Second Term Lesson Note for Week…
Class : Primary Two
Subject : Social Studies
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
Instructional Material :
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Define Community
ii. List the types of communities and explains
iii. Identify places and workers in a community.
Content :
A community is a group of people living or working together in the same place, performing different roles.
There are three major communities. These are :
1. Urban Community
2. Sub-Urban Community
3. Rural Community
a. Urban Community : it is also known as a citu. It is a very developed community with good roads, pipe – borne water, electricity, factories, sky-scrappers, etc. It is often crowded, busy and has high population. There are many and good jobs for professionals in the urban community.
b. Sub-Urban Community : It is also known as suburbs or towns. It is more developed than a village due to electricity, hospitals, pipe-borne water, etc., that are available there.
C. Rural Community : It is a small community, the houses are mostly made of mud and thatched roofs as found in villages. People who live in rural communities engage mostly in farming, fishing, hunting, trading, etc, as their major occupations.
Some of the places found in a community are cinemas, schools, hospitals,, markets, airports, mosques, churches, police stations, banks, etc.
Examples of workers found in a community are nurses, teachers, carpenters, electricians, traders, plumbers, lawyers and so on.
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : The teacher revises the previous lesson with the learners.
Step 2 : Introduces the new topic by defining community
Step 3 : The teacher asks the learners to mention the types of community.
Step 4 : He/ she also asks the learners to mention places in the community and some workers in the community as well.
Evaluation :
1. What is Community?
2. Mention the types of community that you know.
3. The Rural community is a small community also called a _____________. (a) town (b) city (c) village
4. Mention three places that can be found in the community.
5. The type of community referred to as towns is the ____________________________. (a) Rural community (b) Sub-Urban community (c) Urban community
6. Give five examples of workers in a community.
Conclusion : At the end of the lesson learners were able to answer the questions correctly.