Nuclear Family (Primary 1)

SOCIAL STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

FIRST TERM 

WEEK 3

PRIMARY 1

THEME – FAMILY AS A BASIC UNIT OF FAMILY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – MEANING OF FAMILY 

TOPIC – NUCLEAR FAMILY 

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. identify types of family.
2. explain nuclear family.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing nuclear family.

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

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CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

INTRODUCTION 

Family is made up of father, mother and their children.

TYPES OF FAMILY 

There are two types of family.

1. Nuclear family
2. Extended family

NUCLEAR FAMILY 

Question 1 – Asks the pupils to identify father, mother and their children on the chart. 

 

Expected response – Father, mother and their children. 

Father, mother and their children are called nuclear family. 

Nuclear family consists of father, mother and their children.

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 the pupils to identify father, mother and their children on the chart.
3. Pupil’s Activities – Identifying father, mother and their children on the chart.
4. Tells them that father, mother and their are called nuclear family.
5. Pupil’s Activities – Identify father, mother and their children as nuclear family.

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 – Extended Family

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

WORK BOOK

Attempt all the questions 

1. The nuclear family consists of father, mother and _________________.

A. Children

B. Son

C. Daughter

 

Mention the members of nuclear family.

2. _________________

3. _________________

4. _________________