National Values Education is an umbrella title that covers subjects that include; Civic Education, Security Education, and Social Studies. All these subjects have been merged in line with the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council’s curriculum.
This subject aims to train the pupils to be responsible and patriotic citizens who contribute to a peaceful and unified Nigeria. Some of the topics covered in this class include; External influence in Nigeria, intermarriage, marriage failure, the definition and meaning of national honors award, the influence of working parents on the Nigerian family, reasons for national honour awards, personal security, acting properly in the face of danger etc.
At the end of this class, the pupils should be able to confide in trusted adults in times of problem, take precautionary measures on personal security, identify reasons why marriage fails, and identify the influence of working parents on the Nigerian family.
| LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION UNIFIED SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS | ||
| National Values Education Scheme of Work for Primary/Basic 6 | ||
| CLASS | Primary/Basic 6 | |
| SUBJECT | National Values Education | |
| TERM | First Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1(Social Studies) | External Influence on Nigeria life: -Language -Family system -Behaviour of family members -Food -Music and Education – Working mothers or parents -Influence of religion on Nigeria family life – Marriage pattem (relationship between members -General behaviour of family | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Describe how the external influence on Nigeria family life in terms of: Family system, language, behaviour, family members, food, music and education 2. Explain how religion influence Nigerian family We; marriage pattern, relationship between family members general behaviour of family members 3. Discuss the influence of working parents on the Nigeria family life. Inadequate attention to the children, use of baby seaters putting children in day care. More in week 2 |
| (Civic Education) | Readiness test / loyalty Definition and meaning of national honors awards e -Type of national honor award | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. explain national honors award 2. Mention the types of national honor award, e.g ONE, CON GCON etc 3. Describe the types of national honor award |
| (Security Education) | Personal Security | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. Define personal security ii. Identify adults they can reach out to in times of problems iii, Tell why we need personal security |
| 2(Social Studies) | The influence of working parents on the Nigerian Family – Use of body sitters – Putting children in the day care institution -More income is generated for the family | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Describe working parents from the above |
| (Civic Education) | Lack care and moral up bringing examples of peoples rewarded with national honor | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Mention at least five national heroes and heroine e.g Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe, Albert Macaulay etc ii. Arrange the pictures of national honor award receipt in a chart. iii. Identify the award received by each |
| (Security Education) | Types of personal Security | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. Mention the types of security ii .Explain the types of security iii. Classify the categories of security |
| 3(Social Studies) | Inter Marriage. Meaning of -Intermarriage – Intra ethonic marriage – Advantages(inter and intra ethnic) – Disadvantages (inter and intra ethnic marriage) -Value that foster intermarriage (affection, tolerance, unity, cooperation etc) | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Explain intermarriage and intra marriage ii. List the gains of inter and intra ethnic marriage iii. Mention the disadvantages of inter and intra ethnic marriage iv. Identify values promoting intermarriage |
| (Civic Education) | • Reasons for national honor award | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. Identify reason for nation honors award Reward for hard work, obedience, patriotism, encouragement ii. Discuss reason for national honor award iii. Demonstrate attitude/values allowing people to receive award |
| (Security Education) | Importance of Personal Security | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. Describe the importance of Personal Security ii. Justify the importance of Personal Security |
| 4(Social Studies) | Marital Failure | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Explain marital failures ii Itemize reason for marital failure iii. Identify sexual behaviours that promote STD/HIVIAIDS |
| (Civic Education) | Concepts of valuing Nigerian goods | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Explain the concept of valuing Nigeria goods ii. Identify some Nigeria made goods iii. Analyze the worth value of Nigeria goods |
| (Security Education) | Precautionary measures on personal security | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. List the precautionary measures on personal security ii. Discuss the precautionary measures on personal security iii. Analyze precautionary measures such as technology devices( camera) iv. Formulate security policies |
| 5(Social Studies) | – Some foreign cultures that are affecting our values and cultures (dress, foods, religions ractice -Advantages and disadvantages of foreign cultures (advantages- better ways of doing things, education, health etc.) (disadvantages, destruction of traditional value, immorality, violence etc) | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i.Mention some foreign cultures that are affecting our values and culture ii. Discuss the advantages of foreign cultures on our culture iii. Itemize the disadvantages of foreign culture on our culture |
| (Civic Education) | Reason why we should value Nigerian goods (b) examples of Nigerian goods | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: i. Identify reason we should value Nigeria goods ii. Give at least five examples of Nigeria goods e.g groundnut oil, palm oil, cocoa, petrol,cement. iii. Justify the preference of Nigeria goods to imported goods |
| (Security Education) | Personnel to contact during emergency | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. Mention the security agents to contact during emergency ii, Give examples of some personnel security to contact during emergency iii. explain the work of the security personnel |
