EMPLOYMENT
TITLE: NOTE OF LESSON ON SOCIAL STUDIES
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
THEME: NATIONAL ECONOMY
TERM: SECOND TERM
WEEK: WEEK 9
CLASS: PRIMARY 5
NAME OF TEACHER:
DATE:
AGE OF STUDENTS:
CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.
PERIOD:
TIME: 40 MINUTES
TOPIC: EMPLOYMENT
UNITS:
- What is employment?
- Concept of employment
- Causes of unemployment
- What are the causes of underemployment
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this Unit, Pupils should be able to know:
- What is employment?
- Concept of employment
- Causes of unemployment
- What are the causes of underemployment
TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS
- Whiteboard/ chalkboard
- Interactive poster
- Interactive video
TEACHING METHOD
- Explanation
- Discussion
- Questions and Answers
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 TextBooks for Primary Schools.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS LESSON: the students are familiar with resources distribution.
WORD FILE: employed, qualified, engineer.
MODULE CONTENT
Employment is the state of having a Job or being employed. It is the work you do for which you are paid.
UNEMPLOYMENT: is the state of not having a Job or not being employed. That is there is no work to do to earn money.
UNDER – EMPLOYMENT: it is when a person is over qualified for the job he/she is doing. For example an engineer who accept to be a primary school teacher.
CAUSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
- Few jobs are available
- Lack of information
- Corruption
- Few industries
- Increase in Population
- Tribalism
- Lack of the required skills by applicants
- Poor economy
- Bad Government
- War
- Famine and drought
- Discrimination
- racism
CAUSES OF UNDEREMPLOYMENT IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS
- Lack of adequate facilities
- Lack of adequate training
- Poor management of resources
- No conducive environment
EFFECTS/ PROBLEMS OF UNEMPLOYMENT underemployment
- Unskillfulness
- Low living standard
- High rate of criminals
- Low production
- Unhappiness
- Reduces the growth of development of the economy
- poverty
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE
- The Teacher revises the previous lesson (RESOURCES DISTRIBUTION).
- The Teacher introduces the topic (EMPLOYMENT )
- The Teacher explains the lessons.
EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES
- What is employment?
- What is underemployment?
- Mention three Causes of unemployment
- List three causes of underemployment
CONCLUSION: the teacher summarize the lesson.
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