Meaning of Peace Education | Meaning and Characteristics of Tolerance and Cooperation | Meaning and Importance of National Unity Primary 6 (Basic 6) Term 2 Week 10 Social Studies

SECOND TERM 

NATIONAL VALUES EDUCATION 

WEEK 9

PRIMARY 6

THEME –

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TOPIC – PEACE EDUCATION 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Meaning of Peace Education

3. Characteristics of Tolerance and Cooperation

4. Importance of National Unity

5. 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 what peace education.

2. mention the characteristics of tolerance.

3. describe the attributes of cooperation operation.

4. explain what national unity means.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can state uses of national anthem and pledge.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing national Symbols.

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

MEANING OF PEACE EDUCATION 

Peace education is an education that enables people to understand how to tolerate, cooperate and be unite with one another.

MEANING OF TOLERANCE

Tolerance is the willingness to accept other people’s behavior, beliefs, opinions or practices that are different from your own.

CHARACTERISTICS OF TOLERANCE 

1. Respect for other people’s views.

2. Respect for other people.

3. Forgiveness

4. Self-control

5. Love

6. Accommodating

7. Slow to anger

LESSON 2 – MEANING OF COOPERATION

Cooperation is the process of working together for the purpose of achieving common goals.

CHARACTERISTICS OF COOPERATION 

1. Communal efforts

2. Shared responsibilities

3. Helping one another in times of needs.

4. Willingness to assist

LESSON 3 – MEANING OF NATIONAL UNITY

National unity is ability to accept other people from different ethnics or groups as one, irrespective of religion, status, culture and geographical location.

IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL UNITY 

The importance of national unity are follows:

1. It increases national progress.

2. It strengthen the nation.

3. It brings about the development of the nation.

4. It helps the government of the nation to understand the people’s needs and choices.

5. It strengthen the national unity.

6. It encourages people to share values and ideas.

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 to explain or discuss the meaning of peace and education.

Pupil’s Activities – Explain the meaning of peace and education.

3. Teacher uses pupil’s relevant responses to introduction the lesson – peace education.

Pupil’s Activities – Pay attention to the lesson introduction to understand the concept of peace education.

4. Teacher leads a discussion on the meaning and characteristics of tolerance and cooperation.

Pupil’s Activities – Listen and participate actively in the class discussion.

5. Teacher guides pupils to demonstrate tolerance and cooperation.

Pupil’s Activities – Based on teacher’s instructions, demonstrate tolerance and cooperation.

6. Teacher asks pupils to discuss the importance of national unity.

7. Teacher uses pupil’s relevant responses to introduce and discuss the meaning and importance of national unity.

Pupil’s Activities – Pay attention to the introduction of national unity and discuss.

8. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the summary of the lesson 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.

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LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to:

1. explain what peace education.

2. explain the meaning of tolerance and cooperation.

3. mention 4 characteristics of tolerance.

4. state 4 attributes of cooperation operation.

5. explain what national unity means.

6. list 5 importance of national unity.