TERM: 2^nd Term

WEEK: 8

CLASS: Primary 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: The Nigerian People - Gbagyi People

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

Discuss about the Gbagyi people

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: charts showing tradition and culture of the indigenous people of Nigeria

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC	The teacher revises the previous lesson on heroes and heroines	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She then explains the meaning that: Nigeria with over 150 million population and more than 370 ethnic groups has three major ethnic groups: Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo. There are several other ethnic groups numbering more than one million members	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She describes the Gbagyi People	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

Nigeria with over 150 million population and more than 370 ethnic groups has three major ethnic groups: Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo. There are several other ethnic groups numbering more than one million members which include

THE GBAGYI PEOPLE

They are located in Niger, Kaduna and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. They migrated from Borno to their present location due to a conflict with the Kanuris.

The Gbagyis have held up their customs and traditions for as far back as possible and even though the younger generations are drifting away, they still hold it in high esteem. One of such custom is placing of goods on their shoulder by the Gbagyi women. they believe that the head is the king of the body and should not be bothered.

They are mainly farmers, hunters and some others are into pottery and wood work. They are quite friendly to strangers but it takes time for them to build firm friendships due to trust issues

EVALUATION: 1. Describe the Gbagyi people

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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