Types of Marriage Primary 3 (Basic 3) – Social Studies

SOCIAL STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 5 

PRIMARY 3

THEME – CULTURAL AND SOCIAL VALUES 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning of Marriage Primary 3 (Basic 3) – Social Studies

TOPIC – TYPES OF MARRIAGES 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Questions

2. Types of Marriage

3. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

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

1. explain the meaning of marriage.

2. identify major types of marriages in our community.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can explain the meaning of marriage and identity a man with one wife or more wives.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Pictures of husbands and wives. (Couples).

2. Pictures or photographs that shows types of marriages.

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

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

Marriage is a lawful and acceptable union of a man and woman to make up a family.

There are different types of marriage. Each types of marriage is determined by the number of wife/wives or husband(s).

TYPES OF MARRIAGES

1. Polygamy

2. Monogamy

Note – at this age, monogamy and polygamy are enough.

MEANING OF MONOGAMY AND POLYGAMY MARRIAGE 

MONOGAMY MARRIAGE

Monogamy marriage is a union of a man and a woman.

That is, a man marries one wife.

 

POLYGAMY MARRIAGE 

Polygamy marriage is a union of man with two or more wives.

That’s, a man marries more than one wife.

 

LESSON 2 – REVISION AND WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

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. Uses role playing process to demonstrate types of marriages.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the role playing of polygamous and monogamous families.

3. Summarizes each lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the lesson 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 –

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of marriage

2. identify two types of marriage in our community.