TERM: 1^st Term

WEEK: 12

CLASS: Primary 3

AGE: 8 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: The Nigerian People - Tiv People

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

Discuss about the TIV 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 TIV 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 TIV PEOPLE

They are located in Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa and Plateau state. They descended from a man known as Takurundu. He gave birth to two children who gave birth to five children each. The ten children are the ancestors of the Tiv people. The Tiv people are mainly Christians though some are muslims.

Their native dressing is a fabric wrapped around the waist and reaching the knees. They prefer their black and white traditional clothes known as “A’nger”. Women can wear it in many different ways; as blouse, skirts and head-tie.

The traditional attires are worn at political meetings and funeral ceremonies. The white colour signifies peace and love while the black colour signifies the black people of Africa.

The Tiv people also have the kpaabor bag. It has a pruning spear which contributes to a warrior’s appearance. The Kpaabor bag represents a person who is a courageous leader.

EVALUATION: 1. Describe the Tiv people

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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