Our Community (Primary 2)

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

CIVIC EDUCATION 

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES 

SECOND TERM 

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 2

TOPIC: Our Community 

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 community.
2. mention the types of community.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Pupils’ textbooks.
2. Pictures.
3. Charts.
4. Video clips.
5. Drama of different communities.
6.  Members of the class.

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 

COMMUNITY

Community is a collection of a group of people in a given place.

TYPES OF COMMUNITY 

1. Traditional communities – villages and small towns. They are ruled by traditional rulers. The people generally know each other well.
2. Modern communities – large towns and cities. Most of the people do not know each other very well. The communities are ruled by government officials. The people often use modern equipment such as TV, radios and cars.
3. The school community. The school is also a community. The head teacher is the head of the school community. We spend a lot of our time there as a day or boarding.

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 meaning of community.
3. Pupil’s Activities – Learn the meaning of community.
4. Lists types of communities.
5. Pupil’s Activities – Identify types of communities.

CONCLUSION

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

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of community.
2. differentiate between traditional and modern types of community.