TERM: 3^rd Term

WEEK: 10

CLASS: Primary 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: Meaning of historical sites and features; rivers in Nigeria

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

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: charts showing the pictures of rivers in 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 of historical sites and features Historical sites and features are places that are deemed as culturally and historically important	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She then lists some rivers in Nigeria and their locations 1. Anambra river- named by the white men as ‘Anam branch of the river Niger”, it is located in Anambra state 2. River Niger-is the third longest river in west Africa. It is believed to have been named by the Greeks. It is brownish in colour. 3. Kaduna River- it rises from Jos in plateau state. It means ‘crocodiles’. It is used mainly for fishing and transporting local produce 4. River Benue; formerly known as the chadda river is light green in colour. It is an important transportation route as it is navigable during the summer months	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

Historical sites and features are places that are deemed as culturally and historically important

Rivers in Nigeria and their locations

Anambra river- named by the white men as ‘Anam branch of the river Niger”, it is located in Anambra state
River Niger-is the third longest river in west Africa. It is believed to have been named by the Greeks. It is brownish in colour.
Kaduna River- it rises from Jos in plateau state. It means ‘crocodiles’. It is used mainly for fishing and transporting local produce
River Benue; formerly known as the chadda river is light green in colour. It is an important transportation route as it is navigable during the summer months

EVALUATION: 1. Explain the meaning of historical features and sites

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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