| 6(Social Studies) | Religious Intolerance in Nigeria. – Concept of religious intolerance – Causes of religious intolerance – Control of religious intolerance | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Describe the concepts of Religious intolerance 2. Explain causes of religious intolerance in Nigeria 3. Suggest ways of controlling religious intolerance in Nigeria |
| (Civic Education) | Benefit of patronizing Nigerian goods | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Identify at least four benefit of patronizing made in Nigerian goods 2. Analyze the benefit of patronizing Nigerian goods. |
| (Security Education) | Emergency phone numbers | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. Mention important security numbers ii. Describe the appropriate personnel to contact during emergency |
| 7 | MID TERM BREAK | |
| 8(Social Studies) | -Labour and Trade union -Concept of Labour – Example of labour and trade union in Nigeria | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: -Describe the concept of labour and trade union -Give example of labour and trade union |
| (Civic Education) | Reason why made in Nigerian goods suffer low percentage | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Mention at least three reason why made in Nigerian goods suffer low patronage e g government policy, fake product, exchange rate 2. explan the reason why made in Nigerian goods suffer low patronage |
| (Security Education) | Acting properly in the face of danger | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to 1. explain the meaning of danger 2. illustrate what to do in the face of danger 3. act properly in the face of danger 4. improve on fighting danger |
| 9(Social Studies) | Wages and income distribution -Concept of wages and income distribution -Relationship between the income and standard of living -Factors determining wages and income -Causes of wages increase -Aspect of income management (household, needs, savings, investments, charity, reserve etc) | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to i. discuss the concept of wages and income distribution ii. itemize the relationship between income and standard of living iii. explain factor determining wages and income iv. list the causes of wage increase v. identify factor in income management |
| (Civic Education) | Problems in develping positive attitude towards made in Nigeria product | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to i. identify problems of developing positive attitude towards made in Nigeria goods ii. explain problmes of developing made in Nigeria goods iii. demonstrate some of the positive attitude |
| (Security Education) | Revision | |
| 10(Social Studies) | Employment -Employment -Unemployment -Problrms of umemployment (drug trafficking and abuse, begging) | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to i. define employment and unemployment ii. discuss causes of unemployment iii. solution and causes to unemployment |
| (Civic Education) | How to encourage made in Nigeria goods | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to i. suggest ways through which the purchase of made in Nigeria goods can be encouraged ii. compare the prices of Nigerian made goods and the imported goods |
| (Security Education) | Revision | |
| 11(Social Studies) | Nigerian and Foreign made goods Examples in: -Textile-Furniture -Leather -Automobile and electronics | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to i. describe made in NIgeria goods ii. Foreign made goods iii. give examples on Nigeria and foreign made goods |
| (Civic Education) | Revision | |
| (Security Education) | Revision | |
| 12 | Revision/Examination | |
| CLASS | Primary/Basic 6 | |
| SUBJECT | National Values and Education | |
| TERM | Second Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1(Social Studies) | Revision of Last term examination | |
| (Civic Education) | Revision of last term’s work readiness qest/ concept of national values | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Explain values 2. Analyze the concept of national value. 3. Mention examples of national values |
| (Security Education) | Revision | |
| 2(Social Studies) | Resources utilization – Importance of natural resources – Overutilization of natural resources – Danger of overutilization -Underutilization of natural resources -Problems of underutilization of natural resources | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Appreciate the importance of natural resources to the country 2. Describe overutilization of resources and itemize the implications of overutilization of natural resources 3. Describe underutilization of resources and mention the danger of underutilization of resources |
| (Civic Education) | Types of values that promotes peace | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Mention and explain at least Five (5) types of values that promote peace. Honesty, Tolerance, Respect. 2. Explain types of national value that promotes peace 3. demonstrate |
| (Security Education) | Security Management | By the end of the lesson, pupils should bo able to: i. Define security management ii. List examples of security management |
| 3(Social Studies) | Labour Force: -Meaning -Trading the populatim to be healthy and productive -Implication of poor health on Labour | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Define labour force 2. Recognize ways of training the population to be healthy and productive 3. Mention the implication of poor health on labour force |
| (Civic Education) | Continuation of (wk3) -Types of values that promote peace | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Mention: -Self-control, -Moderation, -Comprotment 2. Explain national values that promotes peace 3. Bring out the benefit of having values |
| (Security Education) | Types of security management | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: 1. mention the types of security management 2. describe the types of security management mentioned |
| 4(Social Studies) | Transport and Communution Water and Air transportation (meaning and examples) -Problems and solution of Air and Water transportation in Nigeria -Communication system in Nigeria (meaning and examples) -When and how to use means of telecommunication -Why telecommunication do not work | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1Describe water and Air transportation in Nigeria 2. Pinpoint problems and solution to Air and Water transportation in Nigeria 3. Describe communication and give examples in Nigeria, when and how they are used 4. Troubleshoot in communication system |
| (Civic Education) | -Concept of cooperation | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Explain the 2. Meaning of cooperation 3. Mention the attribute of cooperation 4. Describe the attribute of cooperation. -Communal efforts -Shared responsibilities -Willingness to assist -National unity |
