TERM: 3^rd Term

WEEK: 1

CLASS: Primary 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: The Nigerian People - Oworo People

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

Discuss about the Oworo 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 The Nigeria People	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 Oworo 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 OWORO PEOPLE

They are located in Kogi state. The Oworo culture bears resemblance with those of Bunu, Yagba, Ijumu, Owe and Ikiri people who together with the Oworo people are called the Okun people. Their women are known for weaving of a cloth called ‘Arigidi’ and abata(aso ipo), a red textile used for burial rites of important people. The men are mainly hunters, fishermen and farmers. All three religions are practiced.

Their most popular festival is the “Oluwo festival”, a triennial festival in worship of Olu-iho(the king of all holes) which is the Agbaja end of a 2km long natural tunnel.

The advent of Christianity and Islam has reduced the importance ad significance of several egun festivals which have their roots in the worship of ancestral spirits.

EVALUATION: 1. Describe the Oworo people

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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