Choosing A Career

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

CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

SECOND TERM      

WEEK 1

PRIMARY 6

THEME:

TOPIC: Choosing A Career 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

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

1. explain the term career.
2. mention different types of career.
3. identify and choose their future careers.
4. explain the importance of dignity of labour.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils are have learned/learning hand work and trading.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of pictures of various occupations.

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

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

CAREER 

Career is the job or occupation that someone does for a long period of their life.

TYPES OF CAREER 

1. Carpentry.
2. Welding.
3. Engineering
4. Hair Plaiting
5. Tailoring.
6. Teaching.

Ref. Gen. 4:1-6, Matt, 13:54-58

DIGNITY OF LABOUR 

Dignity means respect while labour means work. Dignity of labour is  the respect for all types of work. We must work to earn:

1. Respect
2. Satisfaction
3. Independence
4. Confidence.

Ref. 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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. Defines Career.
3. Pupil’s Activities – Participates in class discussion.
4. Asks pupils to mention the work their parents do.
5. Pupil’s Activities –  Mention parents occupations.
6. Guides pupils to select suitable occupations.
7. Pupil’s Activities – Participates in the selection of carer.
8. Leads the pupils to discover that there is dignity in labour (all jobs are important).
9. Pupil’s Activities – Listen and copy notes.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson – decision making.

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

1. explain the term career.
2. mention six types of career.
3. list six careers and choose three according to their scale of preference.
4. mention four importance of dignity of labour.