TERM: 1^st Term

WEEK: 10

CLASS: Primary 3

AGE: 8 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: The Nigerian People - Mumuye People

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

Discuss about the MUMUYE people

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: charts showing tradition and culture of the indigenous people of Nigeria

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC	The teacher revises the previous lesson on the Nigerian people	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She then explains the meaning that: Nigeria with over 150 million population and more than 370 ethnic groups has three major ethnic groups: Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo. There are several other ethnic groups numbering more than one million members	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She describes the MUMUYE People	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

Nigeria with over 150 million population and more than 370 ethnic groups has three major ethnic groups: Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo. There are several other ethnic groups numbering more than one million members which include

THE MUMUYE PEOPLE

They are located in Taraba state and some parts of Adamawa state. They are primarily agricultural people and their primary crops are millet, ginger, beans, yams, squash, peanuts etc. The men are responsible for cultivating the crops while the women are responsible for scattering of seeds, husking corn and helping their husbands do light field labour.

The rural Mumuyes live in circular hamlets (small settlements) and both nuclear and extended families live together forming hamlet and thereon a village. They plant cactus hedges and dig deep pits wit spears at the bottoms to protect themselves against intruders.

Their annual yam festival is their most important celebration. Two men wear ceremonial costumes dancing opposite each other. Their outfits include straw hats with feathers, wooden masks with trails of grass or horses’ tails horns, and long leather shields to cover their bodies

EVALUATION: 1. Describe the Mumuyes people

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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