First Term Lesson Note for Week Three
Class : Primary One
Subject : Social Studies
Topic : Nuclear Family ( Meaning and Roles of family members)
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
Social Studies for Primary Schools, Book 1.
Lagos State Unified schemes of work for Primary Schools, (Primary 1 – 3).
Online Resources
Instructional Material : Chart showing members of nuclear family and their roles.
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Explain Nuclear family and list the members.
ii. State roles of each family members in the Nuclear family.
Content :
There are two types of families. These are :
1. Nuclear family and
2. Extended family.
Nuclear family is a type of family that is made up of father, mother and children only.
Father is the head of the family. He provides for family needs.
Mother is the one that cares for the children and the house. She prepares the food for the family.
Children help to do house chores and also run errands for their mother.
Presentation Step :
Step 1 : The teacher revises the previous lesson with the learners.
Step 2 : He/ she introduces the new topic by listing the types of family
Step 3 : Explains the Nuclear family and list the members.
Step 4 : State the roles of each member of the nuclear family.
Evaluation :
1. A family that consist of father, mother and children only is called _____________. (a) Extended family (b) Nuclear family (c) Compound family
2. ___________ is the head of the family. (a) Father (b) Mother (c) Children
3. ___________ prepares the food for the family. (a) Father (b) Mother (c) Children
4. The _________ helps to do house chores. (a) Mother (b) children (c) Father
Conclusion : At the end of the lesson, learners were able to answer the questions correctly.
Assignment :
1. List the two types of family.
i. ___________________________________
ii. ___________________________________
2. Define Nuclear family :
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. List three members of the nuclear family: ________________, _________________ and ______________.