Values that Promote Peace – Tolerance

Last Updated on July 15, 2020 by Alabi M. S.

CIVIC EDUCATION

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 6

THEME: CIVIC EDUCATION 

PREVIOUS LESSON – VALUING NIGERIAN GOODS

TOPIC: VALUES THAT PROMOTE PEACE – TOLERANCE 

Values are lasting beliefs, ideas, opinions shared by an individual, group or member of a community (culture) about something useful.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

• By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor): and able to:

1. explain the meaning of value;
2. state the difference between tolerance and intolerance;
3. mention the characteristics of tolerance;
4. identify values that promote peace.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

• The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of posters/pictures.

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work
2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
3. Course Book
4. All Relevant Material
5. Online Information

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CONTENT OF THE LESSON

Values influence people’s behavior and attitudes. They serve as important guidelines in all situations such as home, community, establishment (work, school, religion etc.). 

TYPES (EXAMPLES) OF VALUES

1. Honesty
2. Tolerance
3. Respect
4. Forgiveness
5. Self-control
6. Humanness
7. Humidity
8. Moderation
9. Justice
10. Peace
11. Fairness
12. Involvement
13. Generosity
14. And so on

These are examples of values that many people endorse.

TOLERANCE

Tolerance is the willingness to tolerate or accept people’s behavior, beliefs, opinions or practices that a different from your own. Intolerance is when people cannot accept views, beliefs, or behavior that different from their own.

Tolerance does not mean that you have to do what they do or you have follow their beliefs or practices.

CHARACTERISTICS OF TOLERANCE 

1. Respect for each other
2. Behaviour and ways of doing things
3. Forgiveness
4. Accommodation
5. Slow to anger
6. Carefulness
7. Think and rethink before you do anything.

PRESENTATION

• To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;
2. Explains the nature and characteristics of tolerance;
3. Pupil’s Activities – Ask questions based on the teacher’s explanation.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.
• Next Lesson – Values that Promote Peace – Cooperation

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

• mention three characteristics of tolerance.