First Term Lesson Note for Week Four

Class : Primary Three

Subject : Social Studies

Topic : Marriage (Meaning and types)

Duration : 40 Minutes

Period : Single Period

Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :

I. Define Marriage

II. List and explain the types of marriage

Reference Book : Social Studies for Primary Schools, Book 3

Instructional Material : Chart showing the

Content :

Marriage is the legal union between a man and a woman to become husband and wife. The joining together of a man and a woman to become one family either in the church, mosque or registry.

types of Marriage

There are basically two types of marriages, which are :

1. Monogamy
2. Polygamy

Monogamy : This is the type of marriage where a man marries only one wife. It is mostly practiced by the Christians.

Polygamy :This is the type of marriage whereby a man marries more than one wives. It is mostly practiced by Muslims and Traditional people. The polygamous marriage is divided into two namely : polyandry and polygyny.

I. Polyandry : This is a type of polygamous marriage where a woman have more than one husband at a time.

II. Polygyny : This is a type of polygamous marriage where a man marries more than one woman.

Presentation Steps :

Step 1 : The teacher revises the previous lesson with the learners by asking them questions orally.

Step 2 : He/she introduces the new topic to the learners by asking them, “what is Marriage?”

Step 3 : He/she the define marriage and list the types of marriage, using the learners to display short illustrations

Step 4 : The teacher then explains the forms of polygamous marriage.

Evaluation / Assessment :

1. _________________ is a legal union between a man and a woman to become husband and wife.
2. How many type of marriage do we have?
3. A marriage where a man marries more than one wives is known as ______________.
4. The type of marriage where a man marries only one wife is called ___________.
5. polygamy marriage is divided into __________________ and ____________________.

Conclusion/ Wrap up : The teacher summarizes the lesson for a better understanding and make necessary corrections. Then, marks the learners notebooks.

Assignment :

Mention the marriage practices in Nigeria.