Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

Culture + Arms of government + Types of suspicious movement

Term: 1st Term

Week: 6

Class: primary 4

Age: 9 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 3 periods

Date:

Subject: National values education

Topic:-     Culture

-Arms of government

-Types of suspicious movement

Specific objectives: at the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Identify the different culture
  2. List the similarities in culture
  3. List the arms of government
  4. Identify activities that can be considered as suspicious movement.

Instructional techniques: identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

Instructional materials: charts showing dressing, food and mode of greetings in various cultures, picture charts showing the arms of government and its functions.

Period 1: culture

Instructional procedures

Presentation

Teacher’s activity

Pupil’s activity

Step 1

Introduction

The teacher revises the previous lesson on culture

Culture is the total way of life of a group of people.

 

Pupils pay attention

Step 2

Explanation

She explains why we have different culture in Nigeria

1.   Differences t in dietaries

2.   Differences in geographical position

3.differences in external influences

Pupils pay attention and participates

Step 3

Demonstration

She further explains similarities in culture

1.   Belief

2.   Food

3.   Dress

4.   Music

5.   Mode of greeting

6.   Names

Pupils pay attention and participate

Step 4

Note taking

The teacher writes a short note on the board

The pupils write the notes in their books

 

Note

Culture is the total way of life of a group of people.

Why Nigeria have different cultures

  1. Differences t in dietaries
  2. Differences in geographical position
  3. Differences in external influences

Similarities in culture

  1. Belief
  2. Food
  3. Dress
  4. Music
  5. Mode of greeting
  6. Names

 

Evaluation:          1.

Class work: as in evaluation

Conclusion: the teacher commends the pupils positively

Period 2 and 3:arms of government and types of suspicious movement

Presentation

Teacher’s activity

Pupil’s activity

Step 1

Introduction

The teacher revises the previous lesson on government and suspicious movement

Pupils pay attention

Step 2

Explanation

She explains that there are three arms of government that enable the government to govern the public affairs effectively.

Arms of government

1. Legislature- a legislature is the type of governance with the authority to make laws for a political or organization entity such as a country or city e.g senators, house of representatives

2. Executive- is the type of governance with the authority to implement laws by the legislature. E.g house of assembly, councilors

3. Judiciary- is the governance with

The authority to interpret laws made

By the legislature and implemented

By the executive. E.g the supreme

Court, and other federal court.

Pupils pay attention and participates

Step 3

Demonstration

She highlight example of suspicious movements

1. Someone peeping into cars or windows.

2. A stranger standing in a particular place for a long time.

3. A vehicle crossing the streets repeatedly.

4. Mass movement going up and down the street

5. Someone arriving or leaving from home at unusual hours. Etc.

Pupils pay attention and participate

Step 4

Note taking

The teacher writes a short note on the board

The pupils copy the note in their books

 

Note

Arms of government

  1. Legislature- a legislature is the type of governance with the authority to make laws for a political or organization entity such as a country or city e.g senators, House of Representatives
  2. Executive- is the type of governance with the authority to implement laws by the legislature. E.g house of assembly, councilors
  3. Judiciary- is the governance with the authority to interpret laws made by

The legislature and implemented by the executive. E.g the Supreme Court, and other federal court.

Example of suspicious movements

  1. Someone peeping into cars or windows.
  2. A stranger standing in a particular place for a long time.
  3. A vehicle crossing the streets repeatedly.
  4. Mass movement going up and down the street
  5. Someone arriving or leaving from home at unusual hours. Etc.

 

Evaluation:          1. List and explain the three arms of government

  1. List 3 other examples of suspicious movement not mentioned in the text.

Class activity: pupils in small groups identify the problems of man and state their solutions

Class work: as in evaluation

Conclusion: the teacher commends the pupils positively



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