Third Term Lesson Note for Week Five
Class : Primary One
Subject : Civic Education
Topic : People to Respect in Authority
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
- Civic Education for Nigerian Primary school, Book 1.
- New Trends in Religion and National Values, Book 1, by Eyiaro Taiwo Adeoye.
- Lagos State Unified schemes of work for lower Primary Schools, Primary 1 – 3.
- Online Resources
Instructional Material : Chart showing people to Respect in Authority.
Previous Knowledge : Learner have been taught and can identify people to respect.
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Explain the meaning of Authority
ii. Explain roles of people in Authority.
iii. List examples of people representing the authority.
Content :
Meaning of Authority.
Authority is .
Respect is also the due regard for feeling, wishes or rights of others.
Ways of showing Respect.
The following are ways to show respect :
1. Greetings : When we greet we show signs by kneeling down, bowing or prostrating.
2. We also show signs of respect by running errands for our parents, elders and teachers
3. Obedience to instructions
4. We show respect by collecting bags or load from our aged and old people.
5. We learn to be thankful.
People to Show Respect
The following are the people we should respect in authority :
1. Parents
2. Elders in the community
3. Teachers, Headteacher and Principal
4. Traditional rulers : Kings, Emir, Obi, Chiefs
5. Presidents, Governors Ministers, Senators
6. Soldiers, Army, Navy, Policeman
7. Judges, Magistrates, Lawyers
8. Religious Leaders : Pastors, Imams, Bishop,
9. Medical officers : Doctors, Nurses,
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : The teacher revises the previous week’s topic with the learners by asking questions orally.
Step 2 : Introduces the new topic by asking the learners to define authority.
Step 3 : The teacher divides the learners into three groups and asks them to identify people in authority we must Respect.
Step 4 : The teacher then asks the learners to identify and mention people in authority we must Respect.
Evaluation :
1. What is Authority?
______________________________________________________________________________________
2. Mention four examples of people in authority we must Respect.
i. _________________ ii. ___________________
iii. ________________ iv. ___________________
3. The _________________ is the number one citizen of a country. (a) Governor (b) President (c) Senator
4. Which of these is a religious leader in authority that we must Respect? (a) pastor (b) king (c) Navy
5. Mention three people in school authority that we must respect.
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
iii. ____________________________
Conclusion : At the end of the lesson, learners were able to mention the people to Respect.
ASSIGNMENT :
1. What is Authority?
______________________________________________________________________________________
2. Mention four people in authority we must respect .
i. ___________________ ii. ________________
iii. __________________ iv. _________________