Civic Education for Primary 1 is a tool used to shape the pupils’ beliefs, commitment, capability, and action at a young age in a community to prevent misguidance. The pupils will be exposed to their rights and how to defend those rights.
In this class, the pupils will be introduced to their rights, the media, HIV, Obedience, etc. They will be taught the ways one can be a good citizen and the benefits attached to it. The lessons taught should be referenced to real-life situations to ensure proper understanding.
| LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION UNIFIED SCHEMES OF WORK FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS. | ||
| Civic Education Scheme of Work for Primary/Basic 1 | ||
| CLASS | Primary/Basic 1 | |
| SUBJECT | Civic Education | |
| TERM | First Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1 | Readiness test / Meaning Of civic education: -Why we study Civic Education | By the end of the lesson,pupils should be able to: i. explain what is meant by Civic Education: ii. highlight reasons why we study Civic Education; iii. outline democratic activities and civic right and responsibilities. |
| 2 | -Ways through which civic education can be important at school • Rights ofa child •Rights of a citizen | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. identify simple ways through which Civic Education can be important at school; ii. outline some of the rights of a child; iii. describe some of the rights of a citizen. |
| 3 | Ways through which Civic Education can be important at home. | By the end of the class, pupils should be able to: i. explain the meaning of civic education; ii. identify the importance of civic education; iii. highlights four ways through which Civic Education can be important at home. |
| 4 | Ways through which Civic education can be important. – The media | Pupils should be able to: i. explain what media is; ii. outline four ways through which civic education can be important to the media. |
| 5 | Other ways through which Civic education can be important to the society. | Pupils should be able to: i. explain the menaning of society; ii. outline the impotance of civic education to the society; iii. identify other ways which Civic Education can be important in the society. |
| 6 | -Patriotism -Tolerance -Co-operation -Honesty -Self reliance | Pupils should be able to i.explain the following -Patriotism -Tolerance -C0-operation ii. Explain honesty as a good virtue; iii. Describe self -reliance. |
| 7 | MIDTERM TEST/BREAK | |
| 8 | Values that show good morals in our society -Meaning of morals | Pupils should be able to: i. Explain the meaning of right and duties; ii. Differentiate between rights and duties of citizens in the society; iii. Identify the importance of right and duties of citizens in the society |
| 9 | Public Enlightenment -HIV/AIDS -Drug abuse and its hazard. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. importance of HIV/AIDS education; ii. highlight various ways to prevent HIV/AIDS; iii. discuss the meaning of drug abuse as part of Public enlightenment campaign; iv. identify the hazard of drug abuse. |
| 10 | Values that show Bad Morals in our society -examples of morals to show what is wrong e.g. stealing, bullying, fighting, lying etc. | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. list at least five bad morals in the society; ii. state the consequences of bad morals and how to curb it. |
| 11 | REVISION | |
| 12 | EXAMINATION | |
| CLASS | Primary/Basic 1 | |
| SUBJECT | Civic Education | |
| TERM | Second Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1 | Revision of last term work/ first term examination questions | Pupils should be able to: i. recall some of the last term work during revision done with them by the teacher. |
| 2 | Rules and Regulations -Meaning – Importance | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. explain in details what is meant by regulations; ii. highlight and expertiate on specific examples of rules and regulations iii. create their own classroom rules with the help of their teacher; |
| 3 | Gains Of obeying -Rules and -Regulations -Love by elders Gift from elders and friends -Praise reward from famil and constitute authority, | Pupils should be able to: i. explain what is meant by gains ii.highlight at least six gains of obeying the rules and regulations |
| 4 | Result of Disobeying Rules and Regulations – Unhappiness -Punishment -Denial of rivile es Rejection y ove ones | Pupils should be able to: i. explain what it means to be disobedient ii. highlight results of disobeying rules and regulations iii. analyze the results of disobe in rules and regulations. |
| 5 | Importance of school Rules and Regulations | By the end of the lesson , pupils be able to: i. memorize their school rules and regulations recite and explain their school rules and regulations. |
| 6 | Why Rules and Regulations are necessary -To protect life and -To promote peace and progress -To guide our behaviors at home, school and in public places. | Pupils should be able to: i. Identify at least four importance of rules and regulations ii. Explain two importance of the rules and regulations identified above |
| 7 | MID TERM TEST/MIDTERM BREAK | |
| 8 | Result of not obeying Govemment Rules and Regulations. Imprisonment,Pay ment offlnes etc | Pupils should be able to: i. explain what government rules are; ii. discuss various reasons for the government rules and regulations; iii. highlight at least two results of not obeying government rules and regulatons. |
| 9 | Result of not obeying Government Rules and Regulations | Pupils should be able to: i. explain the importance of obeying government rules and regulations ii. highlight thc consequences of not obeying governincnt rules and regulations iii. outline ways to make people follow set down rules and regulations. E.g. class rules. |
| 10 | Obedience -meaning -obedience at home, school and obedience to God. | By the end ofthe lesson, pupils should be able to; i. explain the meaning of obedience ii. highlight the importance of obedience as the tools for obeying rules and regulation. iii. discuss what it means to be obedient to parents, school authority and God. |
| 11 | Food safety Guide to food safety | Pupils should be able to: i. Mention things to took out for in a safety food. |
| 12 | REVISION AND EXAMINATION | |
| CLASS | Primary/Basic 1 | |
| SUBJECT | Civic Education | |
| TERM | Third Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1 | Revision of last term’s work/Second term examination questions | Pupils should be able to: i. explain some of the last term topics through revision done with them by the teacher. |
| 2 | Respect -Meaning | Pupils should be able to: i. Explain the meaning of respect; ii. Identify the importance of showing respect for one another and the society; iii. Highlight and discuss various examples of respect. |
| 3 | Ways of showing respect Salutation/Greeting e.g. bowing, kneeling, prostrating etc. | Pupils should be able to: i.hightlight atleast three ways of showing respect; ii. demostrate ways of showing respect. |
| 4 | People to respect -Parents -Elders -Teachers -Principal -Head teachers | Pupils should be able to: i. explain the meaning of respect; ii. highlight examples of people to be respected; iii. discuss ways to show respect to their Parents, Elders,Teachers proprietors/proprietess, head teachers etc. |
| 5 | People to Respect e.g. people who represent authorities -Ministers -Senators -Governors -President -Uniformed Men | Pupils should be able to: i. explain the roles of people in authority to respect list; ii. examples of people representing the authorities to be respected in the society |
| 6 | Places to respect Government buildings e.g. -Offices -Bank -Law Court -National Assembly etc | Pupils should be able to: i. identify atleast four places to respect; ii. discus what those places are used for. |
| 7 | MID TERM BREAK/ MID TERM TEST | |
| 8 | Places to respect -Church -Mosque Plates to respect eg Places of Interest -The National -Museum -Amusement park National Arts theater | Pupils should be able to: i. Name the religious places to respected ii. Highlight places of interest |
| 9 | Things to Respect in the society e.g. -The Consitution -National flag -The National Anthem -The pledge | Pupils should be able to: i. Demonstrate ways to respect the national anthem and the national pledge; ii. Identify ways to respect national constitution and the national flag of the country; iii. explain the importance of respecting the national anthem. |
| 10 | Things to respect (cont) -The constitution -National Flag -Nigeria Currency -The Mace | Pupils should be able to: i. Demonstrate how to respect things; ii. Identify how to respect places, time and things. |
| 11 | Revision | Revision |
| 12 | EXAMINATION | |
| 13 | EXAMINATION | |
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