Meaning and Examples of National Values Primary 6 (Basic 6) – Term 2 Week 1 Civic Education

CIVIC EDUCATION

NATIONAL VALUES EDUCATION 

SECOND TERM

WEEK 1

PRIMARY 6

THEME: CIVIC EDUCATION 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

TOPIC: REVISION OF NATIONAL VALUES

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning (Examples) of National Values

3. 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. explain the meaning of value;

2. differentiate between positive and negative values.

3. explain the concept of national values with appropriate examples.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can differentiate between good behaviour and bad behaviors.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of posters/pictures.

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

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

Values are the acceptable standard behaviour of people in our society.

There are behaviours that are not acceptable.

Values influence people’s behaviors and attitudes positively or negatively.

Values serve as important guidelines in all situations such as home, community, establishment such as workplace, school, religion etc.

Values are lasting beliefs, ideas, opinions shared by an individual, group or member of a community (culture) about something useful.

TYPES OF VALUES

1. GOOD VALUES

Good values are the behaviours that are acceptable in our society.

For example – tolerance, honesty, respect, etc. are acceptable values in our society.

2. BAD VALUES 

Bad behaviours the behaviours that are not acceptable in our society.

For example – lying, stealing, killing, etc. are not acceptable in our society.

LESSON 2 – MEANING OF NATIONAL VALUES 

National Values are generally acceptable standard of beliefs about what is good in our society or nation.

Some examples of values include –

1. Honesty

2.Tolerance

3. Respect

4. Forgiveness

5. Self-control

6. Humanness

7. Humidity

8. Moderation

8. Justice

9. Peace

10. Fairness

11. Involvement

12. Equity

13. Fairness

14. Generosity, etc.

ASSIGNMENT

Find out the meaning of the following national values –

1. Honesty

2. Tolerance

3. Respect

4. Forgiveness

5. Humanness

PRESENTATION

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

1. Revises the previous lesson based on the pupil’s related knowledge or experience.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the lesson revision.

2. Tells story of good and bad behaviours.

3. Lets pupils state the moral lesson of the story.

Pupil’s Activities – Listen to the teacher’s story and state the moral lessons in the story.

4. Uses the story to introduce the lesson.

5. Displays chart to support your lesson introduction.

Pupil’s Activities – Pay attention to the lesson introduction.

6. Leads discussion on the meaning and types of values.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the discussion.

7. Lets the pupils give appropriate examples of goods and bad behaviours.

Pupil’s Activities – Differentiate between good and bad behaviours with appropriate examples.

8. Uses the concept of good values to explain the meaning of National Values.

Pupil’s Activities – Relate the concept of good values to what acceptable in our nation.

9. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the summary and write as instructed.

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 – Types of National Values that Promote Peace Primary 6 (Basic 6) – Term 2 Week 2 Civic Education Part 1

LESSON EVALUATION

Ask pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of values.

2. differentiate between good and bad Behaviours with appropriate examples.

3. State 6 examples of acceptable behaviour in your society.

4. List 5 examples of acceptable behaviour in our school.

6. explain the meaning of national values with appropriate examples.

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

1. ________ are the acceptable standard behaviour of people in our society.

A. Goods

B. Bads

C. Values

2. Good values are the behaviours that are ________ in our society.

A. unacceptable

B. acceptance

C. bad values

3. Bad values are the behaviours that are ________ in our society.

A. unacceptable

B. acceptance

C. bad values

4. ________ is the willingness to tolerate or accept people’s behavior, beliefs, opinions or practices that a different from your own.

A. Intolerance

B. Tolerance

C. Acceptable

5. Values influence people’s behaviors and attitudes positively or negatively.

A. True

B. False

6. Values serve cannot as important guidelines in all situations such as home, community, establishment (work, school, religion etc.).

A. True

B. False

7. Tolerance, honestly, respect, etc. are unacceptable behaviour in our society.

A. True

B. False

8. National Values are generally acceptable standard of beliefs about what is good in our society or nation.

A. False

B. True

9. Punctuality is a good value.

A. True

B. False

10. Lateness is acceptable in our school.

A. True

B. False