TERM: 1^st Term

WEEK: 2

CLASS: Primary 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: The Four early regions

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

Explain the meaning of region
Name the early regions in Nigeria, their year of creation and who created them
Tell the reasons why these regions were created
Locate these regions on the political map of Nigeria

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: map of Nigeria showing the three regions, map of Nigeria showing the four regions.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC	The teacher revises the previous lesson on the four early regions	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She then explains the meaning of region: Region means a particular area or part of a state, country, or the earth's surface At independence in 1960, Nigeria was divided into three regions; Western, eastern and northern regions and the federal district Lagos. In 1963 however, two provinces, Benin and Delta were split from the Western region to form the new Mid-western region	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She describes the western and northern region	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

THE FOUR EARLY REGIONS

Region means a particular area or part of a state, country, or the earth's surface

At independence in 1960, Nigeria was divided into three regions; Western, eastern and northern regions and the federal district Lagos.

In 1963 however, two provinces, Benin and Delta were split from the Western region to form the new Mid-western region

The four early regions are as follows

THE WESTERN REGION

It was one of the four regions developed during the British Colonial rule in Nigeria. Its population is largely Yoruba. Its capital was at Ibadan. In 1963, two provinces, Benin and Delta were split from the region to form the new Mid-Western region

NORTHERN REGION

It was created from former protectorate of Northern Nigeria. It included numerous ethnic groups e.g Gwari, Hausa, Fulani etc.

EVALUATION: 1. Explain the meaning of region

Write short notes on the following
The western region
The northern region

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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