TERM: 2^nd Term

WEEK: 9

CLASS: Primary 2

AGE: 7 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: Heroines of Nigeria

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

Explain the meaning of heroes and heroines
Discuss the life of Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti and Margaret Ekpo

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 Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti and Margaret Ekpo 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

OLUFUNMILAYO RANSOME-KUTI

She was born on 25^th October 1900 in Abeokuta. She was a prominent women leader renowned for fighting for women’s right against the military government over unjust practices and abuse of human rights. She was also the mother of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, a prominent musician in Nigeria. She is fondly called the “Mother of Africa”

She was elected to the native house of chiefs and a ranking member of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroon. She was also the first Nigerian woman to drive a car in Nigeria.

She died from injuries she sustained when she was thrown from the third-floor window of her son’s house when the military invaded his house.

MARGARET EKPO

She was born on 27^th June 1914 in Creek town, Calabar. She was a Nigerian women’s rights activist and a first republic politician. She was a member of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons(NCNC) and was nominated to the regional house of chiefs in 1954. She established the Aba Township Women’s Association and by 1955, women in Aba outnumbered men voters in a city wide election

She died on 21^st September 2006 and Calabar Airport was named after her.

EVALUATION: 1. Explain the meaning of heroes and heroine

Give a short and brief history on Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti
Give a short and brief history on Margaret Ekpo

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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