New Revised NERDC Primary 1 Social and Citizenship Studies Scheme of Work
Week 1: Marriage (Part 1)
1. Content (Knowledge and Skill: Knowledge: 1. Meaning of marriage. 2. Types of marriage. Skill: Identifying objects used in contracting marriage.
Explain marriage as two people joining families. Show types like church or traditional. Use pictures of rings or clothes.
2. Performance Objectives: Pupils should be able to: 1. define marriage; 2. list types of marriage.
3. Learning Activities: This is what the teacher and the students will do during the lesson.
i. Teacher Activities: Guide pupils to participate in class discussion on the meaning of marriage, and in groups use charts to identify and discuss types of marriage. The teacher asks about family weddings. Shows charts of types.
ii. Students Activities: Participate in class discussion on the meaning of marriage, and in groups use charts to identify and discuss types of marriage. Students share wedding stories. Discuss in groups.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Video clips, Items/ objects used in marriage, Posters, Charts. Video shows weddings. Objects like rings for touch. Play video to show types. Use objects for hands-on. This makes it real.
Week 2: Marriage (Part 2)
1. Content (Knowledge and Skill: Knowledge: 3. Contraction of marriage (wedding). 4. Objects used in contracting marriage. Skill: Identifying objects used in contracting marriage.
Describe a wedding day. List items like cakes or veils. Have kids name them from pictures.
2. Performance Objectives: Pupils should be able to: 3. describe how marriage is contracted; 4. mention the objects used in marriage.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Guide pupils to watch a video clip on the contracting (conducting) of marriage, and use charts and posters to identify objects used in marriage contraction (wedding). The teacher pauses video to point out objects. Asks questions.
ii. Students Activities: Watch a video clip on the contracting (conducting) of marriage, and use charts and posters to identify objects used in marriage contraction (wedding). Students watch and list objects. Share findings.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Video clips, Items/ objects used in marriage, Posters, Charts. Posters show objects. Items for show and tell. Use items during video. Posters for reference. This connects visual and touch.
Week 3: Responsible parenting
1. Content (Knowledge and Skill: Knowledge: 1. Meaning of responsible parenting. 2. Characteristics of responsible parenting: Nurturing, Educating, Role modelling, etc.
Use stories of parents teaching kids. List traits like caring and teaching. Ask kids what good parents do.
2. Performance Objectives: Pupils should be able to: 1. define responsible parenting; 2. list the characteristics of responsible parenting.
3. Learning Activities: This is what the teacher and the students will do during the lesson.
i. Teacher Activities: Guide pupils to participate in class discussion on the meaning of responsible parenting, and play a word game on the characteristics of responsible parenting. The teacher leads discussion. Sets up game with word cards.
ii. Students Activities: Participate in class discussion on the meaning of responsible parenting, and play a word game on the characteristics of responsible parenting. Students talk and play game. Match words to traits.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Charts, Posters, Words on characteristics of responsible parenting, Word baskets. Charts list traits. Word baskets for games. Use baskets for fun game. Charts for review. This makes learning play.
Week 4: Roles of Members of the Family (Part 1)
1. Content (Knowledge and Skill: Knowledge: 1. Members of the family (nuclear and extended family). 2. Roles of family members. Skill: Drawing a family tree.
Draw a simple family tree on board. Name members and roles. Have kids draw their own.
2. Performance Objectives: Pupils should be able to: 1. list members of the nuclear and extended family; 2. explain the role of each member of the family.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Guide pupils to participate in class discussion on members of the nuclear and extended family, and draw a family tree with the roles of family members. The teacher draws example of tree.
ii. Students Activities: Participate in class discussion on members of the nuclear and extended family, and draw a family tree with the roles of family members. Students discuss and draw trees.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Posters, Charts, Pictures. Posters show families. Pictures for trees. Use pictures to inspire drawings. Posters for examples. This sparks creativity.
Week 5: Roles of Members of the Family (Part 2)
1. Content (Knowledge and Skill: Knowledge: 3. Ways boys and girls can be treated equally in the family. 4. Promoting unity in the Family. Skill: Drawing a family tree.
Talk about fair treatment. Suggest ways like equal chores. Link to unity through group games.
2. Performance Objectives: Pupils should be able to: 3. mention ways boys and girls can be treated equally in the family; 4. state ways to promote unity in the family.
3. Learning Activities: This is what the teacher and the students will do during the lesson.
i. Teacher Activities: Guide pupils to participate in class discussion on how boys and girls can be treated equally in the family, and in groups suggest ways to promote unity in the family. The teacher shares fair stories. Guides group ideas.
ii. Students Activities: Participate in class discussion on how boys and girls can be treated equally in the family, and in groups suggest ways to promote unity in the family. Students discuss equality. Suggest unity ideas in groups.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Posters, Charts, Pictures. Charts on equality. Pictures of united families. Show pictures for talks. Use charts to list ideas.
