Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary 1

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 8

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Home management

Topic:-       Family relationships

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

1. Explain family relationship                           
2. Enumerate different types of relationship existing in the family. 
3. Chip-in factors influencing family relationship.                                      
4. Highlights ways of strengthening family reltionships     

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher reviews the previous lesson on family cycle	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She discusses the meaning of family relationships and explains the different types of relationships existing in the family	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She further explains the factors that influences family relationships and ways of strengthening family relationships	Students pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a summarized note on the board	The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Relationship is the tie or degree of kinship or intimacy, affinity in an affair. Relationship develops when people live, play, do things together or worship together.

 

RECOGNITION OF FAMILY MEMBERS:

Parents’ parents – Grandparents

Father and mother – Parents

Father’s and mother’s brothers – Uncles

Father’s and mother’s sisters – Aunts

Brother’s or Sister’s sons – Nephews

Brother’s or Sister’s daughters – Nieces

Uncle’s or Aunt’s children – First cousins

First cousins’ children – Second cousins

FACTORS THAT AFFET FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

1. The family member’s ages
2. The family member’s personalities
3. The relationship between the parents of a family
4. The job requirements of working parents
5. Intergenerational homes
6. An absent parent
7. A parent who is relaxed or strict
8. The health status of members of the family
9. Culture, ethnicity and religion
10. Family member’s power, status or influence in the society

 

WAYS TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

1. Spending quality time together
2. Making decisions as a family where everyone’s opinion is respected and acknowledged
3. Have a healthy communication system
4. Being quick to forgive each other in the case of errors or mistakes
5. Being supportive and defending each other
6. Expressing sincere appreciation for one another

 

EVALUATION:    1. Explain the meaning of family relationships

2. Outline some family relationships that exists
3. State five factors that influences family relationships
4. Explain three ways of strengthening family relationships

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively