Year 5 National Values Education Scheme. Federal Social Studies Scheme of Work Primary 5. Physical environment influences man.
SOCIAL STUDIES PRIMARY FIVE 1ST TERM SCHEME
WEEKS 1
TOPICS:
Environment
CONTENT
- Definition / Meaning of Environment.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Guides pupils to identify and explain types of influence between man and his environment.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Find out from home types of influence between man and his environment.
WEEKS 2
TOPICS:
Mention types of influence between man and his environment.
CONTENT
- Man influences his environment the following ways i.e. building, construction etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Guides pupils to explain types of influence between man and his environment.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Ask pupils to find out in their environment how man affects his environment.
WEEKS 3
TOPICS:
What types of influence does man has in his environment.
CONTENT
- Man influences his environment socially by making laws, engaging in commercial activities etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Asks the pupils to mention types of commercial activities.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Find out from home about commercial activities.
WEEKS 4
TOPICS:
How the physical environment influences man.
CONTENT
- The physical environment also shapes the behaviour of man such as different climate, occupation, types of houses etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Shows the pupils charts of different climate.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Find out the types of occupation in our environment.
WEEKS 5
TOPICS:
How the social environment influences man.
CONTENT
- The social environment influences man i.e. Regulations.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Guides pupils on family structure and how man is influenced by the types of family Structure that is common in his locality.
WEEKS 6
TOPICS:
Identify other people that can be found in a family
CONTENT
- The blood relations of our father and mother are members of our family
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Teacher asks pupils to find out who are these other members of the family.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Find out from home about other members of the family.
WEEKS 7
TOPICS:
List the obligations of other people in the family.
CONTENT
- Other members of our family have important duties to perform e.g. elders, teaches, the younger ones, and customs.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Teacher ask pupils to find out other duties of the other members of the family.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Engage pupils to participate actively in answering questions.
WEEKS 8
TOPICS:
State the advantages of accepting other people into our family.
CONTENT
- There are some advantages of accepting other people into the family e.g. they give advice in training etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Teacher leads pupils to identify various ways other members of the family can be are helpful.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Outline some of the contributions of other members of the family.
WEEKS 9
TOPICS:
Areas that promotes good relationship in the family.
CONTENT
- In order to promote good relationship in the family, we must practise cooperation tolerance, respect etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Teacher uses questioning method to identify some of the relationship between other members of our family.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Ask pupils to list some of the areas that promote good relationship.
WEEKS 10
TOPICS:
Disadvantages of accepting other people into the family.
CONTENT
- There are disadvantages of accepting other peoples into our family some may act as bad eggs e.g. envy, hatred.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Teacher uses questioning method to assist pupils find out some of the disadvantages
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Find out from home about some of the disadvantages.
WEEKS 11
TOPICS:
Behaviours of some other members that live in our home.
CONTENT
- Some other people who live in our houses who are not well behaved e.g. some steal, drink alcohol, some cigarettes etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Teachers assist pupils to list various ways other members of the family behave
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Outline some of the behaviours of some other members who live in our houses.
WEEKS 12
TOPICS:
State the important of tolerating other people in the family.
CONTENT
- Importance of tolerating other people in the family, love is shown, peaceful living, care and respect etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Uses case studies to carry out a guided discussion on the importance of tolerating other people in the family.
WEEKS 13
Revision
WEEKS 14
Examination.
Year 5 National Values Education Scheme. Federal Social Studies Scheme of Work Primary 5. Physical environment influences man.
SOCIAL STUDIES PRIMARY FIVE SECOND TERM SCHEME
WEEKS 1
TOPICS:
Explain meaning of Culture.
CONTENT
- Culture is the total way of life of a group of people.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Explains the concept culture, way of life of people.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Pupils participate in the guided discussion on the meaning of the concept.
WEEKS 2
TOPICS:
Narrate the meaning of diversity and unity.
CONTENT
- Diversity refers to a variety or wide range of culture.
- While unity refers to oneness.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Leads pupils to reflect on the meaning of unity in diversity and guide them to bring out different ways by which unity in cultural diversity can be promoted.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Dramatise in small groups.
WEEKS 3
TOPICS:
Explain the meaning of Unity in Cultural diversity.
CONTENT
- This is a behaviour of oneness in spite of the differences in culture i.e. customs, tradition, languages, dressing etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Guides the pupils to name some cultural unity we have in common.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Organizes pupils to dramatize the concept.
WEEKS 4
TOPICS:
Explain in simple terms what unity in cultural diversity means.
CONTENT
- Unity in cultural diversity refers to oneness in spite of our differences.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Assists pupils to reflect on the meaning of unity in culture diversity.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Participate in the reflective thinking exercise and come up with different ways by which cultural diversity can be promoted in their community.
WEEKS 5
TOPICS:
Enumerate some of the cultures we need to keep.
CONTENT
- Some of the cultures i.e. customs and traditions that need to be preserved e.g. our extended family, our mode of dressing, our respect for older ones etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Assists pupils to explain some customs and traditions that needed to be kept.
- Mode of dressing. Our extended family respect for elders.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- List all other cultures that need to be kept.
WEEKS 6
TOPICS:
Explain those cultures that needed to be changed.
