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Term: 1st Term

Week: 1

Class: Senior Secondary School 2

Age: 16 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Civic Education

Topic:-      Citizenship education

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

  1. Define “citizen” and “citizenship”
  2. State the importance of citizenship education

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 session’s work

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines citizen, citizenship and citizenship education

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses the importance of citizenship education

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

CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

Citizenship is defined as the state of being a citizen, especially of a

particular country with all the nights and privileges. If you have citizenship

rights of a country, you are legally accepted as belonging to the country. In

this respect a person can be said to have Nigerian Citizenship, in which

case, he is a Nigerian citizen.

 

A citizen is a person who has full rights as a member of a country, either by

birth of by being granted such rights. A citizen equally mean a national.

That means, a person can be describe as a Nigerian citizen or Nigerian

National. He is entitled to all the rights given by the Nigerian state to all its

citizens.

 

What Is the Meaning Of Civic/Citizenship Education?

Citizenship Education is the training that impact knowledge and skills to

persons with the aims of transforming them into good citizens.

 

Citizenship Education can also mean the process of enlightening citizen on

their right privileges and responsibilities. It could also mean the form of

education given to citizens of a country with the view of making them

responsible individual members of the society who are committed to the

meaning development of the society.

IMPORTANCE OF CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

  1. To promotes good governance by creating political awareness in the

citizens.

  1. To educate people on their duties and right as citizens.
  2. To inculcate the democratic culture in the lives of our citizens, including

choosing and changing the leadership of the country.

  1. To promote ethical training and disciplined conduct amongst students.
  2. To promote balance education that will need to all-around development

of the individual including academic competence, political and social

awareness and healthy-living.

  1. To ensure the production of responsible, well informed, self-reliant and

good citizens.

  1. To help students to appreciate the values of the Nigerian Society.
  2. To create insight into the social problems of the Nigerian society with a

view to proffering solutions.

  1. Encourage national integration.
  2. Prepare the youth for future leadership roles.
  3. Instill in the youths high moral standards which are acquired for the

development of the country

EVALUATION:   1. Define

  1. citizens
  2. citizenship
  3. citizenship/civic education
  4. Discuss the importance of citizenship education

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively