TERM: 2^nd Term

WEEK: 7

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

Define the term ‘Town’
Discuss briefly the Abeokuta town

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 major ancient towns	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 Abeokuta 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.

ABEOKUTA

It is located in Ogun state. It is also the capital of Ogun state and the home to the Chief(Alake) of Egba land. Abeokuta means “Under the rock”. The ton was one of the first locations of the European Christian Missions e.g The Anglican Church Missionary Society. Notable Nigerians like Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther was sent to Abeokuta to do missionary work Abeokuta produced many western-educated people including Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti who led a protest against a corrupt Alake and the taxation of the Abeokuta women

EVALUATION: 1. Define the term ‘Town’

Discuss the Abeokuta town briefly

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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