TERM: 3^rd Term

WEEK: 3

CLASS: Primary 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: The Nigerian People - Yakurr People

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

Discuss about the Yakurr 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 Yakurr 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 YAKURR PEOPLE

They are located in Cross River state. They are said to have come from Akp(a shortened form of lekanapkakpa). They migrated from Akpa to Yakurr in 1617 AD due to a misunderstanding between them and their neighbours due to the violation of a burial custom forced on them.

They are mainly farmers of yam, cocoyam, cassava, plantain, okro etc. many natural resources abound in Yakurr namely kaolin, sand glass and quartzite.

They have the same traditional attire as the Igbos. Leboku is their annual Yam Festival and it is celebrated to honour the earth goddess and the ancestral spirits of the land in Ugep.

EVALUATION: 1. Describe the Yakurr people

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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