Component of Civic Education – Rights and Duties (Primary 2)

CIVIC EDUCATION

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

FIRST TERM  

WEEK 6

PRIMARY 2

THEME – CIVIL RIGHTS 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Component of Civic Education – Meaning of Nationality and Benefits of Being a Nationality (Primary 2)

TOPIC – RIGHTS AND DUTIES 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning of Rights and Duties

3. Examples of Rights and Duties

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. describe the rights and duties of a citizen.

2. gives examples of rights and duties.

3. differentiate between rights and duties of a citizen.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Rights and Duties

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1.

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/Pupil’s Activities – Itemize some of the right the pupils enjoyed as citizens and state the main or corresponding source of these rights and discuss with the pupils.

 

MEANING OF RIGHTS

Our rights are those things we should enjoy as citizens of a country.

EXAMPLES OF RIGHTS 

1. The right to life and education.

2. The right to personal freedom.

3. The right to fair hearing in court.

4. The right to private family life.

5. The right to adopt a religion, etc.

 

MEANING OF DUTIES 

Duty is a moral or legal obligation of every citizen. That’s, our responsibility back to our community.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES 

1. Payment of tax

2. Proper use of amenities

3. Orderliness

4. Voting

5. Respect for symbols, 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. Leads the discussion on –

• Meaning (examples) of rights.

• Meaning (examples) of duties.

Pupil’s Activities – Differentiate between rights and duties of every citizen.

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 – Importance of Civic Education to National Development (Primary 2)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. _____________________ are those things we should enjoy as citizens of a country.

A. Rights

B. Duties

 

2. Duties are those things we should enjoy as citizens of a country.

A. Yes

B. No

 

3. Rights are those things we should enjoy as citizens of a country.

A. Yes

B. No

4. _____________________ is a moral or legal obligation of every citizen.

A. Rights

B. Duties

 

5. Right is a moral or legal obligation of every citizen.

A. Yes

B. No

 

6. Duty is a moral or legal obligation of every citizen.

A. Yes

B. No

Mention 2 rights of the citizens.

7. _____________________

8. _____________________

 

Mention 2 duties of the citizens.

9. _____________________

10. _____________________