CONTENT
- Some cultures need to be changed due to religious teachings and civilization e.g. killing of twin existence of cults, attitude to work.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Explains why some of these cultures needed to be changed. Assist pupils to mention Reasons why some of the cultures needed changes.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Ask pupils to find out at home why some culture needed to be changed.
WEEKS 7
TOPICS:
Similarities in customs and traditions
CONTENT
- There are things that are similar among the different cultures in Nigeria e.g. respect, clothes certain words in language are common.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Assists pupils to identify the similarities in customs and traditions
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Pupils list out the similarities in customs and traditions.
WEEKS 8
TOPICS:
Explain how other people who do not speak our own language should be treated.
CONTENT
- We are all human beings and we are all equal before God.
- We need to accept those who do not speak our language i.e. Ibo that speaks Igbo in Kaduna, Kano, Hausa man that speaks Hausa language
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Emphasises on how to accept those who do not hear other language.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Leads pupils to demonstrate various ways of speaking different languages.
WEEKS 9
TOPICS:
List various characteristics of responsible parent hood
CONTENT
- Some of these characteristics include (a) preparing for a new baby i.e. procreation, attending antenatal clinics regularly.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Assists to list the characteristics of responsible parent-hood.
WEEKS 10
TOPICS:
Explain some of the problems of irresponsible parental-hood.
CONTENT
- STDs are sexually transmitted diseases which means that they can be contrasted through sexual intercourse e.g. syphilis, gonorrhoea.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Explains problems of irresponsible parental-hood.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Pupils listened to the explained actions.
WEEKS 11
Revision
WEEKS 12
Examination.
Year 5 National Values Education Scheme. Federal Social Studies Scheme of Work Primary 5. Physical environment influences man.
SOCIAL STUDIES PRIMARY FIVE THIRD TERM SCHEME
WEEKS 1
TOPICS:
List various characteristics of responsible parental-hood.
CONTENT
- Characteristics of responsible parental-hood.
- Ensuring readiness for new baby.
- Attending antenatal regularly.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Uses case studies to explain the characteristics of responsible parental-hood problems of irresponsible parental-hood.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- React to case studies.
WEEKS 2
TOPICS:
Mention some of the problems of irresponsible parental-hood.
CONTENT
- Caring for the child providing family needs.
- Ensuring immunization using exclusive breast feeding. Ask pupils to summarize their discussion with resource person.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Invites qualified health officers and social welfare officers as resource persons to talk on the problems of irresponsible parental-hood and the kind of values that can be developed to avoid it.
WEEKS 3
TOPICS:
Identify values that can be developed to avoid irresponsible parental-hood.
CONTENT
- Provide children with proper parental guidance etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Uses case studies to explain the values that can be developed to avoid irresponsible parental-hood.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Pupils should react to the case studies.
WEEKS 4
TOPICS:
Identify values that can be developed to avoid irresponsible parental-hood.
CONTENT
- Values that foster responsible parent-hood: love, respect, care, concern for others,
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Invites qualified health officer and social welfare officer as a resource person to talk on the possible irresponsible parental-hood and the kind of values that can be developed to avoid it.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Ask questions based on the resource persons presentations.
WEEKS 5
TOPICS:
Various stages of child development.
CONTENT
- Infancy
- Early childhood
- Childhood proper
- Adolescence
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Explains the various stages.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Participate in class discussion and various stages of development.
WEEKS 6
TOPICS:
Describe physical development of children from ten years and above.
CONTENT
- Characteristics of physical development of children at pre-adolescent stage.
- Girls initially grow taller than boys etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Leads class discussion on physical development of children from pre-adolescent stage.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Participate in class discussion and identify characteristics and discuss each fully.
WEEKS 7
TOPICS:
Mention some factors that hinders physical growth in children.
CONTENT
- Factors that can hinder growth in children are:
- Infections transferred from mother to child (HIV).
- Poor feeding, too much labour, illness, heredity and early child bearing etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Discusses factors that hinder growth in children
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Charts on the factors that hinders growth in children at this stage.
WEEKS 8
TOPICS:
Enumerate changes that take place during physical development in ten years of age.
CONTENT
- Changes that take place during physical development.
- Child starts developing a new way of life.
- Behaviour changes they start behaving like adult.
- They tend to have height, weight, physical maturity.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Leads class discussion on physical development at the age of ten years in children.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Discuss some of the physical development at age ten.
WEEKS 9
TOPICS:
Various ways to keep the body fit.
CONTENT
- In order to keep the body physically fit, we must eat different kinds of foods. Such as meat, fish, beans, oranges, mangoes, maize, banana etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Teacher discusses various ways the body can be keep fit.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Chart on various kinds of food.
WEEKS 10
TOPICS:
State the importance of tolerating other people in the family.
CONTENT
- Importance of tolerating other people in the family: love is shown, peaceful living care and respect etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Uses of case studies to carry out a guided discussion on the importance of tolerating other people in the family.
WEEKS 11
TOPICS:
List the obligations of other people in the family.
CONTENT
- Obligations of other people in the family: Caring for others, teaching some part of culture, greetings, respect, folk story, correcting our misbehaviours etc.
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
- Guide pupils to recall the duties which other people living with the family play in their individual homes.
PUPILS ACTIVITIES
- Pupils recall the duties of other people living with the family.
WEEKS 12
Revision of the last term work.
WEEKS 13
Examination.
