Social Studies Scheme of Work Primary 6 Federal

Year 6 National Values Education Scheme. Social Studies Scheme of Work Primary 6 Federal. Influence of religions on Nigerian family life.

Contents

SOCIAL STUDIES PRIMARY 6 FIRST TERM SCHEME Concept of living together Features that can make our living together peaceful External influence on Nigerian family life.Influence from foreign countries in Nigerian family life Influence of religious on family life in Nigeria.Influence of working parents on Nigerian family life.Meaning of marriage and inter marriage.Types of Inter marriage Advantages of Inter-ethnic and disadvantages of inter-ethnic marriages. Problems of Inter religious marriage. Values that foster Intermarriage Problems of Inter racial marriage SOCIAL STUDIES PRIMARY SIX SECOND TERM SCHEME Concept of healthy boy/girl relationship Ways of maintaining a healthy boy- girls Dangers of an unhealthy boy-girl relationship. Social and moral responsibilities of bachelors and spinster’s in courtship Concept of foreign culture Influence of foreign cultures on Nigeria cultures. Advantages of foreign influence on our cultures Disadvantages of foreign influence on our culture. Ways of promoting our culture.Globalizations and influence of foreign culture. SOCIAL STUDIES PRIMARY SIX THIRD TERM SCHEME Meaning of gender discrimination and forms of discrimination Consequences of Gender discrimination. Solution to gender discrimination Concept of conflict and cooperation. Importance of cooperation. Causes of group conflicts Consequences of conflicts Role of communication in conflicts resolution Why conflicts occur between different groups How group conflicts problems can be resolved Strategies for conflicts resolution

WEEKS 1

TOPICS:

Concept of living together

CONTENT

Living together is about living in peace or in harmony with human beings around us.
It is a way of life in which we respect and love one another in spite of our cultural, religious, racial and political difference.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Guides pupils to explain the concept of living together in the society.
Guide the pupils to discuss issues like cultural, religious, racial and political.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Participate in the discussion in the class.
Respond to the teacher questions.
Outline and explain the issues of living together.

WEEKS 2

TOPICS:

Features that can make our living together peaceful

CONTENT

Factors that can make our living together peaceful in the society which is tolerating individual differences, honesty and sincerity.
Man is a social being, men lives among people God also relates with them.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Guide pupils to explain the factors that taking instructions from appropriate authority.
List for of the things are should do to make us live together peaceful.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Participate in the discussion in the class.
Should obey our leaders, teachers, parents and other who have authority in different areas of our lives.

WEEKS 3

TOPICS:

External influence on Nigerian family life.

CONTENT

Meaning of external influence are the lifestyles of other people, which our people now and practice e.g. language, family system, behaviours of families.
List influence of religions on Nigerian family life.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Guide pupils to explain the meaning of external influence.
Mention external influence in Nigeria family life.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Mention the members of families speak their indigenous. Language in their homes.
Respond to the teacher’s questions.

WEEKS 4

TOPICS:

Influence from foreign countries in Nigerian family life

CONTENT

Our contact with foreigners has affected our family life in many ways as Education, food and eating habits baby feeding habits etc.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Brings some foreign articles to the class and leads the pupils to identify them.
Explains the influence of these articles on Nigerian family.
Explains the influence on Nigerian family life.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Identify the articles brought by the teacher.
Name some other foreign materials
Identify various influences which these have had on the Nigerian family life.

WEEKS 5

TOPICS:

Influence of religious on family life in Nigeria.

CONTENT

The two main non-indigenous religions in Nigeria are Christianity and Islam. Christianity was brought to Nigeria by the Europeans while Islam was brought to Nigeria by Arabs.
List two major influences of the religions on Nigerian family life. Marriage pattern, monogamy versus polygamy, divorce, freedom for the wife etc.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Describe the behaviours of some people in relation to their religious beliefs.
Mention influence of religions on Nigerian family life.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Identify the behaviours of some people in relation to their religious beliefs.
Respond to the teacher’s questions

WEEKS 6

TOPICS:

Influence of working parents on Nigerian family life.

