Civic Education is a subject that equips the pupils on how to be an active citizen and participate in democratic processes. The topics covered in this subject covers more of government like what is government, types of government, arms of government etc.
The topics covered in this class include; Definition of governance, types of governance, what is governance structure, arms of government, national value, characteristics of national values, ethnicity, solution and effect to ethnicity
| LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION UNIFIED SCHEMES OF WORK FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS | ||
| Civic Education Scheme of Work for Primary/Basic 4 | ||
| CLASS | Primary/Basic 4 | |
| SUBJECT | Civic Education | |
| TERM | First Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1 | -Definition of Governance -Meaning of Good Governance | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Explain governance ii. Discuss the meaning of good governance iii. Demonstrate good governance in the community. |
| 2 | Types of Governance e.g. -Democratic governance -Economic and Financial governance | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Identify types of Governances ii. Explain the types of Governance iii. Analyses The Features of Good Governance. |
| 3 | What is Governance Structure? | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Explain Governance Structure ii. Highlight examples of Governance Structure iii. Draw a Chart illustrating Government Structure. |
| 4 | Characteristics of Good Governance | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Outline Characteristics of Good Governance 1. Openness/Transparency |
| 5 | -Definition of Govemment and -Types of Govemment | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Explain Government ii. Highlight types of Government iii. Analyze the types of Government. |
| 6 | Arms of Governments: -Legislative -Executive -Judiciary | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Highlight the arms of Government ii. Draw a Chart showing Legislative, Executive and Judiciary |
| 7 | MID TERM BREAK | |
| 8 | Forms of Government | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Outline at least five functions performed by Government e.g. Provision of good roads; Provision of pipe borne water; Provision of Schools; Provision of Electricity; Provision of Health Clinics; 2. Explain the Functions of Government 3. Describe how the government functions affects them e.g. Schooling |
| 9 | Difference between the various types of Governments. | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Highlight the differences between various types of Government ii. Explain the differences between various types of Government iii. Analyze some of the similarities between Various types of Government. |
| 10 | Problems Facing Government | By the end of the lesson pupils should bo ablo to: 1 . Outline some of the problems facing Federal Government, State Government, Local Government 2. Analyze the Problem facing Govemment 3. Suggest some of the solutions to some of the problems facing the govemment |
| 11 | Solution to Problem Facing Govemment | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Identify three solutions to problems facing government ii. Explain solutions to problem facing government iii. Discuss ways bribery and corruption can be stopped |
| 12-13 | REVISION & EXAMINATION | |
| CLASS | Primary/Basic 4 | |
| SUBJECT | Civic Education | |
| TERM | Second Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1 | Revision of Last Term Work/ Readiness Test -National Values | |
| 2 | Meaning of National Values | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Discuss the meaning of National Values ii. Explain what values are iii. Demonstrate examples of national values. (1 Obedience (2.) Loyalty (3.) Dedication (4.) Honesty etc. |
| 3 | Types ef National Values e.g Civil Values | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Identify at least four types of National Values ii. Describe each of the types of values. e Analyze examples of civil values E.g. Obedience Dedication |
| 4 | Importance of Natuonal values | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Highlight the impottance of National Values. ii. Analyze the need to imbibe values in the society iii. Debate the importance of national value |
| 5 | Characteristics of National values | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Outline the characteristics of National Values 1. Loyalty 2. Co-operation 3. Humility ii. Explain the characteristics of national values iii. Demonstrate characteristics of national values |
| 6 | Meaning of a nation e A body of people sharing a spirit of unity | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Explain the meaning of a nation using relevant resources ii. Identify some nations of the world iii. Locate their nation in the map of the world |
| 7 | MID TERM BREAK | |
| 8 | Characteristics of a Nation e.g. -Common territory -Common customs and tradition e -Common language (understanding each other) | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Identify the characteristics of a nation ii. Explain various characteristics of a nation e.g.. Common customs, common territory, common language iii. Indicate on a map some of the characteristics e.g. States that share territories |
| 9 | Reasons why wo should build our Nation | By the end of the lesson pupils should be ablo to: i. Identify the reasons why wo should build our nation ii. Discuss why we should build our nation e.g. For peaceful co-existence -For common use of resources -To benefit from one another -To unite against exits and aggression -To provide a framework for social order iii. Justify why we need to build our nation |
| 10 | Duties and Responsibilities of parents and children in building the Nation | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Explain using a diagram the family tree ii. Highlight the duties of parents in building a nation iii. Identify the duties of children in building a Nation |
| 11 | Revision | Revision |
| 12 | REVISION | |
| 13 | EXAMINATION | |
| CLASS | Primary/Basic 4 | |
| SUBJECT | Civic Education | |
| TERM | Third Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1 | Revision of Second term Work/ Readiness test | |
| 2 | Meaning of Ethnicity | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Explain the meaning of Ethnicity ii. Analyze the problem of ethnicity in Nigeria iii. Mention different ethnic groups in Nigeria |
| 3 | Causes of Ethnicity | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Highlight at least Five causes of ethnicity -Economic reason -Political reason -Tribalism 2. Explain the causes of Ethnicity 3. Debate the causes of Ethnicity |
| 4 | Consequences of Ethnicity E.g. Communal conflicts, Political violence, Nepotism. | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Itemize the consequences Of Ethnicity ii. Explain the consequences of Ethnicity iii. Justify the consequences of Ethnicity. |
| 5 | Solution to Ethnicity | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Mention how to solve the problems of Ethnicity ii. Explain how to solve the problem of Ethnicity |
| 6 | Duties of Community leaders jn ensuring peaceful co -existence between ethnic groups | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Explain the meaning of peaceful co-existence ii. Highlight the duties of community leaders in ensuring peaceful co-existence iii. Analyze the duties of community leaders. |
| 7 | MID TERM BREAK | |
| 8 | Tribalism and Ethnicity | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Explain identity ii. Analyze the meaning of Tribalism |
| 9 | Similarities Ethnicity and Tribalism | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Identify the similarities between ethnicity and tribalism ii. Distinguish between ethnicity and tribalism iii. Describe some tribal intolerance in Nigeria |
| 10 | Similarities between ethnicity and Tribalism (PROJECT) | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Identify the similarities between ethnicity and tribalism ii. Describe the different tribes |
| 11 | REVISION | |
| 12 | EXAMINATION | |
