Components of Civic Education – Nationality, Rights and Duties Primary 2 (Basic 2) Term 1 Week 3 Civic Education

 

CIVIC EDUCATION

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 6

PRIMARY 2

THEME – CIVIL RIGHTS 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning of Civic Education | Why We Study Civic Education Primary 1 (Basic 1) Week Term 1 and Primary 2 Term 1 Week 2 Civic Education

 

 

TOPIC – RIGHTS AND DUTIES 

 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Components of Civic Education

3. Meaning of Rights and Duties

4. Examples of Rights and Duties

5. Revision and Weekly Assessment (Test)

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

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

 

1. state the components of civic education.

2. describe the rights and duties of a citizen.

2. gives examples of rights and duties.

3. differentiate between rights and duties of a citizen.

 

 

LEARNING BEHAVIOUR

Rights and Duties

 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing duties and responsibilities of people.

 

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  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

Civic Education is a subject that teaches us about our duties and responsibilities in the community.

In civil education, we learn about our duties towards the government and our community. We also learn the duties of the government to towards us.

 

COMPONENTS OF CIVIC EDUCATION 

The components of civic education are,

1. Nationality

2. Rights and duties

3. Democratic practices

4. Community values)

 

 

MEANING OF NATIONALITY

Nationality is an official right that make people a citizen in a particular country or nation.

A nation is a group of people having a common history, tradition, culture, or language.

A country is an independent state with a government, a geographic region associated different people.

Nigeria is made up of people with different traditions, cultures and languages.

 

BENEFITS OF BEING A NATIONALITY 

There are benefits that citizens enjoy as members of a nation.

1. Protection as citizens

2. Citizenship for your children

3. Eligibility for government jobs

4. Freedom to movement, worship, etc.

5. Ability to vote

6. Right to good health and education, domestic wellbeing, economic opportunity, etc.

 

 

LESSON 2 – MEANING OF RIGHTS

Rights are those things that all citizens enjoy as citizens of a particular country.

 

EXAMPLES OF RIGHTS 

1. The right to life.

2. The right to quality education.

3. The Right to freedom of thought, opinion and expression.

4. The Right to social services.

5. The Right to work.

6. The right to personal freedom.

3. The right to fair hearing in court.

7. The right to private family life.

8. The right to adopt a religion, etc.

 

 

MEANING OF DUTIES 

Duty is a moral and legal obligation of every citizens. 

It is what we can give back to our community to be able functions well. 

 

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES 

1. Paying taxes

2. Proper use of amenities

3. Orderliness

4. Voting

5. Respect for symbols

6. Obeying laws

7. Defending our nation

8. Tolerance

9. Honestly

10. Patriotism

 

LESSON 3 – REVISION AND WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST) 

 

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. Teacher organizes the pupils in groups or pairs depending on the size of the class and available instructional materials.

3. Teacher displays showing national symbols such as national flag, coat of arm, currency, etc.

4. Teacher lets pupils identify and describe the importance of national symbols.

Pupil’s Activities – Learners describe national symbols and their importance.

5. Teacher listens to pupils as groups or pairs and uses their relevant responses to introduce the lesson.

Pupil’s Activities – Learners pay attention to the lesson introduction to understand the concept of lesson – components of Civic education (Nationality, Rights and Duties).

6. Teacher leads a discussion on the meaning of nationality and the benefits of being a citizen of a nation.

Pupil’s Activities – Learners discuss the concept of nationality and state the benefits of being a citizen of a nation.

7. Teacher leads a discussion on the concepts of rights and duties.

Pupil’s Activities – The Learner differentiate between rights and duties.of every citizens.

 

8. Teacher summarizes each lesson on the board with appropriate lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding correctly to the questions and write 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 – Components of Civic Education – Democratic Practice and Community Values Primary 2 (Basic 2) Term 1 Week 4 Civic Education

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to,

 

1. state the components of civic education.

2. differentiate between rights and duties.

3. state 5 rights of people Nigeria.

4. mention 4 duties of citizens of Nigeria.

5. list 5 benefits of being a citizens of Nigeria.

 

 

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST) 

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. Right

B. Duty 

 

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

 

7. ________ is an official right that make people a citizen in a particular country or nation.

A. Nationality 

B. Nigeria

 

8. ________ is a group of people having a common history, tradition, culture, or language

 

A. National

B. Nation

 

9. ________ is an independent state with a government, a geographic region associated different people.

A. Country 

C. Nigeria

 

10. Nigeria is made up of people with different traditions, cultures and languages.

A. True

B. False