FIRST TERM – SECOND TERM – THIRD TERM
SOCIAL STUDIES PLAN LESSON NOTES ACCORDING TO THE LAGOS STATE SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5)
Note: Welcome to Primary 5 Social Studies Plan Lesson Notes. These lessons are planned according to the Lagos State Scheme of Work as stated in the National Curriculum for Primary Schools. All the topics are arranged weekly.
FIRST TERM – PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) – SOCIAL STUDIES
WEEKLY PLAN LESSON NOTES
WEEK 1 – Other People in the Family: Other Family Members, Their Relationship to Us and Obligations of Family Members | Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 1 Social Studies
WEEK 2 – Unity in Cultural Diversity: Meaning of Cultural Diversity and Unity, Culture as a People’s Way of Life, Customs, Traditions and Changeable Customs | Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 2 Social Studies
WEEK 3 – Process of Changing Culture and Cultural Differences: Reasons for Cultural Change, Process of Changing Culture, Nigerian Languages and Using Maps to Indicate Languages | Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 3 Social Studies
WEEK 4 – Marriage Customs and Practices: Steps in Selecting Marriage Partners, Purpose of Writing or Visiting and Values Relevant to Selection of Marriage Partners | Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 4 Social Studies
WEEK 5 – Roles Played by Families: Consequences, Roles of Families in Providing Useful Advice and Unhealthy Marriage Practices | Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 5 Social Studies
WEEK 6 – Responsible Parenthood: Who Are Parents, Duties of Parents and Characteristics of Responsible Parenthood | Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 6 Social Studies
MID TERM TEST – Primary 5 – Social Studies Mid Term Test Questions and Answers
WEEK 7 – Mid Term Break
WEEK 8 – Problems of Parenthood: STIs, STDs and HIV/AIDS, Their Effects, Responsible Sexual Behaviour and Relevant Values | Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 8 Social Studies
WEEK 9 – Traditional Marriage: Meaning of Traditional Marriage, Modern Marriage, Main Features and Values of Traditional Marriage | Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 9 Social Studies
WEEK 10 – Modern Marriage: Main Features of Christian Marriage and Muslim Marriage, Values of Christian and Muslim Marriage and Marriage by Ordinance | Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 10 Social Studies
WEEK 11 – Religion and Religious Belief: Meaning and Types of Religion, Religious Intolerance and Problems of Religious Intolerance | Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 11 Social Studies
WEEK 12 – REVISION
WEEK 13 – END OF TERM EXAMINATION
SECOND TERM – PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) – SOCIAL STUDIES
WEEKLY PLAN LESSON NOTES
WEEK 1 – Leadership: Who is a Leader, Types of Leadership, Selection of Leaders, Functions of Political Leaders, Formation and Changes of Political Parties and Attributes of Good and Bad Leadership | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Second Term Week 1 Social Studies
WEEK 2 – Organization and Cooperation: Meaning and Types of Organization and Cooperation, Reasons People Live Together, Functions and Benefits of Living Together | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Second Term Week 2 Social Studies
WEEK 3 – Resource Preservation: Meaning of Resource Preservation, Types of Saving, Banking Facilities in Communities and Process of Opening an Account in the Bank | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Second Term Week 3 Social Studies
WEEK 4 – Saving: Causes of Poor Savings, Inability to Manage Income Properly and Practices of Saving | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Second Term Week 4 Social Studies
WEEK 5 – Resource Development: Meaning of Capital, Ways of Raising Funds, Sources of Funds and Uses of Funds | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Second Term Week 5 Social Studies
WEEK 6 – Resource Distribution: Meaning and Types of Resources, Reasons Resources Are Not Evenly Distributed, Problems of Over-Concentration of Industries and Ways of Ensuring Even Distribution of Resources | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Second Term Week 6 Social Studies
MID TERM TEST – Primary 5 – Social Studies Mid Term Test Questions and Answers
WEEK 7 – Mid Term Break
WEEK 8 – Employment and Unemployment: Meaning of Employment and Unemployment, Causes of Unemployment | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Second Term Week 8 Social Studies
WEEK 9 – Income, Wages and Salary: Meaning of Wages and Salary and Why Some People Earn Higher Salaries Than Others | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Second Term Week 9 Social Studies
WEEK 10 – Communication: Meaning of Communication, Types of Electronic Communication, Uses of Communication Devices and Problems of Some Communication Devices | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Second Term Week 10 Social Studies
WEEK 11 – Transportation: Meaning of Transportation, Types and Forms of Land Transportation, Means of Land Transportation, Advantages, Problems and Solutions to Problems of Land Transportation | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Second Term Week 11 Social Studies
WEEK 12 – REVISION
WEEK 13 – END OF TERM EXAMINATION
THIRD TERM – PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) – SOCIAL STUDIES
WEEKLY PLAN LESSON NOTES
WEEK 1 – Housing: Types of Houses Nigerians Live In, Provision and Acquisition of Houses | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Third Term Week 1 Social Studies
WEEK 2 – Features of Adequate Housing: Qualities of a Good House and Differences in the Housing Needs of Urban and Rural Settlements | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Third Term Week 2 Social Studies
WEEK 3 – Population and Housing: Meaning of Population, Relationship Between Population and Availability of Houses, Reasons Everybody Does Not Own a House in Nigeria and Solutions to Housing Shortage | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Third Term Week 3 Social Studies
WEEK 4 – Personal Hygiene and Physical Development: Meaning of Personal Hygiene and Physical Development, Characteristics of Physical Development and Factors That Can Hinder Growth in Children | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Third Term Week 4 Social Studies
WEEK 5 – Physical Fitness and Population: Things to Do to Keep Our Body Physically Fit, Characteristics of Household Population and Effects on Personal Hygiene | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Third Term Week 5 Social Studies
WEEK 6 – Drug Abuse: Concept of Drug Abuse, Factors Contributing to Drug Abuse, Effects of Abuse of Stimulants and Sources of Drugs | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Third Term Week 6 Social Studies
MID TERM TEST – Primary 5 – Social Studies Mid Term Test Questions and Answers
WEEK 7 – Mid Term Break
WEEK 8 – Prevention of Drug Abuse and Life Coping Skills: How to Prevent Drug Abuse, Health Promotion Behaviour, Non-Governmental Organizations, Moral Responsibility and Consequences | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Third Term Week 8 Social Studies
WEEK 9 – Pollution: Meaning of Pollution, Sources and Causes of Air Pollution | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Third Term Week 9 Social Studies
WEEK 10 – Natural Disaster: Meaning of Natural and Unnatural Disaster, Causes of Natural Disaster, Effects of Natural Disaster on Life and Property | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Third Term Week 10 Social Studies
WEEK 11 – Mechanized Agriculture: Meaning of Mechanized Agriculture, Agricultural Mechanization, Problems of Mechanized Agriculture, Modern Agricultural Technology in Fishing and Farming | Primary 5 (Basic 5) Third Term Week 11 Social Studies
WEEK 12 – REVISION
WEEK 13 – END OF TERM EXAMINATION
About The Author
Alabi M. S.
Michael is a Principal Education Officer at LASUBEB with over 15 years of experience in teaching and learning. He is passionate about developing plan lesson notes and promoting quality assurance in education. Michael strongly believes that teachers inspire the future and play a vital role in shaping the next generation.
