Second Term Lesson Note for Week Three
Class : Nursery One
Age : 4 years
Subject : Social Habits
Topic : Traditional musical instruments, rulers and festival.
Duration : 80 minutes
Period : Double Periods
Reference Book :
- Smart Social Studies for Nursery Schools, Book One.
- Lagos State Unified Schemes of Work for Early childhood .
- Online Resources
Behavioural Objectives : By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to :
i. Give simple meaning to music and identify traditional instruments.
ii. Mention some traditional rulers and festivals.
Instructional Material : picture chart of traditional musical instrument, traditional rulers and festivals.
Content :
Music is the arrangement of sound having melody, beat and rhythm.
Some of the examples of traditional musical instrument are :
1. Talking drum (Gangan)
2. Sekere (Rattle)
3. Udu
4. Bàtà drum
5. Gong
There are different traditional ruler in our community or village:
1. Oba
2. Émir
3. Igwe
4. Baale
Festival are performed according to each cultural heritage.
1. Ẹyọ festival
2. Egungun festival
3. New yam festival
4. Argungun fishing festival, etc.
Presentation Steps :
Step 1: The teacher revises the previous lesson with the learners by asking questions orally.
Step 2: He/ she introduces the new topic by defining music and list examples of traditional musical instruments
Step 3: He/ she then explains traditional rulers in the community. The teacher identifies the traditional festivals.
Evaluation :
1. _________ is an arrangement of sounds having melody, beat and rhythm. (a) Song (b) Music (c) Chair
2. Mention three traditional musical instrument you know:
i. __________________________
ii. _________________________
iii. _________________________
3. Mention two examples of traditional rulers in your community.
i. ____________________ ii. ___________________
Conclusion : The teacher go over the lesson again for a better understanding.
Assignment :
1. What is music?
2. Mention three traditional festivals
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
iii. ____________________________