First Term Lesson Note for Week five
Class: Primary 3
Subject : Social Studies
Topic : Marriage (Meaning and types of marriage)
Periods : Single period
Duration : 40 minutes
Reference Book :
Social Studies for Primary Schools, Book 3.
Lagos State Unified Schemes of Work for Primary Schools (Primary 1 – 3)
Online Resources
Instructional Material : Chart on types of marriage
Behavioural Objectives : By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to
i. Define Marriage
ii. List the types of marriage.
iii. Mention importance of marriage
Content:
Marriage is the coming together of a man and a woman as husband and wife.
Types of marriage
There are different types of marriage in Nigerian community. They are :
i. Monogamy and ii. Polygamy
Monogamy: is a marriage where a man marries only one wife. It is mostly practice among Christians.
Polygamy: is when a man marries two or more wives. It is common among the Muslims and traditional religion.
Polygamy is divided into two types which are polyandry and polygyny.
a.) Polyandry: is a form of polygamy marriage whereby a woman has more than one husband.
b.) Polygyny : is a form of polygamy marriage whereby a woman has one husband.
Importance of marriage
i. It promotes pro creation (To give birth and raise a family)
ii. It brings companionship ( To help one another)
iii. To have a partner, e.g. Husband, wife.
iv. To have a name after one is dead.
Presentation Steps:
Step 1: The teacher revises the previous lesson taught with the learners in form of questions and answer.
Step 2: He/ she introduces the new lesson by asking, “What is marriage?”, “what are the types of marriage?”
Step 3: The teacher then defines marriage, list the types of marriages
Step 4: He / she identifies the importance of marriage to an individuals and society.
Evaluation:
1. ______________ is the coming together of a man and a woman to become husband and wife. (a) Family (b) Culture (c) Marriage
2. There are __________ types of marriage. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. List and explain the types of marriage.
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4. State two (2) importance of marriage.
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Conclusion: At the end of the lesson, learners were able to answer the questions correctly, while the teacher makes some corrections where necessary.
Assignment:
1. Polygamy marriage is mostly practiced among ________________ and __________________
2. Explain the term :
i. Polyandry: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. Polygyny: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________