Civic Education Curriculum for Primary 4

Grade 4 Civic Education NERDC Curriculum for Primary 4. Good governance, types of government, National Values – Schemeofwork.com 

THEME 1: GOVERNANCE

Week 1

Topic:    Meaning and importance of good Governance

Performance objectives

1. Explain good governance
2. Identify government for different levels;
3. State features of good governance.

Contents

1. Art of governing people
2. Local Government state
3. Government Federal Government.
4. Description of closeness of each level of people.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Guides pupils to explain Governance.
2. Assist pupils to  Identify levels of governance.

Student’s Activities

1. Explain Government.
2. Identify levels of governance.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Charts on Social Services
2. Provided by government.
3. Video chips on government activities.
4. Textbooks.

Evaluation Guide

1. State the meaning of governance and the characteristics of good governance.
2. Identify solutions to bad governance.

Week 2

Topic: Types of Government.

Performance objectives

1. Explain types of government;
2. Differentiate between the various types of government e.g. traditional and constitutional.

Contents

1. Types of Government
   • Monarchy-King e.g. Jordan, Morocco.
   • Traditional e.g. Oba, Emir, Obi           
   • Oligarchy- usually by the powerful or privileged people.
   • Constitutional e.g. Parliamentary or Presidential.     
2. Differences between the different Types of Government:
   • Monarchy – King or Queen, hereditary or succession. No end to tenure.
   • Oligarchy – few people who are privileged or powerful

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Guides pupils to identify the leaders in their communities and what they do.
2. Leads pupils to look at pictures and identify leaders in government and what they do.
3. Organizes pupils to discuss the difference between the two.

Student’s Activities

1. Read about traditional rulers.
2. Observe pictures and make notes.
3. Watch video clips of government in action.
4. Discuss the differences between types of government in groups

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Photographs
2. Charts
3. Resource persons
4. Government institutions
5. Video clips
6. Nigerian Constitution

Evaluation Guide

1. Explain the traditional form of government;
2. Explain the constitutional form of government;
3. Identify the differences between the traditional and the constitutional forms of government.

SUBJECT:     CIVIC EDUCATION (BASIC)         CLASS LEVEL: PRIMARY 4

THEME 2: NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS

Week 1

Topic:    National Values

Performance objectives

1. Explain the meaning of Value;
2. List some values;
3. Discuss the need to imbibe values in the society.

Contents

1. Meaning of values.
2. Values example of obedience, loyalty, dedication, honesty, etc.
   1. Contentment
   1. Right attitude to work
3. Need for civic values in the society e.g. Promote, democracy, promote human rights etc.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Guides discussion on education.
2. Leads pupils to identify at least five civic values.
3. Guides pupils to identify people in the society with good civic values.

Student’s Activities

1. Contribute to discussions.
2. Identify people with good civic values.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Textbooks
2. Newspapers
3. Magazines
4. Biographies, etc.

Evaluation Guide

1. Explain the meaning of values;
2. Explain the needs for values in the society;
3. List five values.

Week 2

Topic: Nation

Performance objectives

1. Explain the meaning of nation;
2. Identify and explain the characteristics of a nation;

Contents

1. Meaning:
   1. A body of people.
   1. Sharing a spirit of unity.
   1. Want to live together under the same government.
2. Characteristics:
   1. Common territory
   1. Common customs and traditions.
   1. Common economy
   1. Common language (understanding each other)

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Guides the pupils to explain the meaning of a nation.
2. Helps pupils identify and explain the characteristics of a nation using relevant teaching resources.

Student’s Activities

1. Explain the meaning of a nation using relevant resources.
2. Identify and explain the characteristics of a nation using relevant learning resources.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Maps
2. Pictures
3. Video clips
4. Charts
5. Class textbooks
6. Newspaper/ magazines.

Evaluation Guide

1. Explain the meaning of a nation;
2. Identify and explain two characteristics of a nation;

Week 3

Topic: Building Our Nation

Performance objectives

1. State reasons why we should build our nation.

Contents

1. Reasons why we should build our nation:
   1. For peaceful co- existence.
   1. For common use of resources
   1. To unite us against external aggression.
   1. – To benefit from one another; etc.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Leads pupils to  discuss and give reasons why we should build a nation.

Student’s Activities

1. Participate in discussion on reasons to build a nation.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Maps
2. Pictures
3. Video clips
4. Charts
5. Class textbooks
6. Newspaper/ magazines.

Evaluation Guide

1. Mention three reasons why we need to build our nation.

Grade 4 Civic Education NERDC Curriculum for Primary 4 – Schemeofwork.com 

Week 4

Topic: Ethnicity and its Problems.

Performance objectives

1. State the meaning of ethnicity;
2. List causes of ethnicity in Nigeria;
3. Explain the consequences of ethnicity in Nigeria;
4. Mention how to solve the problem of ethnicity.

Contents

1. Ethnicity: ethnic or social group consciousness that influence social economic and political decisions.
2. Causes of ethnicity:-feeling that one’s social group has been cheated in resource allocation, colonialism, poverty, illiteracy, political strategy to win election etc.
3. Consequences of ethnicity: communal conflict, political violence, nepotism/discrimination, underdevelopment, waste of manpower, resources etc.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Leads pupils to state the meaning of ethnicity.
2. Guides the pupils to list causes of ethnicity in Nigeria.
3. Organizes and helps pupils to feel the consequences of ethnicity.
4. Helps pupils through class and homework to find solutions to the problem of ethnicity.

Student’s Activities

1. State the meaning of ethnicity, as they understand it.
2. Write down on paper the causes of ethnicity in Nigeria.
3. Participate in practical activities to help them feel the consequences of ethnicity.
4. Suggest ways to solve the problem of ethnicity in Nigeria.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Maps
2. Posters
3. Video clips
4. Pictures
5. Newspapers/ magazines.

Evaluation Guide

1. state the meaning of ethnicity;
2. identify and list three causes of ethnicity in Nigeria;
3. mention three consequences of ethnicity in Nigeria;
4. Suggest two ways of solving the problem of ethnicity in Nigeria.

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