SOCIAL HABITS

THIRD TERM WEEK 5

KINDERGARTEN (AGE 5)

THEME – VIOLENCE 

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TOPIC – GREETINGS IN OUR LOCALITY 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. Various Ways of Greetings in Our Locality/Community

3.

3. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment

 

BEHAVIOUR OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the children should to able to –

1. understand the meaning of greetings.

2. appreciate the importance of greetings in their daily.

3. understand greetings as form of showing respect to people.

4. say good morning, good afternoon and good night in Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo languages.

5. demonstrate different forms of greetings.

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR 

The children understand good morning, good afternoon and good night as greetings.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

The teacher will the lesson with the aid of chart showing different forms of greetings and songs.

 

REFERENCE MATERIALS 

1. Recommended textbook

2. National Curriculum

3. All relevant materials

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

INTRODUCTION

Greetings is a way of showing respect to people and appreciating them. Greeting is part of our daily lives. It is also an important part our cultures.

 

MEANING OF GREETINGS

Greetings is a way of saying hello to people in our community.

When you greet people, you are showing respect to them. Sometimes, we greeting people by given them handshake. It is good to greet one another and all the elders in the society.

 

VARIOUS WAYS OF GREETINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY

Saying good morning, good afternoon or good night is a simple and polite way to greet someone.

GREETINGS IN YORUBA 

• Morning – E kaaro (Good morning)

• Afternoon – E kaasan (Good afternoon)

• Evening/Night – E ku irole / E kale (Good evening)

 

GREETINGS IN IGBO 

• Morning – Ututu oma or Ibolachi (Good morning)

• Afternoon – Ezigbo ehihi (Good afternoon)

• Evening – Mgbede oma (Good evening)

 

GREETINGS IN HAUSA

•  Morning – Ina Kuana Barka da safe (Good morning)

• Afternoon – Barka day amma (Good afternoon)

• Evening – Barka day amma (Good evening)

 

GREETINGS IN THE CHRISTAIN AND MUSLIM GREEETINS 

Christian – Peace be unto this house

Muslim – Assalamu alaykum

 

FORM OF GREETINGS

1. Kneel down (girls)

2. Prostrate (Boys)

3. Bend (both boys and girls)

4. Salute (police, military, students, etc.)

5. Hands shaking (friends)

6. Hugging (friends and family)

7. Clenching of fist (mostly boys)

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

To deliver this lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. Teacher revises the previous lesson based on what hr/she has taught or what the children have learnt.

2. Teacher carries the children along as he/she chooses amazing song on greetings to start the lesson.

Children’s Activities – The children sing along with their teacher and have fun singing.

3. Teacher displays chart showing simple form of greetings as he/she allows the children to study the chart and explain the activities on it.

Children’s Activities – The children identify different forms of greetings, explain and demonstrated.

4. Teacher uses the chart and the children’s relevant responses to introduce the lesson, explain the meaning and importance of greetings.

Children’s Activities – The children pay attention to the lesson introduction, understand the meaning and appreciate the importance of greetings in the society.

6. Teacher leads and the children to say good morning, good afternoon and good night in Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo languages.

Children’s Activities – The children listen attentively and say correctly good morning, good afternoon and good night in Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo languages.

7. Teacher leads a practical demonstration on different forms of greetings in our locality.

Children’s Activities – The practically demonstrated different of greetings as good boys and girls, friends, police or military, etc.

8. Teacher summarizes the lesson by asking the children questions based on the lesson taught and gives the children work to do at home.

Children’s Activities – The children participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding to the questions and do their homework at home.

 

LESSON EVALUATION/HOMEWORK

Teacher guides the children to answer the following questions.

1. Greetings means showing _____ to people.

A. Respect

B. Greeting

 

2. _____ is a form of showing respect to people.

A. Greeting

B. Respect

 

3. Greeting is part of our daily _____.

A. lives

B. study

 

4. _____ is important part of our cultures.

A. greeting

B. respect

 

5. Saying hello to people means _____.

A. greeting

B. respect

 

6. When you greet people, you are showing _____ to them.

A. respect

B. greetings

 

7. Handshake is another form of _____.

A. respect

B. greetings

 

8. It is good to greet one another and all the elders in the society.

A. Yes

B. No

 

Match the following with correct forms of greetings.

9. Kneel down         _____ Boy

10. Prostrate             _____ Girls

11. Bend                    _____ mostly boys

12. Salute                   _____ friends

13. Hands shaking   _____ police, military, students, etc.

14. Hugging               _____ friends and family

15. Clenching of fist _____ both boys and girls)

 

Say good morning, good afternoon and good night in,

16. Yoruba Language

17. Hausa Language

18. Igbo Language

 

19. Saying good morning, good afternoon or good night is a simple and polite way to greet someone.

A. Yes

B. No