Types and Importance of Apprenticeship System

TITLE: NOTE OF LESSON ON CULTURAL AND CREATIVE

SUBJECT: CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

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: Types and Importance of Apprenticeship System

Units:

Learning Objectives

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

• List types of apprenticeship system;
• The importance of apprenticeship system;
• List some attitudes acquired through apprenticeship system.

TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

• Chart showing different types of craftsmen and their apprentices.
• 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:  professional, situation, apprentices                      

                                        CONTENT

Types of Apprenticeship System

Some of the different types of apprenticeship system are:

1. Master craftsmen and apprentices: it is a professional type of craft whereby the master is competent to train others. Before the apprentice will start learning, the parent of the apprentice will sign an agreement with the master. The master teach morals also to his apprentice. Examples of such crafts are wood carving, calabash, carving, pottery, weaving of clothes, basket, mat making, leather work, etc.
2. Master Trader and apprentice: these type .training the apprentices comes from other places and not part of the family to learn a trade or profession such as barbing, cloth selling, hair dressing, car repairs, etc.
3. Father and son or mother and daughter: this is a situation where by the father or mother is skilled in a particular craft or profession and the children watch and learn the skill until they are very good at it.

Importance of Apprenticeship System

The importance of apprenticeship system are:

1. It promote decent and productive work.
2. Prevention of child labour
3. Continuity of family trades and crafts
4. Acquisition of skill
5. Acquisition of values
6. Emblishment of support groups and association.

Attitude acquired through apprenticeship system

1. Discipline
2. Respect
3. Hard work
4. Patience
5. Ambition
6. Loyalty
7. seriousness

PRESENTATION

• The Teacher revises the previous lesson (Traditional Apprenticeship System).
• The Teacher introduces the topic: Types and importance of the apprenticeship system.
• He/she explains the Types of the apprenticeship system.
• The teacher mentions some importance of the apprenticeship system
• The teacher leads pupils to mention attitudes acquired through the apprenticeship system.
• The pupils copy and submit their note for marking.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES:                                                           

• Mention attitudes acquired through apprenticeship system.

REVISION EXERCISES

Instruction: Answer the following questions below.

• Mention three Types of the apprenticeship system.
• Mention three importance of  apprenticeship system
• Mention three attitudes acquired through apprenticeship system.

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