TERM: 2^nd Term

WEEK: 9

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 Zaria 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 Zaria 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.

ZARIA

It is located in Kaduna state. It was founded in the 11^th century by Queen Bakwa Turunku, th 22^nd ruler. She built strong walls around the city. It was earlier called Zazzau and was later changed to Zaria in 1536 in honour of Turunku’s granddaughters. Zaria chronicled 60 rulers before the Fulani Jihad led by Usman Dan Fodio.

During the British era, military post was in Zaria. Zaria is the home to the famous Ahmadu Bello University. Its population is 400,000

EVALUATION: 1. Define the term ‘Town’

Discuss the Zaria town briefly

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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