EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
TITLE: NOTE OF LESSON ON SOCIAL STUDIES
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
THEME: NATIONAL ECONOMY
TERM: FIRST TERM
WEEK: WEEK 8
CLASS: PRIMARY 6
NAME OF TEACHER:
DATE:
AGE OF STUDENTS:
CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.
PERIOD:
DURATION: 40 MINUTES
TOPIC: EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
UNITS:
- Meaning of employment and unemployment
- Problems of unemployment
- Solutions to unemployment
- Consequences of people’s negative attitude towards PLWHA workers.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this discussion in this Module, children should be able to know:
- Meaning of employment and unemployment
- Problems of unemployment
- Solutions to unemployment
- Consequences of people’s negative attitude towards PLWHA workers.
TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS
- Whiteboard/chalkboard
- Interactive poster
- Chart
- Interactive video
REFERENCE MATERIALS
- NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary schools
- Lagos State Scheme of Work
- Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools four Social Studies (MIDDLE BASIC)
- Internet
- Edudelight Social Studies Text Books for Primary Schools.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS LESSON: the students are familiar with.
WORD FILE: qualified, engineer.
CONTENT OF THE MODULE
Employment is the state of having a Job or being employed. It is the work you do for which you are paid.
UNEMPLOYMENT: is the state of not having a Job or not being employed. That is there is no work to do to earn money.
UNDER – EMPLOYMENT: it is when a person is over qualified for the job he/she is doing. For example an engineer who accept to be a primary school teacher.
CAUSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
- Few jobs are available
- Lack of information
- Corruption
- Few industries
- Increase in Population
- Tribalism
- Lack of the required skills by applicants
- Poor economy
- Bad Government
- War
- Famine and drought
- Discrimination
- racism
PROBLEMS OF UNEMPLOYMENT
- increase in crime rate such as armed robbery
- increase in doing evil
- under development
- street begging
- increase in prostitution
- increase of migration
- Waste of manpower
SOLUTION TO UNEMPLOYMENT
- Self-employment skills
- Provision of soft loans
- Population control
- Provision of social amenities
- education reconstituting
- People should go into Agriculture
PLWHA WORKERS
PLHWHA means People Living with HIV and AIDS. They are HIV/AIDS positive.
CONSEQUENCES OF PEOPLE’S NEGATIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS PLWHA WORKERS
- Avoidance by coworkers
- Discrimination and stigmatization by coworkers
- Banishment in the workplace
- Total rejection
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE
- The Teacher revises the previous lesson (WAGES AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION).
- The Teacher introduces the topic (EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT)
- The Teacher explains the lessons.
LEARNERS ACTIVITIES
- Learners participate in the class discussion
EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES
- What is the Meaning of employment and unemployment
- Identify three Problems of unemployment
- Mention three Solutions to unemployment
- List three Consequences of people’s negative attitude towards PLWHA workers.
CONCLUSION: The teacher summarize the lesson.
PREVIOUS LESSON: WAGES AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION
