily News to promote the nationalist movement. Hw was the first Nigerian to establish a political party in 1922 , the Nigerian National Democratic Party(NNDP).

He became the first national president of the National Council of Nigerian and the Cameroons (NCNC) party he co-founded in 1944 with Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Explain the meaning of heroes and heroines

  1. Give a short and brief history on Herbert Macaulay

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively



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