New Revised NERDC Primary 1 Nigerian History Scheme of Work
Week 1: Heroes and Heroines in the Community
1. Content: Meaning of heroes and heroines.
Cover by sharing stories of helpful people. Pupils name one from home. This makes concepts real.
2. Performance Objectives: Explain the meaning of heroes and heroines.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Guide group brainstorming on heroes and heroines. Encourage all to speak.
ii. Students Activities: Brainstorm in groups to identify heroes and heroines in the community.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Pictures and magazines of heroes, video clips, online resources, posters, charts, costumes. Show magazines first. Discuss pictures to build interest.
Week 2: Names of heroes and heroines
1. Content: Names of heroes and heroines in their immediate community.
Teach names with flashcards. Pupils match to achievements. This aids recall.
2. Performance Objectives: List some heroes and heroines in the community where the school is located.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Show pictures and posters, and guide identification. Point out details.
ii. Students Activities: Use pictures and posters to identify heroes and heroines in the community.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Pictures, magazines, video clips, online resources, posters, charts, costumes. Use online resources if available. Print for class use.
Week 3: Achievements of heroes and heroines
1. Content: Achievements of heroes and heroines in the community.
Cover achievements with timelines. Pupils add events. This shows impact.
2. Performance Objectives: Mention some achievements of the heroes and heroines in the community where the school is located.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Organize visits to important places and sites. Prepare questions.
ii. Students Activities: Visit important places and sites that are connected to the achievements of some heroes and heroines.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Pictures, magazines, video clips, online resources, posters, charts, costumes. Charts of achievements help during visits. Take notes for class.
Week 4: Contribute to the development of one’s community.
1. Content: How to contribute to the development of one’s community.
Teach contributions with group projects like clean-up ideas. Pupils plan one.
2. Performance Objectives: Mention ways to contribute to the development of one’s community.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Provide local costumes and guide role-playing. Model first.
ii. Students Activities: Use local costumes to role-play heroes and heroines in the community.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Pictures, magazines, video clips, online resources, posters, charts, costumes. Costumes make role-play fun. Use to emulate heroes.
Week 5: Traditional Rulers
1. Content: Meaning of a traditional ruler. Skill: Identification of traditional rulers and their roles in the community.
Cover meaning with pictures of rulers. Discuss their clothes and symbols.
2. Performance Objectives: Explain who is a traditional ruler.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Guide group identification of traditional rulers. Share facts.
ii. Students Activities: Work in groups and identify traditional rulers in the community.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Pictures of rulers, newspaper cuttings, posters, textbooks, charts, costumes. Newspaper cuttings show real rulers. Discuss for respect.
Week 6: Identification of traditional rulers
1. Content: Identification of traditional rulers in the locality. Skill: Identification of traditional rulers and their roles in the community.
Teach identification with a quiz. Pupils name from photos.
2. Performance Objectives: Identify the traditional rulers in their locality.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Organize excursions to palaces. Explain rules.
ii. Students Activities: Embark on excursions to the palaces of traditional rulers.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Pictures, cuttings, posters, textbooks, charts, costumes.
Use textbooks for palace facts before visit. Enhances learning.
Week 7: Mid-Term Break
Conduct mid-term test from week 1 to 6. Focus on heroes and rulers. Use pictures in questions.
Week 8: Traditional Rulers
1. Content: Roles of a traditional ruler.
Cover roles with story time. Act out a ruler’s day.
2. Performance Objectives: State the roles of a traditional ruler.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Show pictures and posters, and guide identification. Highlight roles.
ii. Students Activities: Use pictures and posters to identify Traditional Rulers in the community.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Pictures, cuttings, posters, textbooks, charts, costumes. Posters of roles aid memory. Use in group talks.
Week 9-10: Respect for traditional rulers
1. Content: Respect for traditional rulers: Identification of traditional rulers and their roles in the community.
Teach respect with examples like bowing. Pupils practice.
2. Performance Objectives: State ways to respect traditional rulers.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Guide role-playing of activities/roles. Demonstrate respect.
ii. Students Activities: Role-play the activities/roles of traditional rulers.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Pictures, cuttings, posters, textbooks, charts, costumes. Costumes help role-play. Builds empathy.
Week 11: Revision
Revise all second term topics. Use games for heroes and rulers. Prepare for exam.
Week 12: Examination
Begin term exam. Include role-play elements if possible.
Week 13: Examination, Marking & Vacation
Finish exams, mark, record. Vacation after.