How to Control Religious Intolerance | Relevant Values of Religion Differences Primary 5 (Basic 5) – Social Studies

SOCIAL STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 11

PRIMARY 5

THEME – 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Concept (Types) of Religion and Religious Beliefs | Religion Tolerance and Religion Intolerance | Importance of Tolerance | Causes and Problems of Religion Intolerance Primary 5 (Basic 5) – Social Studies

TOPIC – HOW TO CONTROL RELIGIONS INTOLERANCE 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. How to Control Religious Intolerance

3. Relevant Values of Religion Differences

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. state five of the role of religious bodies in Nigeria.

2. state how religious conflicts can be controlled.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing different people with tolerance one another.

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

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LEARNING AREA – INTRODUCTION   

REVIEW OF PREVIOUS LESSON – Concept (Types) of Religion and Religious Beliefs | Religion Tolerance and Religion Intolerance | Importance of Tolerance | Causes and Problems of Religion Intolerance Primary 5 (Basic 5) – Social Studies

Religion is the belief in and worship of God or gods. There are three types of religion in Nigeria – Christian, Muslim and Traditional religions.

Religious tolerance is the ability to accept that other people have the rights to practice their own religion.

The major causes of religious Intolerance are Ignorance, Impatience, Selfishness and Ethnicity.

The inability to accept other people’s religion practices have resulted in unfriendly relationships, rioting, destruction of lives and properties, reduce economic activities, public disturbances, hatred, etc.

LESSON 2 – HOW TO CONTROL RELIGION INTOLERANCE 

1. Education

Educating people on the evil of not tolerating one another.

2. Law and Order 

Setting up law and order that will will make people to respect and accept one another.

3. Role of make the causes of religious problems a crime.

4. Non – government organizations – they can prevent religious Intolerance by their activities.

LESSON 3 *RELEVANT VALUES OF RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES 

The roles of religious bodies and every Nigerians are to preach and practice,

1. Love one another.

2. Respect one another.

3. Peacefully coexistence.

4. Unity

5. Cooperating with one another.

6. Understanding one another.

7. Settlement of dispute among one another.

8. Protect and defend one another.

9. Acceptance

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 recite National pledge and anthem.

Pupil’s Activities – Recite National pledge and sing the National anthem.

3. Explains what constitute religious Intolerance.

Pupil’s Activities – Pay visit to churches and mosques and discuss with religious leaders about what they are doing to reduce religious Intolerance.

4. Summary the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.

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

Concept (Types) of Religious Bodies in Nigeria | Roles of Religious Bodies in National Development Primary 5 (Basic 5) – Social Studies

LESSON EVALUATION

Ask pupils to:

1. state 3 of the role of religious bodies in Nigeria.

2. state how religious conflicts can be controlled.

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST) 

Pay visit to churches and mosques, ask the religious leaders about what they are doing to reduce religious Intolerance.