CONTENT

In turn the wife used to be in charge of taking care of home by preparing food, and taking care of the children.
The situation where by both parents work outside the home have a number of influence on the family life.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Explains the influence of working parents on the Nigeria family life.
Ask pupils to narrate the experiences when their parents go to work

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Respond to the teacher’s questions.
Show pictures and photographs of parents working in their offices.

WEEKS 7

TOPICS:

Meaning of marriage and inter marriage.

CONTENT

Marriage is an approved relationship between a man and woman, husband and wife.
If a man marries a woman from another ethnic group, we describe the marriage as inter-ethnic marriage. Inter means between: A marriage for example between a Hausa man and an Igbo woman interethnic marriage.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Guide the pupils recall the elements of marriage traditions, discuss issues related to inter-ethnic marriage.
Asks pupils to dramatize inter-ethnic marriage.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Participate in the dramatization of inter-ethnic marriage.
Mention two types of marriages.

WEEKS 8

TOPICS:

Types of Inter marriage

CONTENT

An Intra-ethnic marriage is the union between a man and woman from the same other group examples are when an Igbo man from Anambra state marries a woman from another Igbo speaking place (e.g. Imo State).
Inter-ethnic marriage is the union between a man and woman from different ethnic groups etc.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Asks pupils to mention types of inter marriages.
Guides the pupils to recall the inter marriage and discuss.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Participate in the class discussion.
Respond to the teacher’s questions.

WEEKS 9

TOPICS:

Advantages of Inter-ethnic and disadvantages of inter-ethnic marriages.

CONTENT

To help people to know and appreciate the cultures of other Nigerian, promote relationship, promote national unity, proper understanding others customs, communal peace etc.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Teacher guides pupils to learn the advantages of inter-ethnic marriages.
Leads pupils to mention advantages of inter-ethnic marriages.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Participate in the class discussion.
Teacher’s demonstrates to the pupil’s process of inter-ethnic marriage.

WEEKS 10

TOPICS:

Problems of Inter religious marriage.

CONTENT

An Inter religious marriage is the marriage between partners (people) who belong to different religions. In inter religious marriage; the couple may stay without changing their religion e.g. a Christian and Muslim etc.
Some religion, only allow inter marriage on condition that the partner involved in the marriage does not change to the religion of his/her partner.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Teacher leads pupils to watch the film on how marriage is contracted and the objects used.
Teacher assigns to pupils the task of discovering how religious marriage is practiced.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils share their findings in class discussion.
Participate actively in answering questions.

WEEKS 11

TOPICS:

Values that foster Intermarriage

CONTENT

The values that foster inter marriages are: Affection, tolerance, cooperation, unity, Understanding, etc.
How married partners are prepared in mind and body to express their feeling, or live for each other.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Teacher guides the pupils to discuss issues and values relating to inter marriage.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

State the values of inter marriage.
Participate in the class discussion.

WEEKS 12

TOPICS:

Problems of Inter racial marriage

CONTENT

This is the marriage between two people of different racial groups it could be regarded as marriage outside of one’s social group etc.
Inter-racial marriage is good it also has some implications or problems. Couples in inter racial marriage faces barriers that most married couples of the some culture do not experience etc.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Teachers explain the problems of inter-racial marriage.
Teacher asks the pupils to mention them.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils respond the teacher’s questions.
Participate in class discussion.

WEEKS 13

Revision

WEEKS 14

Examination

Year 6 National Values Education Scheme. Social Studies Scheme of Work Primary 6 Federal. Influence of religions on Nigerian family life.

WEEKS 1

TOPICS:

Concept of healthy boy/girl relationship

CONTENT

A healthy boy/girl relationship is a kind of relationship that will not put either the boy or girl in social, psychological or physical problem now or in the future.
The relationship between boys and girls was a matter of mutual relationship.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Teacher asks the pupils to define Healthy boy/girls relationship.
Asks pupils to give examples of boy/girl relationship which they know and expands on the pupils responses.
Mentions characteristics of healthy boy-girl relationship.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Give examples of boy-girl relationship which they know.
Participate in the building and expansion of the futures.

