ETHNICITY – NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS III
TITLE: LESSON NOTE ON CIVIC EDUCATION
SUBJECT: CIVIC EDUCATION
THEME: NATION
TERM: SECOND TERM
WEEK: WEEK 6
CLASS: PRIMARY 4
NAME OF TEACHER:
DATE:
AGE OF STUDENTS:
CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.
PERIOD:
DURATION: 40 MINUTES
TOPIC: ETHNICITY – NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS III
UNITS:
- Meaning of ethnicity.
- Causes of ethnicity in Nigeria.
- Consequences of ethnicity.
- Solutions to ethnicity.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this discussion in this unit, pupils should be able to know:
- Meaning of ethnicity.
- Causes of ethnicity in Nigeria
- consequences of ethnicity
- solutions to ethnicity
TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS
- Textbook
- Writing materials
- Whiteboard/ chalkboard
- Interactive poster
- Interactive video
REFERENCE MATERIALS
- Lagos State Civic Education Scheme of Work.
- Universal Basic Education Curriculum.
- NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for Primary Schools
- Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools for Civic Education (MIDDLE BASIC)
- Internet
- Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council scheme (NERDC)
- Edudelight Civic Education Text Books for Primary Schools
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS LESSON: the students are familiar with national consciousness.
WORD FILE: recognition, Ethnicity, allocation.
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
MEANING OF ETHNICITY
Ethnicity is the recognition of ethnic groups which show that a person is from a particular tribe.
CAUSES OF ETHNICITY IN NIGERIA
The following are causes of ethnicity in Nigeria
- Illiteracy
- Poverty
- political strategy to win election
- Problem of allocation sharing
- Problem of resources sharing
CONSEQUENCES OF ETHNICITY
- Underdevelopment
- Man power wastage
- Discrimination
- Political violence
- Communal conflicts
SOLUTIONS TO ETHICITY
The following are the ways out of ethnicity problems.\:
- Public enlighten campaign
- Inter-tribal marriage
- Fair distribution of resources
- Patriotism
- Tolerating one another
- Government policies
PRESENTATION
- The Teacher revises the previous term lessons (NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS)
- Teacher leads the pupils to understand (ETHNICITY – NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS III).
- She/he explains the causes of ethnicity.
- He/she explains three consequences of ethnicity.
- Teacher leads pupils to mention the solutions to ethnicity.
EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES
- What is the Meaning of ethnicity?
- Mention three Causes of ethnicity in Nigeria
- State three consequences of ethnicity
- Mention three solutions to ethnicity
CONCLUSION: the teacher summarize the lesson.
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