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Nigeria's independence

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TERM: 3rd Term

WEEK: 1

CLASS: Primary 5

AGE: 10 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: Nigeria’s independence

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

  1. Explain the Independence of Nigeria
  2. The Key people that participated in the 1960 independence

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Charts showing the Nigerian Flag

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC

The teacher revises last term Examination .

Pupils  pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She then explains the Independence Of Nigeria.

Nigeria became a British protectorate in 1901. British colonization lasted until 1960 when an independence movement succeeded in gaining independence for Nigeria. In Oct 1st1960, Nigeria gained political independence from Britain but self determination and governance was gained when the constitution of Nigeria originally started and power was in the hands of the elected black leaders and elected representatives in 1963.

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She describes the Key People that Participated in the Independence Day Celebration:

1. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe as the Governor General of Nigeria

2. Tafawa Balewa as the prime minister of Nigeria

3. Representatives of the Queen of England. On that day in history, the British flag was lowered and the Nigerian National flag went up.

The handover ceremony was held in Lagos.

 

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

Independence Of Nigeria.

Nigeria became a British protectorate in 1901. British colonization lasted until 1960 when an independence movement succeeded in gaining independence for Nigeria. In1960, Nigeria gained political independence from Britain but self determination and governance was gained when the constitution of Nigeria originally started and power was in the hands of the elected black leaders and elected representatives in 1963.

 

Key People that Participated in the Independence Day Celebration:

  1. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe as the Governor General of Nigeria
  2. Tafawa Balewa as the prime minister of Nigeria
  3. Representatives of the Queen of England. On that day in history, the British flag was lowered and the Nigerian National flag went up.

The handover ceremony was held in Lagos.

 

EVALUATION:    1. When did Nigeria receive its Independence

  1. State the 3 people that participated on the 1960 Independence celebration.

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively



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