Avoiding Peer Pressure (Primary 3)

SECURITY EDUCATION

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

THIRD TERM  

WEEK 8

PRIMARY 3

THEME – ELEMENTS OF SECURITY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Avoiding Criminal Behaviours – Theft (Primary 3)

TOPIC – ELEMENTS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOURS 

LEARNING AREA

1. Meaning of Peer Pressure

2. How to Avoid Peer Pressure

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. define peer pressure.

2. state ways of avoiding peer pressure.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Friend

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Chart showing peer pressure

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  

INTRODUCTION 

Criminal behaviours are unacceptable behavior in any community. For example – stealing, peer pressure, fighting, etc.

MEANING OF PEER PRESSURE 

Peer pressure is the strong influence on people by his/her friends (peers). That’s, doing what your peers ask you do.

 

HOW TO AVOID PEER PRESSURE 

1. Say NO like you mean it.

2. Stay positive at all times.

3. Make an excuse to leave.

4. Make your own plans.

5. Plan your response.

6. Stay away from uncomfortable places.

7. Choose positive friends.

8. Ask for help if necessary.

 

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. Asks pupils to define peer pressure.

Pupil’s Activities – Explain what peer pressure means.

3. Guides to identify and discuss how to avoid peer pressure.

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 – Avoiding Criminal Behaviours – Gangs (Primary 3)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. explain peer pressure.

2. Mention 5 how to avoid peer pressure.