Year 3 National Values Education Scheme, Social Studies Scheme of Work Primary 3 Federal, Nuclear Family, Extended Family, Marriage.
FIRST TERM SOCIAL STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY THREE
WEEK 1
TOPIC/ CONTENT
THE NUCLEAR AND EXTENDED FAMILIES
1. Concept of the family.
A family is a group of people who are closely related to each other by blood e.g. father, mother and children.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher guides pupils to define family.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
Pictures, photograph e.g. father, mother, children.
WEEK 2
TOPIC/ CONTENT
THE NUCLEAR AND EXTENDED FAMILIES
2. Nuclear family: father, mother, and children.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher asks pupils to find out Who are the members of their nuclear families, using questioning method.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Find out from home about their nuclear families.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:
Pictures of father, mother, brothers, sister and children.
WEEK 3
TOPIC/ CONTENT
THE NUCLEAR AND EXTENDED FAMILIES
3. Extended family: close blood relations e.g. father, mother, children, uncles, aunties grandmother, grandfather, nephew, etc.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher uses questioning method to assist pupils find out who are their extended family members
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Pupils role play respect among family members/extended members in the class.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
Pictures and charts showing extended family members
WEEK 4
TOPIC/ CONTENT
THE NUCLEAR AND EXTENDED FAMILIES
4. Respect among family members: e.g. father/mother, parents/children, sibling/sibling, children/uncles, parents/in-laws etc.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher leads pupils to identify various ways family members respect each other.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Role-play respect among family members and extended families in the class.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Pictures showing ways of showing respect: prostrating, squatting.
WEEK 5
TOPIC/ CONTENT
THE NUCLEAR AND EXTENDED FAMILIES
5. Functions or roles of extended family members e.g.
-assisting the direct parents in the child’s upbringing.
-Extended family members give the child a social identity.
-They also help in keeping family history.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher asks pupils to find out from home who are members of their extended family and the roles they play in their upbringing.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Outline some of the contributions of aunties, uncles, grandparents to their upbringing. Respond to questions in the class.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Picture of a family, picture of extended family/older people in their community
WEEK 6
TOPIC/ CONTENT
TYPES OF MARRIAGES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
1. Meaning of marriage:
– Lawful and acceptable union of a Man and woman to makeup a family.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher uses questioning method to explain the meaning of marriage.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Participate actively in answering questions.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Pictures of husbands and wives (couples) during marriage ceremonies.
WEEK 7
TOPIC/ CONTENT
TYPES OF MARRIAGES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
2. Types of marriages:
-Polygamy
-Monogamy etc.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher uses role – playing process to demonstrate types of marriages.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Participate actively in the role – playing of polygamous and monogamous families.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
Pictures or photographs that show types of marriages.
WEEK 8
TOPIC/ CONTENT
TYPES OF MARRIAGES IN OUR COMMUNITY
3. Forms of marriage in Nigeria:
-marriage by ordinance
-marriage in the church
-marriage in the mosque
ACTIVITIES
Teacher uses questioning method to identify forms of marriages in Nigeria.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES forms of marriage on card board.
WEEK 9
TOPIC/ CONTENT
VARIOUS WAYS OF GETTING MARRIED AND THE OBJECTS
USED IN THE CEREMONY.
1. Marriage practices in Nigeria e.g.
-Agreement by the two families by paying bride price.
-Religious marriage either in the church or mosque.
-Traditional marriage, court marriage
ACTIVITIES
Assign to pupils the task of discovering how Marriage is practiced and demonstrates the process.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Carry out the investigation.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Bible, qur’an, audio visual aids, textbooks.
WEEK 10
TOPIC/ CONTENT
VARIOUS WAYS OF GETTING MARRIED AND THE OBJECTS USED IN THE CEREMONY.
2. Objects used in marriage ceremonies: wine, kola nut, food stuff, wedding gowns, money service, etc.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher demonstrates the functions of marriages in the lives of individual and the community at large.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Share their findings in class discussion.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Real objects, marriage album, resource person
WEEK 11
TOPIC/ CONTENT
VARIOUS WAYS OF GETTING MARRIED AND THE OBJECTS USED IN THE CEREMONY.
