Government’s Main Services Primary 5 (Basic 5) – Civic Education

CIVIC EDUCATION

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 5

THEME: CITIZENSHIP 

PREVIOUS LESSON – VALUES IN HOUSE CONSTRUCTION Primary 5 (Basic 5) – Civic Education

TOPIC – GOVERNMENT’S MAIN SERVICES 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of most of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. List the main services provided by government.

2. Identify and justify standard expected of government services.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Pictures of government workers in offices.

2. Resource person from government offices.

3. Flip chart

4. Use cartoon pictures of people doing the opposite for summary. That’s people running away from tax officer, somebody on PHCN wire etc.

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

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Informatio

CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

Human beings live together in societies and communities.

They both need basic amenities (or services) can only be provided by the government.

Services refer to those things which are officially provided by the government for everyone in a country.

GOVERNMENT’S MAIN SERVICES 

Some of these services are –

1. Maintaining peace

2. Security

3. Justice

4. Equity

5. Development

6. Provision of social amenities – schools, water, electricity, roads, transport and communication.

QUALITY OF GOVERNMENT’S SERVICES 

Services provided by the government should be reliable and of high quality.

Government workers who manage these services must be hardworking, honest and dedicated, in order to make the country a good and comfortable place.

In providing services, government officials should possess the following qualities:

1. Accountability

2. Transparency

3. Time consciousness

4. Keeping promises

5. Quality work, etc.

PRESENTATION

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

1. Revises the previous lesson and introduce the main lesson based on pupil’s related knowledge or understanding on government’s services.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the lesson

2. Displays chart showing different government’s services in our community.

3. Lets pupils identify some of the services.

4. Uses the chart to lead a discussion on government’s main services.

5. Discusses what is worth doing is worth doing well in our society.

Pupil’s Activities – Identify quality of services to be provided.

6. Organizes the class into groups of those who agree that government may not be able to provide services.

Pupil’s Activities – Defend their stand by giving reasons why government may not be able to provide services.

7. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as instructed.

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 – Consequences of Poor Service and Why Government is Unable to Provide Services Primary 5 (Basic 5) – Civic Education

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. List 4 services provided by the government.

A. ________________________________

B. ________________________________

C. ________________________________

D. ________________________________

2. State 2 qualities of good services.

A. ________________________________

B. ________________________________