Meaning of Citizen and How to become a Citizen (Primary 6)

CIVIC EDUCATION 

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

SECOND TERM      

WEEK 3

PRIMARY 6

THEME – NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND IDENTITY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – VALUES OF NATIONALISM AND PATRIOTISM (PRIMARY 6)

TOPIC: CITIZEN

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 meaning of citizen.

2. explain how to become a citizen.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Pictures, maps  newspapers cutting
2. Passports and visas
3. Foreign currency

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

CITIZEN 

Citizen is someone who has a legal rights and privileges in a particular country, e.g. Nigeria.

A citizen of a country has legal rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities in his/her country whether he/she is living or not.

HOW TO BECOME A CITIZEN OF A COUNTRY 

The following are ways to gain citizenship in Nigeria:

• Citizen by birth – Every person born in Nigeria or every person born outside Nigeria either of whose parents is a citizen of Nigeria.

• Citizen by registration – He is a person of good character; two people to testify to that which one should a Religious minister.

• Citizen by naturalization – Citizen by naturalization must fulfillment the following conditions: person is of full age, resided in Nigeria for at least 15 years, is of good character, plans to remain in Nigeria.

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. Leads pupils in discussing the meaning of citizen.

Pupil’s Activities – Discuss the meaning of citizen.

3. Lists and explain how to become a citizen of a country – Nigeria.

Pupil’s Activities – Explain how to become Nigerian citizen.

CONCLUSION

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

• Next Lesson – Meaning of Nationalization (Primary 6)

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of citizen.
2. explain how to become a citizen.