3. Role – play on how marriages are contracted:
– Agreement by the two families by paying the bride price, in the court, church or mosque.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher demonstrates to the pupils the process of marriage practices, using the pupils in role – playing how marriages are contracted.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Audio – visual aids, Resource persons, real objects, marriage objects, etc.
WEEK 12
TOPIC/ CONTENT
VARIOUS WAYS OF GETTING MARRIED AND THE OBJECTS USED IN THE CEREMONY.
4. Film show on how marriages are contracted.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher leads pupils to watch the film on how marriage is contracted and the objects used.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Share their findings in class discussion.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Audio – visual aid (video cassette, television)
WEEK 13: Revision
WEEK 14: Examination
SECOND TERM SOCIAL STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY THREE
WEEK 1
TOPIC/ CONTENT
COMMON DRUGS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO GIVE THEM.
1. Meaning of drug: medical substances for curing illnesses.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher shows labels with names of drugs to the pupils for the purpose of identification.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Participate in class discussion on common drugs.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Samples of readily available labels of empty packets and bottles of common drugs.
WEEK 2
TOPIC/ CONTENT
COMMON DRUGS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO GIVE THEM.
2. Identification of modern common medicine/drugs e.g. Aspirin, Daga, phensic, Nivaquine, Panadol, Paracetamol, Alabukun.Traditional e.g. lemon grass.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher leads class discussion on synthetic and natural Medicines or drugs.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:
Posters showing various drugs.
WEEK 3
TOPIC/ CONTENT
COMMON DRUGS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO GIVE THEM.
3. Who administers the drugs: parents, guardian, teacher, nurses, doctors etc.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher invites a medical person to give a talk on the topic.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Participate in class discussions on who administers drugs.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Posters showing various drugs and who must administer them; colourful charts.
WEEK 4
TOPIC/ CONTENT
COMMON DRUGS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO GIVE THEM.
4. Nature walk: Organizes nature walk to identify some local herbs, e.g. moringa, lemon grass, bitter leaf, nim tree, etc.
ACTIVITIES
Organizes nature walk to identify some local herbs.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Participates in the walk; answering questions from the talk.
TEACHING AID: Samples of local herbs and drugs
WEEK 5
TOPIC/ CONTENT
WAYS TO IDENTIFY SOMEONE WHO HAS ABUSED DRUGS.
1. Concept of drugs abuse: drug abuse is the intake of medicine without prescription.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher leads class discussion on the meaning of drug abuse.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:
Textbooks, flash cards.
WEEK 6
TOPIC/ CONTENT
WAYS TO IDENTIFY SOMEONE WHO HAS ABUSED DRUGS.
2. Mode of taking medicine: swallowing e.g. tablets, drinking of syrups, inhaling, e.g. smoke, fumes, vapour, injection, etc.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher leads pupils on mode of taking medicine e.g. Panadol adult-N-N-N syrup children teaspoon I-I-I etc.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Charts/posters illustrating some methods of taking medicines.
WEEK 7
TOPIC/ CONTENT
WAYS TO IDENTIFY SOMEONE WHO HAS ABUSED DRUGS.
3. Ways of knowing someone who has abused drugs:
-Untidy appearance
-Drunken behaviour
-Frequent fighting
-Disobedience
-Convulsion
-Inattentiveness
-Having frequent accidents.
ACTIVITIES
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:: Poster showing a drug addict.
WEEK 8
TOPIC/ CONTENT
WAYS TO IDENTIFY SOMEONE WHO HAS ABUSED DRUGS.
4.Ways of helping someone who has abused drugs/medicines: e.g. reporting any change of behaviour to parents, teachers, other adults.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher invites resource persons to give talk on how to help someone who has abused drug/medicine.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Dramatize caring for people who have abused drug/medicine.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:
Resource person.
WEEK 9
TOPIC/ CONTENT
WAYS TO IDENTIFY SOMEONE WHO HAS ABUSED DRUGS.
5. Seeking medical attention: e.g. counsellors psychiatric hospital, etc.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher invites resource persons to give appropriate referral services.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES Recite poems and rhymes that discourage drug abuse.
TEACHING AID: Charts of health centres and health personnel and health personnel.
WEEK 10
TOPIC/ CONTENT
WAYS TO IDENTIFY SOMEONE WHO HAS ABUSED DRUGS.
Dramatize ways of identifying someone who has abused drugs and caring for people who have abused drugs.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher leads pupils in drama, songs and rhymes that discourage drug abuse.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Poster showing a drug addict.
