First Term Lesson Note for Week Three
Class : Primary Two
Subject : History
Topic : Where the indigenous people lives.
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
- New Smart History for Primary Schools, Book 2.
- Lagos State Unified schemes of work for lower Primary school, ( Primary 1 – 3).
- Online Resources
Instructional Material : Chart showing places of traditional rulers
Previous Knowledge : Learners are familiar with the indigenous people of Nigeria.
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Identify and describe where the indigenous people live.
ii. Mentions the locations where they live.
Content :
Where the indigenous people live.
Nigeria has a large number of indigenous people. These people live in communities with their own people. They live in different locations.
There are three main locations :
i. Ancestral compounds
ii. The Palaces of traditional rulers
iii. The Compounds of traditional priests
1. Ancestral Compounds :
In Nigeria, there are many towns and villages that have traditional compounds. Compounds are found in open areas with homes of the first group of settlers who built the towns and villages inside the compound. Each compound has a large hut that serves as entry way. In the compound, there are head or rulers with their subjects.
2. The Palaces of traditional rulers
The palaces of traditional rulers and their extended families consist of the indigenous people in many communities. They usually live in the center of towns. The traditional rulers and their palaces are symbols of the people.
Roles of traditional rulers in the community.
As the heads of their communities, traditional rulers plays important roles such as :
i. They control resources, especially land.
ii. They protect the people’s cultural heritage.
iii. They settle disputes among the people.
iv. They maintain law and order.
Examples of traditional rulers title, palaces and locations are :
- Oba : Yoruba South – West of Nigeria. Oba of Lagos, Alaafin of Oyo, Alake of Egba-land, Ooni of Ife, etc
- Emir/ Sultan : Hausa Northern Nigeria. Sultan of Sokoto, Emir of Kano, etc.
- Obi / Eze/ Igwe : Igbo – South – East of Nigeria. Obi of Onitsha, Olu of Warri, Oba of Benin, etc.
3. Compounds of traditional priests
In Nigeria, many societies worship traditional gods at special places called shrines. The priests and priestess are indigenous people who first brought the gods to the towns.
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : Revision of the previous lesson learnt with the learners by asking questions orally.
Step 2 : Introduces the new topic by explaining the places where indigenous people live.
Step 3 : Describe and give examples of location of traditional rulers.
Step 4 : Mention traditional rulers, places, and location in the three major communities in Nigeria.
Evaluation :
1. Traditional priests worship at the ___________. (a) palace (b) shrine (c)
2. A traditional compound is made up of ____________ and ___________ made of large hut.
3. Name two traditional rulers in the community of your school.
4. Mention two roles of traditional rulers in the community.
5. A traditional ruler from Yorubaland is called a / an _________________.
6. A traditional ruler from ______________, is called an emir or a sultan.
Conclusion : At the end of the lesson learners were able to answer the questions correctly.