Second Term Lesson Note for Week One
Class : Primary Five
Subject : Social Studies
Topic : Meaning and types of leadership
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
- Lagos State Unified schemes of work for Upper Primary, (Primary 4 – 6).
- Social Studies for Primary Schools, Book 5.
- Online Resources
Instructional Material : Chart showing meaning of a leader and types of leaders.
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Define leadership.
ii. Explain types of leadership.
iii. List means of selecting a leader.
iv. State functions of political leaders.
v. State how political parties are formed.
vi. State characteristics of a good and bad leadership.
CONTENT
LEADER
Leader is the person who leads a group, organization, or country. A leader is a person who rules and guides or inspires others.
LEADERSHIP
Leadership is an act of leading people to achieve goals A leadership is the position or office that inspires people to do things..
TYPES OF LEADERSHIP
1. Elected leaders: these are leaders selected by a boy for an office or membership e.g. president, governor, class monitor, chairman.
2. Military Leaders: These are leaders that guides and direct affair of the army, navy and air force.
3. Religious Leaders: These are leaders of different religious bodies such as Christianity, Islamic religion, traditional religion.
4. Traditional leaders: they guide people according to the ways of customs and tradition e.g. king
5. Appointed leaders; these are chosen leaders because they have some training for leadership e.g. headmaster, companies directors.
HOW CAN A LEADERSHIP BE SELECTED
Leaders are selected by –
1. Election
2. Next of kins
3. Birth
4. Line of succession
5. Qualification
6. Loyalty
7. Hardworking
8. Expertise
9. Experience
10. Competencies
FUNCTION OF POLITICAL LEADERS
1. Political parties identify the needs of the people, which must be satisfied by the government.
2. They select and sponsor political leaders for various public offices.
3. They ensure that winners fulfill their election promises.
4. They let people of the country know how to vote for the right candidates.
5. They ensure peace and monitor the political activities of elected officials.
6. They discipline (punish) members who have disobeyed the rules of the party.
7. They prepare a plan on how to rule if the party wins.
FORMATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND CHANGES
Political parties are usually formed through the following steps:
1. A group of people come together and agree to form a political party.
2. These people choose a leader and other officers to work for the party.
3. The people open an office in the capital city of the country, to be known as the headquarters of the party.
4. They set up offices in all the states in the country.
5. They apply to the electoral commission for registration.
6. If the electoral commission finds out that the proposed party has met all the requirements, the party is registered.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD LEADER
1. Honesty and integrity
2. Confidence
3. Inspire others
4. Commitment and passion
5. Good communicator
6. Creativity and innovation
7. Decision-making capabilities
8. Accountability
9. Delegation and empowerment
10. Empathy
Characteristics of a bad leader are the opposite characteristics of a good leader.
ADVANTAGES OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS
1. Promote peace and unity among the people
2. Advises government on the problems and need of the people
3. Preserve and protect the cultural beliefs and practices of the people.
DISADVANTAGES OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS
1. Sometimes some are selfish
2. since theycan’t be voted out of power easily, they use their position to suffer some persons in the community.
3. Some are not able to preserve the tradition of the people.
ADVANTAGES OF MILITARY LEADERS
1. They defend the country from attacks from other country
2. They make sure people are safe.
DISADVANTAGES OF MILITARY LEADERS
1. They respect nobody sometimes
2. They are not train to lead the people, so the people might not get impact from them.
3. Loss of lives during coup
ADVANTAGES OF RELIGIOUS LEADER
1. They teach the people morals and spiritual lessons.
2. They guide and counsel the people
3. They give hope to the people
4. That takes care of the needy
DISADVANTAGES OF RELIGIOUS LEADER
1. Some collect excess money from the people
2. Some mislead the people
3. Some have selfish interest
ADVANTAGES OF APPOINTED LEADERS
1. They work according to the peoples wish
2. They bring fast development to their communities
3. They try to achieve the target of the people
DISADVANTAGES OF APPOINTED LEADERS
1. There will be no development if the wrong person is appointed
2. Bad appointment will make people lose hope
3. Some behave rudely due to god fatherism
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : Revision of the previous term’s work with the learners
Step 2 : Introduces the new lesson by defining a leader and list types of leaders.
Step 3 : Identify ways of selecting a leader and state characteristics of a good leader.
Step 4 : Mentions advantages and disadvantages of the various types of leaders.
Evaluation :
1. Who is a leader?
2. List the types of leader that you know.
3. Mention five characteristics of a good leader.
4. Identify four ways of selecting or choosing a leader.
5. State two advantages of of the each types of leaders
6. Mention two disadvantages of each types of leaders.
Conclusion : At the end of the lesson, learners were able to answer the questions correctly.