Third Term Lesson Note for Week Two
Class : Primary 3
Subject : Civic Education
Topic : National Symbol
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 examples of National Symbols
Content :
National Symbols are image, pictures, logos that represent our country. Every nation has sign or symbols by which they can be identified or known with.
The following are some of the examples of national symbols:
1. The mace : It is a symbol that represents authority.
2. The National flag : The Nigeria flag was designed by Mr. Taiwo Akinkunmi in 1959. The flag has two colours that is, green which represent agriculture and white which represent peace.
3. The Currency : It is a legal tender which is acceptable to pay for goods bought and services rendered. In Nigeria, our currency is naira (N) and kobo (K).
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : Revision of the previous week’s work with the learners.
Step 2 : Introduces the new topic to the learners by explaining National symbols
Step 3 : Identify and list examples of National symbols and describe them.
Evaluation :
1. _____________ are pictures, logos, or images that represent a country. (a) National symbols (b) National pledge (c) National anthem
2. The Nigerian flag has ________ colour . (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. The currency spent in Nigeria is ______________ and ____________.
4. The ____________ is a symbol of National authority. (a) National flag (b) mace (c) currency
5. The green colour of the Nigerian flag represent ____________. (a) peace (b) agriculture (c) strength
6. ________________ designed the Nigerian flag. (a) Mr. Taiwo Odukoya (b) Pa. Taiwo Akinkunmi (c) Sir Kehinde Adewunmi
Conclusion : At the end of the lesson, learners were able to answer the questions correctly.
Assignment :
1. What is National Symbols?
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2. List three examples of National Symbol.
i. ____________________________
ii. ___________________________
iii. __________________________