Resources and Decision Making – Meaning and Types of Family Resources | Meaning and Steps in Decision Making | Simple Personal and Family Decisions JSS 2 Home Economics

HOME ECONOMICS

JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

THEME – FAMILY LIVING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 

TOPIC – RESOURCE AND DECISION MAKING

LEARNING AREA 

• Meaning and Types of Family Resources

• Meaning and Steps in Decision Making

• Simple Personal and Family Decisions

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Charts of family resources.

2. Charts indicating steps in decision making.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. explain the meaning of family resources.

2. enumerate family resources.

3. explain the meaning of decision making.

4. enumerate the decision making.

5. state simple personal and family decisions.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – MEANING AND TYPES OF FAMILY RESOURCE

Family resources are means of meeting basic needs of the family.

There are three types of family resources,

1. Human Resources

2. Non-Human Resources

3. Community Resources

LESSON 2 – MEANING AND STEPS IN DECISION MAKING

Decision making is the process of making a choice or determining the best option.

The following are steps in decision making,

1. Identify the decision

2. Gather relevant information

3. Identify the alternatives

4. Weigh the evidence

5. Choose among alternatives

6. Take action

7. Review your decision and its consequences

LESSON 3 – SIMPLE PERSONAL AND FAMILY DECISIONS

Simple personal and family decisions are as follows:

1. Food

2. Clothing

3. Shelter

4. Making friends

5. Education

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. explains the meaning, type and importance of family resources, and decision making.

2. facilitates class discussion.

3. guides students in making personal decisions.

4. summarizes the lesson on the board.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. participate in discussions.

2. make personal decision based on the steps learnt.

3. copy the board summary.

LESSON EVALUATION

Teacher asks students to,

1. explain the meaning of family resources.

2. list four family resources.

3. explain each step in decision making.

4. state two simple personal decisions.

5. state any five family decisions.