TERM: 1^st Term

WEEK: 8

CLASS: Primary 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: The first Federal Capital of Nigeria

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

State the first Federal capital of Nigeria
State when it was made the federal capital

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: The political map of Nigeria showing Lagos, Lokoja, Calabar and Asaba

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC	The teacher revises the previous lesson on the British protectorate in Nigeria	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She then explains the meaning of federal capital: A federal capital is a city where the country’s federal government is located	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She explains the first federal capital of Nigeria	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 federal capital is a city where the country’s federal government is located

THE FIRST FEDERAL CAPITAL OF NIGERIA

The first capital of Nigeria was Lagos. It was the administrative centre of the Southern protectorate before the 1914 amalgamation and decame the capital of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. In 1960, Lagos became the Capital of a now independent Nigeria. On 1^st October 1960, the independence was celebrated at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos. At the time, Tafawa Balewa was the prime minister while Nnamdi Azikiwe was the governor-general

EVALUATION: 1. Explain the meaning federal capital

Write short notes on the first Federal Capital of Nigeria

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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