TERM: 1^st Term

WEEK: 9

CLASS: Primary 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: The Second Federal Capital of Nigeria

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

State the current 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 Abuja, photographs of Ibrahim Babangida

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC	The teacher revises the previous lesson on the first federal capital of 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 current 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 CURRENT FEDERAL CAPITAL OF NIGERIA

Abuja became the current capital of Nigeria on December 12 1991 during the regime of Gen Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida when it replaced Lagos. Abuja was chosen because of

- its central location which was neutral both ethnically and religiously

- it was where cultures and religions meet

- easy accessibility

- Pleasant climate

- low population density

- availability of land for future expansion

EVALUATION: 1. Explain the meaning federal capital

Write short notes on the current Federal Capital of Nigeria
Describe reasons why Abuja as chosen to replace Lagos

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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