TERM: 1^st Term

WEEK: 8

CLASS: Primary 3

AGE: 8 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: The Nigerian People - Igala People

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

Discuss about the IGALA 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 IGALA 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 IGALA PEOPLE

They are located in Kogi state. The ruling figure is known as the “Attah” which means “Father”. The people believe in the supremacy of Ojo Ogbekwugbekwu(God Almighty). They worship their ancestors, river gods and goddesses with diligence.

They also believe in Ilei(this world) and Oj’ona(The afterworld). Some Igalas are fishermen especially those in the riverine areas but majority are farmers of yam, maize, cassava, melon, groundnuts, beans etc.

The black (richness of Igalaland and prosperity and wealth of the people) and yellow colour(hospitality of the tribe) is of great significance to the Igalas.

EVALUATION: 1. Describe the Igalas people

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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