GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES
TITLE: LESSON NOTE ON CIVIC EDUCATION
SUBJECT: CIVIC EDUCATION
THEME: NATION
TERM: SECOND TERM
WEEK: WEEK 6
CLASS: PRIMARY 6/ BASIC 6
NAME OF TEACHER:
DATE:
AGE OF STUDENTS:
CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.
PERIOD:
DURATION: 40 MINUTES
TOPIC: GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES
UNITS:
- Government policies and programmes.
- Meaning of NEEDS, UBE, and DUE process.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this discussion in this unit, pupils should be able to know:
- Government policies and programmes.
- Meaning of NEEDS, UBE, and DUE process.
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 TextBooks for Primary Schools.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS LESSON: the students are familiar with advantages and disadvantages of foreigners in our midst.
WORD FILE: Empowerment, economy, utilities.
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES
Government policies are specific programme of action selected by the government to help the government achieve its goals in different sectors of the economy. These policies are setup to benefits its citizen.
The government usually have a policies for every sector of the economy. These sectors include the education, health, agriculture, public utilities, finance. Etc.
The following are examples of government policies and programmes
- Universal Basic Education Programmes (UBE)
- National Economic Empowerment and Development and Strategy (NEEDS)
- Due process (DP)
MEANING OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES
Universal Basic Education Programmes (UBE)
This is a compulsory nine –year education programme for all Nigerian children from Basic one to basic nine. That is from primary school to junior secondary school. The government ensure this programme free so that all Nigerians are educated to certain levels.
National Economic Empowerment and Development and Strategy (NEEDS)
This programme is aim to raise the standard of living by eliminate poverty from the country and speed up economic development in Nigeria in areas of employment, wealth creation, reorientation, poverty eradication. The NEEDS at the local government is called the local government economic Empowerment Development Strategy while at state level is called the State Economics Empowerment Strategy (SEEDS).
DUE PROCESS (DP)
This government policies ensures that no one is above the law. It make sure rules and regulations are followed by everyone in government not minding the position of the person. These bring transparency without any form of favoritism or corruption in any of the government functions and activities.
PRESENTATION
- The Teacher revises the previous term lessons (ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FOREIGNERS IN OUR MIDST)
- Teacher leads the pupils to understand GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES.
- She/he explains the different government sector.
- She/he explains the different government policies and programmes
- Teacher leads pupils to mention government policies and programmes
.
EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES
- What are Government policies and programmes.
- Identify threes sectors of the government
- What is the full meaning of:
- NEEDS
- UBE
- DUE process.
- What are the functions of the following government policies and programmes
- NEEDS
- UBE
- DUE process.
CONCLUSION: the teacher summarize the lesson.
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