Our Culture – Meaning and Types of Cultures | Elements of Cultures | Weekly Assessment (Test) Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 1 Week 5 Social Studies

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

NATIONAL VALUES EDUCATION 

FIRST TERM 

WEEK 5

PRIMARY 4

THEME – OUR CULTURE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Problems of Marriage | Solutions to Marriage Problems Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 1 Week 4 Social Studies

 

 

TOPIC – OUR CULTURE 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. Meaning and Types of Cultures

3. Elements of Cultures

4. Differentiate between Material and Non Material Cultures

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. give a simple meaning of culture.

2. differentiate between material and non material culture.

3. identify the elements of culture.

5. attempt 70% (and above) of the weekly assessment (test) correctly.

 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Pictures of dressing from different cultural areas.

2. Pictures showing different ways of greetings, eating, etc.

3. Real cultural materials and objects

 

 

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  

LESSON 1 – MEANING OF CULTURE

Culture is the way of life of a group of people. Our cultures are different because our histories, location and external influence.

 

TYPES OF CULTURES

There are two (2) types of culture,

1. Material culture

2. Non material culture

 

MEANING AND EXAMPLES MATERIAL CULTURES

Material cultures are the physical objects, resources, and spaces that can be seen, touch, feel and taste. Material cultures are man – made objects that represent culture.

 

EXAMPLES OF MATERIAL CULTURE 

Material cultures are materials people use to define culture their culture which includes –

1. Food

2. Clothes

3. Homes

4. Tools

5. Stores

6. Place of worship

7. Ornaments design and decorative

8. Arts

9. Products

10. Agricultural practices, etc.

 

 

LESSON 2 – MEANING AND EXAMPLES OF NON MATERIAL CULTURE

MEANING OF NON MATERIAL CULTURE 

Non material cultures are materials that cannot be seen, touch, feel, taste or hold.

 

EXAMPLES OF NON MATERIAL CULTURES 

Non material cultures are non physical objects that define a society such as –

1. Languages and words

2. Literatures

3. Dress codes

4. Ideas

5. Beliefs

6. Social roles

7. Rules

8. Ethics

9. Etiquette

10. Rituals

11. Business and social transactions

12. Religion

13. Laws

14. Punishments

15. Values

16. Communication, etc.

 

 

ELEMENTS OF CULTURE

Culture combines many elements that create a unique way of life for different people. The major elements of culture are language, norms, values, symbols and artifacts.

1. Language is a primary means used to communicate information and ideas. Knowledge of the local language can help because it is easy to understand meaning and connect the people together.

2. Norms are standards of behavior shared by the members of a social group. The norms are divided into two, formal and informal norms. Formal norms are morals and laws that are considered the most important in any society. While informal norms are folkways and customs that are considered less important but still influence how we behave.

3. Values are societal ideas about what is good and bad or  right and wrong.

4. Symbols are things that stand for something else entirely in a culture such as tribal marks.

5. Artifacts are material cultures that represent historical interest or cultural development.

 

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 he/she has taught the pupils or lesson learnt.

2. Teacher organizes the pupils into groups depending on the size of class.

3. Teacher displays chart showing different cultures in Nigeria.

4. Teacher lets the pupils examine and identify what part of the country each culture belong to.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify some of the cultures in Nigeria.

5. Teacher uses the chart to introduce the lesson and leads a class discuss on the meaning and types of culture

Pupil’s Activities – The pay attention to the lesson introduction and participate actively in the class discussion.

6. Teacher leads pupils to mention types of food eaten in their areas, how they dress and greet their leader dress, etc.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils state and classify cultures as material. and non material cultures.

7. Teacher guides pupils to identify and discuss similar aspects of culture in their areas.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils demonstrate some values like respect, tolerance, etc. which can be promoted with a better understanding of cultural similarities.

8. Teacher summarizes lessons 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

Why People have Different Culture – Meaning of Cultural Differences and Similarities 5 (Basic 5) Term 1 Week 6 Social Studies

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of culture.

2. give 3 examples of each of the following in Nigeria –

I. Language

II. Food

III. Cloth

IV. Religion

3. give 3 reasons why people’s languages, dressings and eating habits differ.

4. mention 2 states of the following tribes in Nigeria:

A. Yoruba

B. Igbo

C. Hausa

5. With examples, differentiate between material and non material cultures.

 

 

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

1. _____ is the way of life of a group of people.

A. Culture

B. Material

C. Non national

 

2. _____ are different because our histories, location and external influence.

A. Our culture

B. Our materials

C. Our non materials

 

3. _____ are the physical objects, resources, and spaces that can be seen, touch, feel and taste.

A. Our Culture

B. Non material cultures

C. Material cultures

 

4. Material cultures are _____ that represent culture.

A. non physical objects

B. physical objects

C. cultural objects

 

5. _____ are materials that cannot be seen, touch, feel, taste or hold.

A. Our Culture

B. Non material cultures

C. Material cultures

 

 

6. Non material cultures are _____ that represent culture.

A. non physical objects

B. physical objects

C. cultural objects

 

7. Non material cultures are the physical objects, resources, and spaces that can be seen, touch, feel and taste.

A. True

B. False

 

8. Material cultures are materials that cannot be seen, touch, feel, taste or hold.

A. True

B. False

 

9. Non material cultures are _____ that represent culture.

A. non physical objects

B. physical objects

C. cultural objects

 

10. The elements of culture used as means of communication is known as _____.

A. food

B. language

C. music

 

 

11. _____ culture is used for entertainment.

A. food

B. language

C. music

 

12. The Ideals or belief that guide the way people live is called _____.

A. discipline

B. norm

C. value

 

13. The elements of culture that we worn to cover the Body is called _____.

A. clothing

B. shoe

C. cap

 

14. _____ is the part of culture that protects us from the weather or from danger.

A. knife

B. house

C. gun

 

15. Food is _____ culture.

A. non material

B. material

 

 

16. Shelter is _____ culture.

A. non material

B. material

 

17. Music is _____ culture.

A. non material

B. material

 

18. Value is _____ culture.

A. non material

B. material

 

19. Music is _____ culture.

A. non material

B. material

 

20. Religion is _____ culture.

A. non material

B. material