WEEK 11: Revision
WEEK 12: Examination
Year 3 National Values Education Scheme, Social Studies Scheme of Work Primary 3 Federal.
THIRD TERM SOCIAL STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY THREE
WEEK 1
TOPIC/ CONTENT
WAYS OF PREVENTING COMMON ILLNESSES.
1. Concept of illness:
– Suffering from a disease or not feeling well.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher uses guided questions to find out the meaning of illness.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:
Posters.
WEEK 2
TOPIC/ CONTENT
WAYS OF PREVENTING COMMON ILLNESS.
2. Common illnesses in the community:
-Malaria
-Dysentery
-Diarrhea
-Cholera, etc.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher guides pupils to find out the common illness pupils have suffered before.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:
Posters, pictures showing people suffering from one illness or the other.
WEEK 3
TOPIC/ CONTENT
WAYS OF PREVENTING COMMON ILLNESS.
3. Symptoms of common illnesses in the community:
-General weakness
-Lack of appetite
-Headache/cold etc.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher asks pupils to find out symptoms of common illnesses.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
Find out symptoms of common illnesses.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:
Pictures showing
people suffering from one illness and symptoms.
WEEK 4
TOPIC/ CONTENT
WAYS OF PREVENTING COMMON ILLNESS.
4. Causes of common illnesses like dysentery or diarrhea:
-Dirty and polluted surroundings.
-Infections.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher uses guided questions to find out the causes of Common illnesses if any, the pupils have suffered before.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Report findings to the class. In group assignment pupils discuss the causes of common illnesses in their community.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:
Pictures of some causes of common illnesses.
WEEK 5
TOPIC/ CONTENT
WAYS OF PREVENTING COMMON ILLNESS.
5. Prevention of common illnesses
-washing of hands before eating
-Cleaning of one’s environment
-Eating balanced diet.
-Regular medical check-up, etc.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher leads pupils to find out how common illnesses can be prevented in the community.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Find out ways of preventing common illnesses from the community and report
WEEK 6
TOPIC/ CONTENT
WAYS OF PREVENTING COMMON ILLNESS.
6. What to do when you are ill:
-Go to the hospital or other health centres.
-Take drugs prescribed by the doctors etc.
ACTIVITIES
Pupils should find out what to do when we are ill.
Pupils to report findings to
the class. In group assignment pupils
discuss what to do when we are ill.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Chart of health centres and health personnel.
WEEK 7
TOPIC/ CONTENT
CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
1. Meaning of road accident:
– Sudden bad happening(s) on the road which can cause damage or loss of life, loss of property or physical injury.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher uses guided questions to teach the meaning of road accidents.
PUPILS to give examples of road accidents.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:
Pictures, photographs, charts, etc.
WEEK 8
TOPIC/ CONTENT
CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
2. Causes of road accident include:
-Bad roads
-Poorly built roads by corrupt and inappropriate workers.
-Poor uses of resources
-Bad vehicles
-Careless and unsafe driving
-Inability to read and interpret road signs.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher uses charts to demonstrate further examples/causes of road accidents.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: demonstrate some causes
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Resource persons such as Road safety personnel, pictures, photographs, pupils text books, charts.
WEEK 9
TOPIC/ CONTENT
CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
3. Different types of road signs: stop, bend, narrow, bridge, zebra crossing, traffic light.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher uses guided questions to teach different types of road signs and how to read them.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Give examples of road signs and demonstrate how to cross a road.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: Road signs, pictures, charts, etc.
WEEK 10
TOPIC/ CONTENT
CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
4. What to do when road accident occurs:
-Report to the police.
-take them to the hospital
-Tow away the damaged vehicle from the road.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher invites resource persons to give talk on what to do when road accident occurs.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Dramatize what to do when road accident occurs.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:
Resource person charts of health centre and health personnel, etc.
WEEK 11
TOPIC/ CONTENT
CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
5. How to prevent road accident:
-Put vehicle in good conditions.
-Educate the drivers and road users, etc.
ACTIVITIES
Teacher uses charts to demonstrate further examples on how to prevent road accident
PUPILS ACTIVITIES: Respond to questions, read the chart.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:
Resource persons such as road safety personnel, charts.
WEEK 12: Revision
WEEK 13: Examination
