LIVING IN THE FAMILY
TITLE: NOTE OF LESSON ON SOCIAL STUDIES
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
TERM: FIRST TERM
WEEK: WEEK 1
CLASS: PRIMARY 4
NAME OF TEACHER:
DATE:
AGE OF STUDENTS:
CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.
PERIOD:
TIME: 40 MINUTES
TOPIC: LIVING IN THE FAMILY
UNITS:
- Types of family
- Duties of family
- Importance of the family
- Relationship of some member of the family
- Benefit of family
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this Unit, Pupils should be able to know:
- Types of family
- Duties of family
- Importance of the family
- Relationship of some member of the family
- Benefit of family
TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS
- Whiteboard/ chalkboard
- Interactive poster
- Interactive video
TEACHING METHOD
- Explanation
- Discussion
- Questions and Answers
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS LESSON: the students are familiar with family.
WORD FILE: Nuclear Family, Extended family.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
- NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary school.
- Lagos State Scheme of Work
- Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools four Social Studies (MIDDLE BASIC)
- Internet.
- Edudelight Social Studies Text Books for Primary Schools
- Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council scheme (NERDC)
MODULE CONTENT
FAMILY
A Family is the social unit living together.
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY
The family is the first stage of man in living together with other human beings. It is the first social unit that is recognized in every society. Family brings people together and grows the society.
The members of a family are the father, the mother and children (if there is any)
Family is divided into two
- Nuclear Family
- Extended family
MEMBERS OF NUCLEAR FAMILY
Nuclear family is made up of the father, the mother/ mothers and children (if there is any).
MEMBERS OF EXTENDED FAMILY
Extended family is made up of several families who are related by blood. That is an extended family is the combination of different nuclear families. These are grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces.
RELATIONSHIP OF SOME MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
- The have same family name
- They speak the language
- They are from the same state
- They are from the village
BENEFITS OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
- Helping one another.
- Providing assistance in time of need.
- Love and concern for one another.
- Offering advice to one another.
- Support for one another.
- Offering protection for one another.
- It build strong family Bond
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE
- The Teacher revises the previous lesson.
- The Teacher introduces the topic (LIVING IN THE FAMILY).
- The Teacher explains the lessons.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES:
- Students mention members of their family.
EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES
- Define family.
- Family is divided into —-
- Mention the types of family. That we have.
- Mention three effects of Abusers Of Tobacco
- Mention three effects of Abusers Of Cannabis
CONCLUSION: the teacher summarize the lesson.
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