Duties of Citizens to Constituted Authority (Primary 4)

CIVIC EDUCATION 

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

SECOND TERM 

WEEK 9

PRIMARY 4

THEME – CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF ETHNICITY

TOPIC: CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY 

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 identify duties of citizens to constituted authority.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Pictures
2. School
3. Rules and regulations charts

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 

CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY 

Constituted authority is the leadership recognized and established by the people in a community.

In the school, the head teacher and teachers, the school prefects and class monitors are constituted authority.

The Oba, Obi and Emir are constituted authority in traditional community.

In the larger society, the local governments, state and federal governments are constituted authorities.

DUTIES OF CITIZENS TO CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY 

1. Obedience to law.
2. Pay tax and rate regularly.
3. Voting during elections.
4. Honest and loyalty.
5. Punctuality to work.
6. Effective service delivery.
7. Contribution to the development of society.
8. Respect for the dignity and religion of others.

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. Explains to pupils the duties of citizens to constituted authority;

3. Guides the pupils to discuss the duties of citizens to constituted authority;

Pupil’s Activities – Pupils to discuss what they know about the duties of citizens to constituted authority.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson – responsibilities of constituted authority to her citizens.

• Next Lesson – Responsibilities of Constituted Authority to her Citizens (Primary 4)

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to mention 5 duties of citizens to constituted authority.