First Term Lesson Note for Week Two
Class : Primary 1
Subject : Social Studies
Topic : Family (meaning and types)
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
Social Studies for Primary Schools, Book 1.
Lagos State Unified schemes of work for lower Primary, (Primary 1 – 3).
Online Resources
Instructional materials : Chart showing family members.
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Explain the meaning of family.
ii. Mention some family members.
Previous Knowledge : Learners have been taught the meaning of Social Studies and problems of man in his environment.
Content :
Family is a social unit of two or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption.
Family is a group of people related by blood or marriage.
Family is made up of father, mother, children and other relatives.
Types of Family
There are two types of families. These are:
1. Nuclear family
2. Extended family.
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : Revision of the previous lesson with the learners by asking them questions orally.
Step 2 : Introduces the the new topic by defining family.
Step 3 : Identify and list the types of family
Step 4 : Mention the members of the family
Evaluation :
1. What is a family?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. There are _________ types of family. (2, 3, 5)
3. Mention three members of a family.
i. ____________________________
ii. ___________________________
iii. ___________________________
Conclusion : At the end of the lesson, learners were able to answer the questions correctly.
Assignment :
1. Mention the two types of family.
i. ________________________________
ii. _______________________________
2. A family that consists of father, mother and their children only is called ___________. (a) extended family (b) nuclear family (c) compound family.