Meaning and Types of of Marriage Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 1 Week 3 Social Studies

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES 

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES 

FIRST TERM

WEEK 3

PRIMARY 4 

THEME – FAMILY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Relationship of Some Members of the Family | Benefits of the Family Members Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Social Studies

 

 

TOPIC – MARRIAGE 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Meaning of Marriage

3. Types (Forms) of Marriages

4. 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 marriage;

2. identify major types of marriages in our community.

 

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils can differential between christian and muslim marriages.

 

 

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

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book – Basic Social Studies for Primary Schools 4 with Security Education by E E Ezewu, J A Olawepo, C C Anadi, J A Adeyanju.

All Relevant Materials

Online Information

 

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – MEANING OF MARRIAGE 

Marriage is the union of a man and woman as husband and wife. Marriage between a man and a woman is legal and lawful union. It is marriage that make husband and wife to become a family.

 

TYPES OF MARRIAGES

1. Monogamy marriage

2. Polygamy marriage

3. Polyandry marriage

4. Group marriage

5. Same sex marriage.

 

 

LESSON 2 – TYPES OF MARRIAGES (CONTINUATION) 

The common types of marriage in Nigeria are monogamy and polygamy. Other types are polyandry, group and same sex marriage.

1. MONOGAMY is a marriage in which one man married one woman.

2. POLYGAMY is a marriage in which one man married more than one woman.

3. POLYANDRY is a marriage in which one woman married more than one man.

4. GROUP MARRIAGE is not a popular type of marriage. It is a marriage of two or more men with two or more women. That’s, two men with two women or three men with women, etc. Children born in the marriage are regarded as the children of the entire group as a whole.

5. SAME SEX MARRIAGE is unpopular and illegal marriage practice between man to man or woman to woman. Marriage between two men is known as gay marriage while marriage between two women is called lesbian marriage. This types of is practice secretly between it is also again the social norms.

 

TYPES OF MARRIAGE PRACTICES IN NIGERIA

Monogamy and polygamy marriages are the most common marriage in Nigeria. Polyandry, group and same sex marriage are unpopular and illegal marriage types.

 

LESSON 3 – LESSON SUMMARY AND ASSESSMENT (TEST) – As stated in the performance objectives or lesson evaluation.

 

 

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 tye pupils in two or more groups depending on the size of the class.

3. Teacher displays chart showing  different wedding pictures.

4. Teacher lets the whole groups examine and explain the chart.

5. Teacher uses the chart and the whole group’s relevant responses to introduce the lesson and leads a class discussion on the meaning and types of marriage.

6. Teacher uses role playing process to demonstrate types of marriages.

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

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding correctly to most of 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

Problems of Marriage | Solutions to Marriage Problems Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Social Studies

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Teacher asks pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of marriage.

2. state 2 types of marriage in our community.

3. explain the types of marriage mentioned above in question 2.

4. differentiate between monogamy and polygamy.

 

 

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

1. ______ is the union of a man and woman as husband and wife.

A. Marriage

B. Union

C. Unique

 

2. Marriage between a man and woman is ______ and ______ union.

A. marriage and union

B. union and law

C. legal and lawful

 

3. Marriage is marriage that make husband and wife to become a ______.

A. Marriage

B. Family

C. People

 

4. ______ is a marriage in which one man married one woman.

A. Polygamy

B. Monogamy

C. Polyandry

 

5. ______ is a marriage in which one man married more than one woman.

A. Marriage

B. Union

C. Unique

 

 

6. ______ is a marriage in which one woman married more than one man.

A. Marriage

B. Union

C. Unique

 

7. Monogamy is a marriage in which ______.

A. one man married more than one woman

B. one man married one woman

C. one woman married more than one man

 

8. Polygyny is a marriage in which ______.

A. one man married more than one woman

B. one man married one woman

C. one woman married more than one man

 

9. Polyandry is a marriage in which ______ married more than _____

A. one man married more than one woman

B. one man married one woman

C. one woman married more than one man

 

10. ______ and ______ marriages are the most common marriage in Nigeria.

A. Monogamy and polyandry

B. Polygamy and monogamy

C. Polygamy and polyandry

 

 

11. Same sex marriage is a marriage between a ______ and a ______.

A. man and woman

B. woman and mam

C. man and man

 

12. A relationship between a woman and another woman is ______.

A. lebian

B. gay

C. A and B

 

13. ______ and ______ are unpopular marriage in Nigeria.

A. Monogamy and polygamy

B. Same sex and polyandry

C. Monogamy and polyandry

 

14. A marriage between group of men and women is known as ______.

A. same sex marriage

B. polygamy marriage

C. group marriage

 

15. The most common types of marriage in Nigeria are monogamy and polygamy. Explain. 3 marks

16. Same sex and group marriage are unpopular and regarded as illegal types of marriage in Nigeria. Discuss. 3 marks