Traditional Apprenticeship System

TITLE: NOTE OF LESSON ON CULTURAL AND CREATIVE

SUBJECT: CULTURAL AND CREATIVE

THEME: CUSTOMS AND TRADITION

NAME OF TEACHER:

TERM: SECOND TERM

WEEK: WEEK

DATE:

CLASS: PRIMARY 5                           

AGE OF STUDENTS:

CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.

PERIOD:

DURATION: 40 MINUTES

TOPIC: Traditional Apprenticeship System

Units:

Learning Objectives

At the end of this Module, Pupils should be able to:

• State the meaning of  apprenticeship system;
• List the objectives of the apprenticeship system;
• List some trades where apprenticeship is practiced.

TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

• Explanatory posters/pictures
• Explanatory Video

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHOD

• Explanation
• Discussion
• Questions and Answers

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: the students are familiar with Role – play.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Universal Basic Education Curriculum.
• NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary schools.
• Lagos State Scheme of work
• Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools for Cultural and Creative Arts (MIDDLE BASIC)
• Internet Materials.
• Edudelight Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary Schools.

WORD FILE: Apprenticeship,training, ceremony.                        

                                        CONTENT

MEANING OF Apprenticeship System

Apprenticeship system is the system whereby someone is trained to learn a skill or trade from an expert over an agreed period of time. The time could be for months or years without a salary but is given stipend or food by the master.

The person learning is called an apprentice while the expert or trainer is called a master. Some apprentice live with their master while some don’t. After the completion of training, the apprentice is free to start his own or can be employed by his master after is training ceremony.

OBJECTIVES OF APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM

The following are some objectives of apprenticeship system.

1. To earn a living.
2. To provide learning opportunities for young men and women in various crafts and trades in a way so that they can have full practical training in a particular skill.
3. To establish workshops and training shops from the skilled acquired.
4. To contribute to community development by making the skill and knowledge benefit the community.
5. To reduce unemployment of youth.
6. Provision of job to those trained in the apprenticeship system.

TRADES WHERE APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM TO PRACTICED

Apprenticeship system can be practiced in the following trades:

1. Carpentry
2. Tailoring
3. Jewelry making
4. Mechanic work
5. Blacksmithing
6. Hairdressing
7. Carving
8. Building
9. Weaving
10. Catering
11. Dyeing
12. Barbing
13. Pottery
14. painting

PRESENTATION

• The Teacher revises the previous lesson (Roleplay).
• The Teacher introduces the topic: Traditional Apprenticeship System
• He/she explains the meaning of Traditional Apprenticeship System.
• The teacher mentions some objectives of the apprenticeship system
• The teacher leads pupils to mention three trades where the apprenticeship system is practised.
• The pupils copy and submit their note for marking.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES:

• Mention three trades where apprenticeship system is practiced.

REVISION EXERCISES

Instruction: Answer the following questions below.

• What meaning of Traditional Apprenticeship System?
• Mention three objectives of the apprenticeship system
• Mention three trades where apprenticeship system is practiced.

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