Housing – Features of Adequate Housing and Differences in the Housing Needs of Urban and Rural Settlement (Primary 5)

SOCIAL STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

THIRD TERM 

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 5

THEME: HOUSING 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Housing – Types of Houses, Provision and Acquisition of Houses (Primary 5) 

TOPIC: HOUSING 

LEARNING AREA

1. Features of Adequate Housing

2. Differences in the Housing Needs of Urban and Rural Settlement

3. Factors that Affect Types of Houses

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. state the features of Adequate housing.

2. list some factors that affect types of houses.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

charts showing different housing.

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

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Information

Relevant link – Third Term Scheme of Work and Plan Lesson Note for Social Studies Primary 4 Primary 5 and Primary 6 Links

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

LESSON ONE – INTRODUCTION

Housing is one of the basic needs of man. People live in houses to protect them from rain, sun, thieves and wild animals.

Different types of building materials are used for different types of houses. Stone, wood, straw, mud, glass and other materials are used to build houses.

FEATURES/CHARACTERISTICS OF ADEQUATE HOUSING 

The qualities of a good house are –

1. Proper ventilation

2. Strong structure

3. Well lighted

4. Adequately spacious

5. Standard sitting room with visitors toilet

6. Standard rooms with toilets

7. Meeting the needs of people with with needs

8. Standard kitchen

9. Good water system

10. Dining

11. Parking space

LESSON TWO – DIFFERENCES IN THE HOUSING NEEDS OF URBAN AND RURAL SETTLEMENT 

The needs and demands for housing depend on the following –

1. Land availability

2. Cost of acquiring a land

3. Number of houses required

4. Cost of building materials

5. Cost of renting or buying a house

6. Demand for housing

There is high demand in urban more than the rural areas. The above factors are more available and cheap in rural areas than the urban.

REVISION AND WEEK 2 LESSON ASSESSMENT 

As stated in performance objectives or lesson evaluation. 

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. Guides and lets the pupils state the features of a qualities good house;

Pupil’s Activities – State the features of a qualities good house.

3. Discusses the differences in the housing needs of urban and rural settlement;

Pupil’s Activities – State differences in the housing needs of urban and rural settlement.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

• Assignment – Find out the features of a good qualities housing.

• Next Lesson – Meaning of Population and Housing and Reasons Why Everybody does not own a House (Primary 5)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. state the features of Adequate housing.

2. list some factors that affect types of houses.