TERM: 2nd 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
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 11th century by Queen Bakwa Turunku, th 22nd 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’
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation
CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively
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