Meaning of Nuclear Family | Structure of a Nuclear Family Primary 1 (Basic 1) Term 1 Week 3 Social Studies

SOCIAL STUDIES

NATIONAL VALUES EDUCATION 

FIRST TERM

WEEK 3

PRIMARY 1

THEME – FAMILY AS A BASIC UNIT OF FAMILY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning of Family | Members of the Family Primary 1 (Basic 1) Term 1 Week 2 Social Studies

TOPIC – NUCLEAR FAMILY 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. Structure of a Nuclear Family

3. Meaning of Nuclear Family

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. explain the meaning of family.

2. draw a chart of a nuclear family.

3. identify each member of a nuclear family.

LEARNING BEHAVIOURS

The pupils can identify and describe family.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing father, mother and their children.

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

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

A family that is made of other people who are related to one another by blood. This family is called extended family.

There are two types of family.

1. Nuclear family

2. Extended family

STRUCTURE OF A NUCLEAR FAMILY 

Nuclear family is one of the major types of family with the following structure –

NUCLEAR FAMILY

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FATHER        – – – – – – – – – – –     MOTHER 

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CHILD(REN)

MEANING OF NUCLEAR FAMILY 

Nuclear Family is the family that is made up father, mother and their children.

It is the smallest types of family.

LESSON 2 – REVISE THE LESSON 1

NUCLEAR FAMILY

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FATHER        – – – – – – – – – – –     MOTHER 

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CHILD(REN)

LESSON 3 – WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST) 

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. Teacher organizes pupils in groups or pairs depending on the size of the class and available instructional materials.

3. Teacher displays chart showing structure of nuclear family.

4. Teacher lets pupils identify and describe each members of the family.

Pupil’s Activities – Learners identify and describe the family.

5. Teacher listens to the pupils and uses their relevant responses to introduce the lesson – nuclear family.

Pupil’s Activities – Learners pay attention to the lesson introduction to understand the concept of the lesson.

6. Teacher uses the chart lead a discussion on the meaning of nuclear family.

Pupil’s Activities – Learners identify father, mother and their children as nuclear family.

7. Teacher summarizes the lessons on the board using appropriate lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – Learners participate actively in the summary of the

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

Meaning of Extended Family and Structure of An Extended Family Primary 1 (Basic 1) Term 1 Week 4 Social Studies

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to – 

1. explain the meaning of nuclear family.

2. draw the structure of nuclear family.

3. Assignment – Find out 10 other members of your family.