Week 6: Culture
1. Content (Knowledge and Skill: Knowledge: 1. Meaning of culture. 2. Components of culture: Values, Beliefs, Customs, Language, etc. 3. Types of culture: Material, Non-Material. Skill: Identifying material and non-material types of culture.
Show objects like clothes for material culture. Talk about beliefs for non-material. Ask kids about their customs.
2. Performance Objectives: Pupils should be able to: 1. define culture; 2. list the components of culture; 3. list types of culture.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Guide pupils to participate in class discussion on meaning of culture, use charts to discuss the components of culture, and in groups use charts to identify material and non-material types of culture. The teacher asks about unique things. Shows charts.
ii. Students Activities: Participate in class discussion on meaning of culture, use charts to discuss the components of culture, and in groups use charts to identify material and non-material types of culture. Students share uniques. Identify in groups.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Charts, Posters, Objects of material and non-material culture.
Week 7: Mid-Term Break
Conduct a mid-term test from week 1 to 6. Focus on marriage and family. Use drawings and questions.
Week 8: Introduction to Nigeria (Part 1)
1. Content (Knowledge and Skill: Knowledge: 1. Basic facts about Nigeria: Capital, language, and people. 2. Nigeria’s diversity: tribes, languages, and religions. Skill: Observing Nigeria’s map.
Show a map and point to Abuja. Talk about different tribes. Have kids color maps.
2. Performance Objectives: Pupils should be able to: 1. identify basic facts about Nigeria; 2. list Nigeria’s diversity.
3. Learning Activities: This is what the teacher and the students will do during the lesson.
i. Teacher Activities: Guide pupils in groups to use Nigeria’s map to discuss basic facts about Nigeria, and participate in class discussion on Nigeria’s diversity. The teacher hands out maps. Leads diversity talk.
ii. Students Activities: In groups, use Nigeria’s map to discuss basic facts about Nigeria, and participate in class discussion on Nigeria’s diversity. Students explore maps in groups. Discuss diversity.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Charts, Map of Nigeria, Nigerian flag, Pictures of people in different cultural attires. Maps for observation. Pictures of tribes. Let kids trace on maps. Show pictures for diversity. This visualizes facts.
Week 9: Introduction to Nigeria (Part 2)
1. Content (Knowledge and Skill: Knowledge: 3. Benefits of Nigeria’s diversity: Unity in diversity, Learning from each other, Political representation, etc. 4. Meaning of the Nigerian flag colours.
Explain benefits like sharing food. Say green for wealth, white for peace. Use flag to show.
2. Performance Objectives: Pupils should be able to: 3. state the benefits of Nigeria’s diversity; 4. say the meaning of the Nigerian flag colours.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Guide pupils to use charts to discuss the benefits of Nigeria’s diversity, and use charts to discuss the meaning of the Nigerian flag colours.
ii. Students Activities: Use charts to discuss the benefits of Nigeria’s diversity, and use charts to discuss the meaning of the Nigerian flag colours.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Charts, Map of Nigeria, Nigerian flag, Pictures of people in different cultural attires. Hold flag while talking. Use pictures to show diversity benefits. This connects ideas.
Week 10: Attitudes and Values
1. Content (Knowledge and Skill: Knowledge: 1. Meaning of attitudes and values. 2. Importance of positive attitudes and values. 3. Application of positive attitude in daily life.
Skill: 1. Identifying positive attitudes and values. 2. Role-playing the application of positive attitudes and values in daily life.
Define with examples like smiling. Show importance for friends. Role-play kind acts.
2. Performance Objectives: Pupils should be able to: 1. define attitudes and values; 2. mention the importance of positive attitudes and values; 3. display positive attitudes and values in their daily lives.
3. Learning Activities:
i. Teacher Activities: Guide pupils to participate in class discussion on the meaning of attitudes and values, in groups use word cards to identify and discuss the importance of positive attitudes and values, and role-play a scenario that depict positive attitudes and values in daily life.
ii. Students Activities: Participate in class discussion on the meaning of attitudes and values, in groups use word cards to identify and discuss the importance of positive attitudes and values, and role-play a scenario that depict positive attitudes and values in daily life.
4. Teaching and Learning Resources: Charts, Posters, Word cards.
Week 11: Revision
Revise all lessons. Focus on family and Nigeria. Use games to review.
Week 12: Examination
Start term exam. Test on second term topics.
Week 13: Examination, Marking & Vacation
Finish exam, mark, record. Start vacation.