Avoiding Criminal Behaviours – Gangs (Primary 3)

SECURITY EDUCATION 

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

THIRD TERM  

PRIMARY 1 – WEEK 8 | WEEK 9

PRIMARY 3 – WEEK 9

THEME – SOCIAL AND HEALTH ISSUES 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

• Source of Dangers – Drug Abuse (Primary 1)

• Avoiding Peer Pressure (Primary 3)

TOPIC – ELEMENTS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOURS 

LEARNING AREA

1. Meaning of Gang

2. Characteristics of A Gang

3. How to Avoid A Gang

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. identify gangs.

2. desist from joining gang.

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Relationship with Strangers

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Chart showing bad gangs.

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  

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s activities – Tells pupils short story or creates activities that will enable pupils to identify a gang and how to avoid the group.

MEANING OF GANGS 

A gang is a group of young people, who go around fighting, stealing, causing trouble, killing one another, etc. They are also known as a group of criminals.

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GANG 

1. Dropout of school

2. drug and alcohol abuse

3. Teen parenthood

4. Committing crimes

5. Stealing

6. Killing the innocent people

7. Addiction

8. Poor relationships with family and friends.

HOW TO AVOID A GANG 

Avoiding gang groups is to stay away from all activities of the gang. Ways to stay away from gang groups are –

1. Stay away from all gangs.

2. Avoid peer pressure.

3. Learn to be self satisfied.

4. Avoid conversations with strangers.

5. Complete your education – formal or informal education.

6. Get a job and earn living – remember, no food for a lazy man.

7. Manage your finances – always save for unknown, etc.

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. Organises class discussion on gangs.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate in the discussion.

3. Guides pupil’s to identify the characteristics of bad gangs.

Pupil’s Activities – State the characteristics of bad gangs.

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 – Contentment as an Instrument of Avoiding Criminal Behaviours (Primary 3)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of  gang.

2. mention 5 characteristics of joining a gang.