CIVIC EDUCATION

SECOND TERM WEEK 1

NURSERY 2 (AGE 4) 

THEME – RESPECT 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

 

TOPIC – GOOD MANNER 

LEARNING AREA 

1. What is Good Manner?

2. Examples of Good Manner

3. The Importance of Good Manner

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment

 

BEHAVIOUR OBJECTIVES

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

1. explain the meaning of good manner.

2. say some examples of good manner.

3. say the importance of good manners.

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR 

The children know when to say thank you.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 

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

 

REFERENCE MATERIALS 

1. Recommended textbook

2. National Curriculum

3. All relevant materials

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

WHAT IS GOOD MANNER?

Good manner is showing respect to other people and their properties.

 

EXAMPLES OF GOOD MANNER 

Good manners are the only things that make the world a better place for us all to live together in good and harmony. Good manners include,

1. Greetings

2. Being Punctual

3. Respecting Elders

4. Always speak the truth

5. Listening actively

6. Say please

7. Say thank you

8. Wait Your Turn

9. Say ‘Excuse Me’

10. Ask Permission

11. Knock on Closed Doors

12. Introduce Yourself

13. Say ‘Pardon Me’ or ‘I’m sorry’

14. Hold the Door

15. Offer to Help

16. Listen when other people are talking

17. Ask questions

18. Look for opportunities to compliment other

19. Share with other

20. Reciprocate greetings

21. Stop wasting Food

22. Treat other the way you want them to treat you

 

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD MANNER 

Good manners are very important in life as because,

1. It helps us to behave well in society.

2. It helps us to win the heart of people in the public place.

3. It builds healthy relationships with their peers, teachers, and elders.

4. It makes the world a better place.

5. It draws out the good in us.

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

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

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson based on what he/she taught or what the children have learned.

2. Teacher displays chart showing children greeting and showing respect to one another.

3. Teacher lets the children to examine, identify and describe the activities on the chart.

Children’s Activities – The children identify, understand and describe the pictures.

4. Teacher uses the chart and the children relevant responses to introduce the lesson, explain the meaning of good manners using appropriate examples in the school.

Children’s Activities – The children pay attention to the lesson introduction to understand the meaning of good manners by demonstrating the examples of good manners.

5. Teacher uses a story to tell the people the importance of good manners.

Children’s Activities – The children understand the concept of the story by appreciating the importance of good manners.

7. Teacher summarizes the lesson in a very simple sentence, asks 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 asks the children the following questions.

1. Showing respect to other people and their properties is called _____.

2. Greeting is a good example of good manner. Yes/No

3. When you help other people, you are showering a _____.

4. Good manner helps us to behave well in society. Yes/No

5. Good manner helps us to win the heart of people in the public place. Yes/No

6. Good manner builds healthy relationships with their peers, teachers, and elders. Yes/No

8. Good manner makes the world a better place. Yes/No

9. Good manner draws out the good in us. Yes/No

10. Disrespect respecting other people is called _____.