Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 3

Major town in Nigeria (ancient)

TERM: 2nd Term

WEEK: 6

CLASS: Primary 3

AGE: 8 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: Major town in Nigeria (ancient)

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

  1. Define the term ‘Town’
  2. Discuss briefly the Aba

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 the Heroes and heroines

 

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She then explains the meaning of a town

A town is a place with many streets and buildings, where people live and work. Towns are larger than villages and smaller than cities.

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

Using pictures, discusses brief history of Aba town

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

A town is a place with many streets and buildings, where people live and work. Towns are larger than villages and smaller than cities.

 

ABA

It is the main city centre and the heartbeat of Abia state. It is located on the Aba river. The indigenous people of Aba are the Ngwa. Aba is well known for its craftsmen. Aba’s major contributions are textiles and palm oil along with pharmaceuticals, plastics, cement and cosmetics which made the Ariaria International Market the largest market in West Africa. There is also a Heineken brewery, a glass company and distillery within the city. In 1901, The British founded a military post in Aba and in 1915, a railroad was constructed to link it to Port Harcourt, which transported agricultural goods such as palm oil, palm kernels etc. its estimated population is 2,434,265.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define the term ‘Town’

  1. Discuss the town of Aba briefly

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively



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