Meaning of Folktales and Telling of Folktale Stories Kindergarten (Age 5) Term 1 Week 6 Civic Education
CIVIC EDUCATION
FIRST TERM
WEEK 6
KINDERGARTEN (KG 2)
PREVIOUS LESSON –
TOPIC – FOLKTALES
LEARNING AREA
1. Introduction
2. Meaning of Folktales
3. Telling Folktale Stories
4. Revision and Weekly Assessment (Test)
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives –
1. explain the meaning of folktale.
2. tell folktale stories.
3. identify morals from the story.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR
The pupils can read a picture story.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing different picture stories.
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
INTRODUCTION
Folktales are traditional stories that talks about cultural beliefs of people.
Different cultures tell different stories about life, places, cultures and histories. Folktales are common mostly among people in western Africa, the Americas, and other places.
FOLKTALE STORIES
Story 1 – Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
Many years ago, the sun and water were great friends, and they both lived on the earth together. The sun very often used to visit the water, but the water never returned the visits.
At last the sun asked the water why he never visited. The water replied that the sun’s house was not big enough, and that if he came with all his people, he would drive the sun out of his home. Continue reading…
STORY 2 – The Man Who Never Lied
Once upon a time there lived a wise man by the name of Mamad. He never lied. All the people in the land, even the ones who lived twenty days away, knew about him.
The king heard about Mamad and ordered his subjects to bring him to the palace. He looked at the wise man and asked: Continue reading…
PRESENTATION
To deliver the 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 pupils have learned.
2. Teacher displays chart showing different picture stories.
3. Teacher allow the pupils to examine and read the story.
Pupil’s Activities – The pupils read the picture stories.
4. Teacher uses the chart and the pupils relevant responses to introduce the lesson to define folktale stories.
Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction.
5. Teacher tells folktale stories and guides the pupils to state the moral lessons.
Pupil’s Activities – The pupils state the moral lessons.
6. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board in a very simple sentence using appropriate lesson evaluation.
Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the summary 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
LESSON EVALUATION
Teacher asks the pupils to –
1. explain the meaning of folktales.
2. state 2 moral lessons from the class stories.