WEEKS 2

TOPICS:

Ways of maintaining a healthy boy- girls

CONTENT

Measures to be adopted to maintain a healthy boy-girl relationship: Say ‘no’ to sex before marriage. Girl especially should learn to maintain a good dress culture.
Boys should not be too pushy and a girl should learn to refuse sexual advance from boy etc.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Teacher leads the pupils to understand situations of healthy boy-girl relationship.
Mention the maintain healthy boy-girls relationship
Teacher asks the pupils to think about the future and talk about your mutual interest together.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils ask to be careful about the kind of friends you made or go out with.
Mention more areas that maintain a healthy boy-girl relationship.

WEEKS 3.

TOPICS:

Dangers of an unhealthy boy-girl relationship.

CONTENT

Unhealthy boy- girl relationship can lead to unwanted pregnancies.
Death or infertility can occur to these trying to terminate unwanted pregnancies etc.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Teacher guides pupils to find out the dangers of an unhealthy boy- girl relationship.
Teacher uses guided questions to find out causes of danger of an unhealthy boy- girl relationship.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils should find out the dangers of an unhealthy boy-girl relationship.
Mention the dangerous unhealthy boy-girls relationship.

WEEKS 4

TOPICS:

CONTENT

When a boy and girl grow up and become adults as a man and woman they are expected to get married.
They are expected to refrain from premarital sexual relationship.
They should show love and loyalty to any one they intend to marry.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Teacher explains to the pupils should avoid sexual relationship before marriage.
Teacher organized the debates, drama and other activities that would make you clever and loved in your society.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Participate in the class discussion.
Mention on more responsibilities of bachelors and spinster’s in courtship.

WEEKS 5

TOPICS:

Concept of foreign culture

CONTENT

Foreign culture is the way of life of people from other nations. This includes: their custom, religion, tradition, arts, language, dressing, food, music and so on.
Some examples of foreign cultures
- western cultures for example, American and European
- Eastern culture for example, Arabic
- Oriental culture for example, Chinese, Japanese and people from other Asian countries.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Explains the concept of foreign culture.
Asks pupils to some foreign cultures found in the school and community.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Mention some of the foreign cultures in the school and community.
Participate in the class discussion.

WEEKS 6

TOPICS:

Influence of foreign cultures on Nigeria cultures.

CONTENT

The ways of foreign cultures have affected influence over values and culture e.g. mode of dressing, music, religions, and practices language.
To make of foreign cultures have affected influence our values and cultures e.g. marriage practices, and family life political institution and family life political institution, education etc.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Teacher explains influence of foreign cultures.
Mention influences our values and culture. Teacher uses charts to demonstrate further examples on influence of foreign culture.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils respond to questions, read the chart.
Participate in the class discussion.

WEEKS 7

TOPICS:

Advantages of foreign influence on our cultures

CONTENT

Better ways of doing things religious beliefs and practices, making Nigeria to be more united, education, good health system.
There is now great improvement on our security and judiciary system due to foreign influences.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Explains the advantages of foreign culture on our culture.
Asks pupils to give examples of advantage of foreign culture.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Live examples of the advantages of foreign culture.
Participates in the answering questions.

WEEKS 8

TOPICS:

Disadvantages of foreign influence on our culture.

CONTENT

Nigerians tend to look down on what they have and can do mentally and physically.
Our traditions and cultures, for example; in religious worship and festivals are ignored if not condemned.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Teacher explains the disadvantages of foreign culture on our culture.
Asks pupils to give examples of disadvantages of foreign culture.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils respond the teacher question.
Participate in the class discussion.

WEEKS 9

TOPICS:

Ways of promoting our culture.

CONTENT

We must promote these aspects of our culture so as to influence people in other countries.
Some of the ways by which we can preserve the good encouragement of youths through school programme, mass media programme.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Teacher explains the good aspect of our culture.
Mention some aspect s of our culture.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils respond the teacher questions.
Participate to the class discussion

WEEKS 10

TOPICS:

Globalizations and influence of foreign culture.

CONTENT

Is the process of making different countries of the world come closer in terms of cultural, political and economic interaction?

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Teacher explains the globalization and influence of foreign culture. Identify global and influence of foreign culture.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils observe the teacher and ask question.
Participate to the class discussion.

WEEKS 11

Revision

WEEKS 12

Examination

Year 6 National Values Education Scheme. Social Studies Scheme of Work Primary 6 Federal. Influence of religions on Nigerian family life.

