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

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

NATIONAL VALUES EDUCATION 

FIRST TERM

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 1

THEME – FAMILY AS A BASIC UNIT OF FAMILY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning of Social Studies and How Man Solved His Problems Primary 1 (Basic 1) Term 1 Week 1 Social Studies

 

TOPIC – MEANING AND TYPES OF FAMILY 

 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. Meaning of Family

3. Members of the 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. state some members of the family.

 

 

LEARNING BEHAVIOURS

The pupils can identify and state members of their 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

• Social Studies (Primary 1)

• First Term Workbook – Weekly Assessment Book for Social Studies (Primary 1)

 

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

MEANING OF A FAMILY

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

 

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

This family is called extended family.

 

MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY

 

The members of family are as follows:

 

1. Father

2. Mother

3. Children

4. Uncles

5. Aunts

6. Cousins

7. Nephews

8. Niece

9. Grandparent

10. Inlaw

 

 

LESSON 2 – MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY

1. FATHER

Father is the male parent of the family.

 

2. MOTHER

Mother is the female parent of the family.

 

3. CHILDREN

Children are the dependant ages of the family.

 

4. UNCLES

Uncle is the brother of one’s father or mother.

 

5. AUNTS

Aunt is the sister of one’s father or mother.

 

6. COUSINS 

Cousin are the children of one’s uncle or aunt.

 

7. NEPHEWS 

Nephew is the son of one’s brother, sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

 

8. NIECES

Niece is the daughter of one’s brother, sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

 

9. GRANDPARENTS

Grandparent is the parent of one’s father or mother.

They are also called grandfather or grandmother.

 

10. IN LAWS

In law is the relationship by marriage.

 

LESSON 3 – REVISION AND 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 father, mother and their children.

4. Teacher lets pupils as groups or pairs to identify the father, mother and their children.

5. Teacher asks pupils few questions about their father and mother for academic purposes. For example, occupations.

Pupil’s Activities – Learners appreciate the importance of their parents and other members of the family.

6. Teacher uses the chart and pupil’s relevant responses to introduce the lesson.

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

7. Teacher leads a discussion on the meaning of family.

Pupil’s Activities – Learners explain the meaning of family.

 

8. Teacher uses another chart to introduce members to the family.

9. Teacher guides pupils to identify members of their family.

Pupil’s Activities – Learners identify and appreciate the members of their family.

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

Pupil’s Activities – Learners participate actively in the summary of the lessons by responding correctly to the questions 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

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

 

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupil’s asks pupils to – 

1. explain the meaning of family.

2. state the names of their family’s members.

3. state 5 members of their family.

 

 

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT 

1. Father, mother and their children are called ______.

A. Family

B. Friend

 

2. There are ______ types of family.

A. 2

B. 3

 

3. Nuclear and extended family are the types of family we have.

A. True

B. False

 

4. ______ is the male parent of the family.

A. Brother

B. Father

 

5. ______ is the female parent of the family.

A. Mother

B. Aunt

 

6. ______ are the dependant ages of the family.

 

A. Father

B. Children

 

7. ______ is the brother of one’s father or mother.

A. Mother

B. Uncle

 

8. ______ is the sister of one’s father or mother.

A. Mother

B. Aunt

 

9. ______ are the children of one’s uncle or aunt.

A. Cousin

B. Nephew

 

10. ______ is the son of one’s brother, sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

A. Niece

B. Nephew

 

11. ______ is the daughter of one’s brother, sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

 

A. Niece

B. Nephew

 

12. ______ is the parent of one’s father or mother.

A. Grandfather

B. Grandparent

 

12. Grandparents are known as ______ and  ______.

A. father and mother

B. grandfather and grandmother

 

13. ______ is the relationship by marriage.

A. In law

B. Uncle

 

14. Father is the ______ parent of the family.

A. son

C. male

 

15. Mother is the ______ parent of the family.

A. Daughter

C. female

 

16. Children are the ______ ages of the family.

 

A. independent

B. dependant

 

17. Uncle and aunt are the ______ and ______ of one’s father or mother.

A. son and daughter

B. brother and sister 

 

Mention the name of the following in your family,

18. Son

19. Daughter

20. Uncle