Civic Education SS 1 Curriculum Guides – Our Values

THEME – OUR VALUES

TOPIC 1 – VALUES

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. define and identify types of values.

2. explain justice and selflessness.

3. demonstrate incidences of selfless activities.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. define and identify types of values.

2. explain justice and selflessness.

3. demonstrate incidences of selfless activities.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Meaning and types of values, e.g justice, selflessness, honesty etc.

2. Justice and selflessness.

3. Opportunity to defend oneself,

4. Involvement in the community services.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. Leads discussion on meaning, types of values and selflessness.

2. explains justice and selflessness or invites resource person to talk on justice and selflessness.

3. leads the students in community services.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. define values and selflessness.

2. listen and ask questions and write down notes.

3. participate in community activities.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. explain the meaning of values.

2. explain justice and selflessness.

3. write an essay on a community project in which they were involved.

LESSON NOTES

MEANING OF VALUES

Values are the acceptable standard behaviour of people in our society.

There are behaviours that are not acceptable.

Values influence people’s behaviors and attitudes positively or negatively.

Values serve as important guidelines in all situations such as home, community, establishment such as workplace, school, religion etc.

Values are lasting beliefs, ideas, opinions shared by an individual, group or member of a community (culture) about something useful.

TYPES OF VALUES 

1. Good values

2. Bad values

GOOD VALUES

Good values are the behaviours that are acceptable in our society.

For example – tolerance, honesty, respect, etc.

BAD VALUES 

Bad behaviours the behaviours that are not acceptable in our society.

For example – lying, stealing, killing, etc.

EXAMPLES OF STANDARD VALUES

1. Honesty

2.Tolerance

3. Respect

4. Forgiveness

5. Self-control

6. Humanness

7. Humidity

8. Moderation

8. Justice

9. Peace

10. Fairness

11. Involvement

12. Generosity, etc.

13. Opportunity to defend oneself,

14. Involvement in the community services, etc.