WEEKS 1

TOPICS:

Meaning of gender discrimination and forms of discrimination

CONTENT

Gender simply tells whether one is male or female. Gender discrimination, therefore arises when people are denied their rights and access of resources because of their gender.
In our society, some people are treated unfairly, or female, which gender discrimination occurs are as politics, employment, education, inheritance etc.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Explains and discuss areas in which gender discrimination occurs.
Guide pupils to mention more areas of gender discrimination in their community.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils observe the teacher ask questions.
Mention more areas of gender discrimination in their community.

WEEKS 2

TOPICS:

Consequences of Gender discrimination.

CONTENT

To make gender discrimination brings about denial of fundamental human right as enshrined in our Nigeria constitution.
A man or woman may feel demoralized if he or she is prevented from obtaining admission to a school or university the basis of gender.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Guides pupils to ask questions on the consequences of gender discrimination.
Mentions the consequences of gender discrimination.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils ask questions on teacher’s explanation.
Pupils list areas in which gender discrimination.

WEEKS 3

TOPICS:

Solution to gender discrimination

CONTENT

Man and women should be given equal opportunity in the process of recruitment, appointment or promotion in all areas of life.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Mention the problems facing the society.
Guides pupils to ask question on gender discrimination.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Find out from home about the gender discrimination.
Respond the teacher question.

WEEKS 4

TOPICS:

Concept of conflict and cooperation.

CONTENT

Means disagreement among people or groups of people, on the other hand.
Cooperation means working together for the good of everybody.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Guides pupils to explain the conflict and cooperation.
Mentions the areas where people disagree.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils respond the teacher question.
Participate in the guided discussion in mention the areas where people disagree.

WEEKS 5

TOPICS:

Importance of cooperation.

CONTENT

Cooperation is importance to promote unity, peace, progress and understanding.
To promotes the stronger part person or group

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Uses guided questions to find out the importance of cooperation.
Leads the pupils to mention them

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Participate in the teacher’s questions.
Pupils respond the class discussion.

WEEKS 6

TOPICS:

Causes of group conflicts

CONTENT

But lives among other human beings, interacts and exchange idea with them, some of the people we interact with are our relation, members of our ethnic group, our co-workers, our political party members, Our friends and our neighbours.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Mention causes of group conflicts.
Leads pupils to find out their causes of group conflicts.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils should understand the causes of conflicts.
Pupils respond to the teacher’s questions.

WEEKS 7

TOPICS:

Consequences of conflicts

CONTENT

Members of the family, members of group and association, at the local national and international levels are supposed to tolerate.
Which can have many negative efforts on the individuals and society at large etc.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Leads pupils explain consequences of conflicts.
Highlights the consequences of conflicts

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Participate in the group discussion on the consequence of conflicts.
Examine pictures and real objects and explain conflicts.

WEEKS 8

TOPICS:

Role of communication in conflicts resolution

CONTENT

It is a situation where the groups involved in the conflict hold a formal discussion in their differences.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Uses charts to demonstrate further examples on how to communicate to the people during the conflict.
Mention the conflicts resolution.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Pupils respond to the teacher’s questions.

WEEKS 9

TOPICS:

Why conflicts occur between different groups

CONTENT

Group conflicts in our community which show the religious differences, ethnic differences, land matters, traditional chieftaincy claims etc.
To promote the peace among the people in the community

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Guides pupils to ask, questions on why conflicts occur.
Leads to the pupils mention different group.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Participate in class discussion on different groups.
Pupils respond to the teacher’s questions.

WEEKS 10

TOPICS:

How group conflicts problems can be resolved

CONTENT

To make ways to prevent group conflicts resolved are: tolerate, being patient, good judicial arrangement.
Ensure that group concept can resolved in order to get the parties involved to express their feelings and thoughts

TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Identifies how group conflict problems can be resolved.
Highlights how group conflict problems can be resolved.

PUPILS ACTIVITIES

Participate in the guided discussion on the conflict. Problems can be resolved.
Pupils respond to the teacher’s questions.

WEEKS 11

TOPICS:

Strategies for conflicts resolution

CONTENT

People or organizations which are trying to resolve a particular conflict.
Make sure that the parties involved understand each other and allow a natural group to settle the dispute.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES