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History of states in Nigeria

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TERM: 3rd Term

WEEK: 4

CLASS: Primary 2

AGE: 7 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: History of states in Nigeria

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

  1. Give a brief history of the states in Nigeria
  2. Narrate the history of Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe and Imo states

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Map of Nigeria showing the 36 states and the Federal capital territory

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC

The teacher revises the previous lesson on history of states in Nigeria

Pupils  pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She gives a brief introduction of the States in Nigeria

There are 36states in Nigeria plus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the control of the Federal government. In Nigeria, there are 774 local government areas.

 

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

Using charts she narrates the brief history of Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe and Imo states

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

States in Nigeria

There are 36states in Nigeria plus the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) under the control of the Federal government. In Nigeria, there are 774 local government areas.

 

EKITI (Fountain of Knowledge)

It is located in the south west. Its capital is Ado-Ekiti. It was created out of Ondo state in 1996. Economic activities include cultivation of cocoa, rubber and oil palm. It consists of 16 local government areas.

 

ENUGU (Coal city state)

It is located in the south east. Its capital is Enugu. It was created out of Anambra state in 1991. Economic activities include mining coal, manufacturing cars, producing steel, cultivating rice, oil palm, fruit and yams. It consists of 17 local government areas.

 

GOMBE (Jewel of the Savannah)

It is located in the North east. Its capital is Gombe. It was created from Bauchi state in 1996. Economic activities include herding livestock, leather-working and growing cereal crops. It consists 11 local government areas.

 

IMO STATES (Eastern heartland)

It is located in south east. Its capital is Owerri. It was created in 1976. The main religion is Christianity. Economic activities include cultivation of rice, oil palm and various fruits as well as fishing. It consists of 27 local government areas.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Give a brief history of the following states in Nigeria

  1. Ekiti
  2. Enugu
  3. Gombe
  4. Imo

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively



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