TERM: 3^rd 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

Define the term ‘Town’
Discuss briefly the Calabar 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 Calabar 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.

CALABAR

It is the capital of Cross river state. It as originally named Akwa Akpa, in Efik language. It is often described as the tourism capital of Nigeria. Calabar has three principal kingdoms, namely: The Efut and the Efik kingdoms. The qua kingdom has the Niddem of the Qua nation as the Grand Patriarch, the Efut have the Muri munene as the Grand Patriarch and the Efik kingdom patriarch is the Obong. Witin te last 100 years, a gentleman’s agreement to merge these three zones into one, with a single titular head as the Obong, and the distribution and opening up of the title to all Efik wards was reached.

The indigenes are known for their artistic skills, rich food, culture and traditions. Their main occupation is agriculture and fishing. They are majorly Christians. Its estimated population is 371,022

EVALUATION: 1. Define the term ‘Town’

Discuss the Calabar town briefly

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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