Second Term Lesson Note for Week Four
Class: Primary 2
Subject: Civic Education.
Topic: Roles of a Community Leader.
Duration : 40 minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
- Civic Education for Nigerian Primary Schools, Book 2.
- Lagos State Unified Schemes of Work for Primary Schools (Primary 1 – 3)
- Online Resources
Instructional Material : Chart showing examples of community leaders and the roles they play.
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Define community leaders
ii. Identify the roles of community leaders
iii. Differentiate between dispute and peace
Previous Knowledge : Learners are familiar with leaders and types of leaders.
Content :
Community Leaders are leaders that guide, direct and lead other members of the community. They also have some roles they perform in their community.
In a community, there are different types of leaders. These are :
i. Traditional leaders eg. Ọba, Chiefs, Emir, Igwe, etc.
ii. Religious leaders : Pastor, Imam, Bishop, Priests, etc.
iii. Political leaders : President, Governor, Chairman, Ministers, Commissioners, etc.
Roles of a leader in his /her community .
a. They maintain peace in the community.
b. They organize community work and project.
c. They make effort to unite the people.
d. They give advice to people and government.
e. They settle quarrels and misunderstanding.
f. They keep history of their community.
Differences between dispute and peace
Dispute is a disagreement or fight or quarrel between two or more people in a community. When there is dispute, the community will not grow or develops due to hatred and division among the people.
Peace is the act of living together in harmony. This is when there is no quarrel, no problem conflict or no disagreement among people living in a community. Peace helps to develop the community because we work and cooperate together as one Big family.
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : Revision of the previous lesson with the learners by asking them questions orally
Step 2 : Introduces the new topic by defining a community leader.
Step 3 : Identify and state roles of community leaders.
Evaluation Questions:
1.) Who is a Community leader?______________________________________________________________________________________
2.) Mention four roles of a Community leaders
i. ________________________________________
ii. _______________________________________
iii. ______________________________________
iv. ______________________________________
3.) Mention three types of leaders.
i. _____________________________________
ii. _____________________________________
iii. _____________________________________
4. _________________ is when there is no disagreement between people living in a community. (a) dispute (b) peace (c) conflict
5. When there is quarreling, conflict or disagreement in a community, we say there is ________________. (a) Peace (b) harmony (c) dispute
Conclusion : The teacher marks the learners notebooks and makes correction where necessary.
Assignment :
1. ____________ is an example of a traditional leader.
2. Mention two examples of religious leaders: _________________ and _______________
3. Give one difference between dispute and peace ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. State three roles of a community leader.
i. _________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________
iii. _______________________________________