Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

Employment

Term: 2nd Term

Week: 10

Class: primary 4

Age: 9 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 3 periods

Date:

Subject: National values education

Topic:-   Employment

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

  1. Define employment
  2. Identify reasons for employment
  3. List some problems that leads to unemployment

 

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

Instructional materials: charts showing different professions

Period 1: employment

Instructional procedures

Presentation

Teacher’s activity

Pupil’s activity

Step 1

Introduction

The teacher revises the previous topics and introduces employment.

Employment means work done to earn a living while unemployment means having no work to do to earn money.

Pupils pay attention

Step 2

Explanation

She explains the consequences of unemployment

1. It increases crime rates

2. It increases dependent  rate

3. It reduces investment

4. It leads to overcrowding in towns and cities

5. It increases street begging

Pupils pay attention and participates

Step 3

Demonstration

She further explains ways to reduce unemployment

1. Encouraging farmers

2. Encouraging self- employment

3. Establishment of industries by government

4. Provision of soft loans to unemployed people

5. Restructuring the educational system.

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

Employment means work done to earn a living while unemployment means having no work to do to earn money.

Consequences of unemployment

  1. It increases crime rates
  2. It increases dependent rate
  3. It reduces investment
  4. It leads to overcrowding in towns and cities
  5. It increases street begging

Explains ways to reduce unemployment

  1. Encouraging farmers
  2. Encouraging self- employment
  3. Establishment of industries by government
  4. Provision of soft loans to unemployed people
  5. Restructuring the educational system.

Evaluation:          1. Explain the meaning of employment and unemployment

  1. Mention 3 consequences of unemployment.

Class work: as in evaluation

Conclusion: the teacher commends the pupils positively



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