Third Term Lesson Note for Week Two
Class : Primary Two
Subject : Security Education
Topic : The Police Force
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
- New Trends in Religion and National Value for Primary Schools, Book 2, by Eyiaro Taiwo Adeoye.
- Lagos State Unified schemes of work for lower Primary Schools, Primary 1 – 3.
- Online Resources
Instructional Material : Poster showing a policeman on duty.
Previous Knowledge : Learners have seen police officers before on the street or police station.
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Describe the Police Force
ii. Mention the duties of a police officers
iii. Identify a police officer on duty.
Content :
The police force is one of the security agencies in Nigeria. It was established by the police service commission. The Nigerian police force is headed by the Inspector General of Police. (IGP).
The police undergoes a training of six months in the Police training college before they are called Police Officer.
Duties of Police Force.
1. The police helps in the protection of lives and properties.
2. They help in maintaining law and order in the society.
3. To help to arrest criminals
4. They assist in controlling traffic on the road.
5. They help in settling disputes among the people.
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : The teacher revises the previous lesson learnt by asking the learners questions orally.
Step 2 : Introduces the new topic by writing it on the board and state the learning objectives. He asked the learners to read.
Step 3 : The teacher lead the learners to describe the Police Force and a police officer.
Step 4 : The learners identify and mentions some of the duties of police officer
Evaluation :
1. The police force is one of the _________ in Nigeria.
2. The head of the police force is called _____________________________
3. Mention three duties of police officers.
i. ________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________
iii. _______________________________________
Conclusion : The teacher summarizes the lesson for a better understanding and moves round the class to make some corrections. He/she then marks the learners notebooks.
Assignment :
1. What is the meaning of “I. G. P” in Police Force?
2. Mention three other security agencies that you know.
i. _____________________________________
ii. _____________________________________
iii. ____________________________________