Third Term Lesson Note for Week
CLASS: Primary 3
SUBJECT : Civic Education
TOPIC: Meaning, Types and examples of Constituted Authority
Duration : 40 minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
- Civic Education for Nigerian Primary Schools, Book 3 .
- Lagos State Unified Schemes of Work for Primary Schools (Primary 1 – 3).
- Online Resources
Instructional Material : Chart showing meaning of Constituted Authority, types with examples.
Learning Objectives :By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Define Constituted Authority
ii. List types of Constituted Authority with their examples.
CONTENT:
A constituted authority is a person or a group of persons that act on behalf of a group and is backed by law.
It can also be defined as a responsibility given to an individual or group of individuals and backed by law.
Types and examples of Constituted Authority
(1) Traditional rulers Examples are:
(a) Oba in Yoruba land.
(b) Eze/ Obi / Igwe in Igbo land.
(c) Emir / Sarki in Hausa land.
(d) Obong in Efik / Ibibia.
(2) Religious leaders Examples are
(a)Pastor, Bishop, in Christianity.
(b) Imam in Islam
(c) Apena/ Alaagba in Traditional religion.
(3) Political leaders Examples are: President, Governors, Senators, House of representatives, Local government chairman and councillors.
(4) Heads of organizations
Examples are: Bank managers, School Principals, Headmistress/ Headmaster etc.
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : Revises the previous lesson by asking the learners questions orally.
Step 2 : Introduces the new topic by explaining the meaning of constituted Authority and list the types .
Step 3 : Mentions examples of the types of constituted Authority [
EVALUATION:
(1) What is constituted authority? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) State the four types of Constituted Authority
(i) _______________________
(ii) _______________________
(iii) _______________________
(iv) _______________________
(3) Mention two examples for each constituted authority stated above.
(i) (a)____________ (b)_______________
(ii) (a)_______________ (b)_______________
(iii) (a)________________ (b)____________________
(iv) (a)________________ (b)____________________
(4) List the three main religions in Nigeria.
(i)________________________
(ii)________________________
(iii)________________________
Conclusion : The teacher collects the learners notebooks for marking, and makes some necessary corrections.