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

1. Few jobs are available
2. Lack of information
3. Corruption
4. Few industries
5. Increase in Population
6. Tribalism
7. Lack of the required skills by applicants
8. Poor economy
9. Bad Government
10. War
11. Famine and drought
12. Discrimination
13. racism

PROBLEMS OF UNEMPLOYMENT 

1. increase in crime rate  such as armed robbery
2. increase in doing evil
3. under development
4. street begging
5. increase in prostitution
6. increase of migration
7. Waste of manpower

SOLUTION TO UNEMPLOYMENT 

1. Self-employment skills
2. Provision of soft loans
3. Population control
4. Provision of social amenities
5.  education reconstituting
6. 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 

1. Avoidance by coworkers
2. Discrimination and stigmatization by coworkers
3. Banishment in the workplace
4. 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.

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