| (Security Education) | Importance of security management -At home -At school -In the society | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. mention the importance of security management at home, school and in the society 2. describe the importance of security management at home, school and in society 3. distinguish security management at home, school and in society |
| 5(Social Studies) | Gender discrimination -Meaning and areas of discrimination (examples) -Consequences of gender discrimination -Solution to gender discrimination | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Describe and give examples of areas of discrimination. 2. Itemize consequences of gender discrimination 3. Suggest ways of curbing gender discrimination in the society |
| (Civic Education) | Concept of tolerance. | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Define tolerance 2. Demonstrate tolerance 3. Identify characteristics of tolerance |
| (Security Education) | Precautionary measures in security management | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: 1. mention precautionary measures in security management 2. explain precautionary measures in security management 3. describe some examples of precautionary measures |
| 6(Social Studies) | Group conflicts and cooperation – Meaning of conflicts and cooperation -Importanæ of communication cooperaion – Contolling and avoiding confiict in our community -Internati0nal conflicts and organization meaning and causes. | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Describe conflicts and cooperation. 2. State the importance of communication and cooperation 3. Proper ways of controlling and avoiding conflicts in our community 4. Describe conflicts in the organization highlighting the causes |
| (Civic Education) | -Concept of forgiveness | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Define forgiveness 2. Mention attributes of forgiveness 3. Explain attributes of forgiveness |
| (Security Education) | Safety and security mana9ement | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. define safety 2. distinguish between safety and security management |
| 7 | Mid Term Break | |
| 8(Social Studies) | Intemational organization -Meaning and examples – Efforts of intemational bodies at solving the problems posed by COVID-19, HIV/AIDS and STDS | By the end of tho lesson pupils should be ablo to: 1. Describe intemational organizations (with examples) 2. Pinpoint efforts intematlonal bodies at solving problems posed by COVID-19, HIV/AIDS and STDS. |
| (Civic Education) | Concept of Self control | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Explain the meaning of self-control 2. Highlight characteristics of self-control 3. Demonstrate self-control |
| (Security Education) | Managing Security | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. cite ways to manage security develop ways of managing security 2. Reduce risk exposure 3. Assess ,plan and design implementation of overall security mana ement |
| 9(Social Studies) | Peace Education -Meaning of peace – Characteristics of tolerance – Attributes of Cooperation -Value that promote peace, – National Unity meaning and symbols of National Unity | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Describe peace as oppose to conflict 2. Identify characteristics of tolerance and cooperation 3. Express value that promote peace in the community 4. Describe and mention symbols of national unity |
| (Civic Education) | Concept of moderation | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Define moderation 2. Explain the meaning of moderation 3. State the characteristics of moderation |
| (Security Education) | Threats to security | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: I. define threats Il. mention common security threat a) Bonnets b) Hacking c) Malware d) Phishing etc iii. Explain some security threats |
| 10(Social Studies) | Concepts of drug and drug abuse – Meaning of drug and drug abuse – Examples of drugs often abused – Consequence of drug abuse | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Describe drug and drug abuse 2. Mention examples of drugs often abused 3. Discuss the consequence of drug abuse |
| (Civic Education) | Concept of Compassion. | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Explain compassion 2. Identify characteristics of compassion 3. Demonstrate characteristics of compassion 4. describe how govemment policy can solve the problem of disunity |
| (Security Education) | Combating threats to security | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able: 1. list ways of combating security threats 2. describe how to combat security threats 3. identify paces where there is security threats |
| 11(Social Studies) | Synthetic and naturally occurring drugs Meaning and examples Solution to drugs | By tho end of the lesson pupils should be ablo to: 1. Describe synthetic and naturally occurring drugs 2. Compare and contrast between the synthetic and naturally occurring drugs 3. Suggest solution to drug abuse |
| (Civic Education) | Revision | |
| (Security Education) | Revision | |
| 12-13 | EXAMIANTION | |
| CLASS | Primary/Basic 6 | |
| SUBJECT | National Values Education | |
| TERM | Third Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1(Social Studies) | Effect of substance abuse -Health and socio economic effects of substance abuse – Heroine -Cocaine sedative drugs – Mandrax -Valium | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Discuss health and socio economic effects of drugs (Cocaine & Heroine) (chills, cramps, panic, houses, lack of appetite and loss of weight, increased in blood pressure,stroke,loss of weight, convulsion, sudden death 2. Health and socio economic effects of sedative drugs (mandrax and valium) (inco-ordination, anxiety, poor school performance, truancy, general weakness |
| (Civic Education) | Readiness test / loyalty Concept of National Unity Evidence of loyalty | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. explain the concept of national unity 2. Demonstrate the concept of national unity 3. Analyze importance of national unity that promote national unity |
| (Security Education) | REVISION OF 2ND TERM WORK | |
| 2(Social Studies) | Modes of drug use and consequences -Effects of normal use of drugs -Consequences of excessive use of drugs -Factors causing drug abuse behaviour | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Itemize effects of normal use of drugs (e.g desired effects) 2.List effects of excessive use of drugs (damage to body organs or death) 3. Discuss factors responsible for drugs abuse (desire for pleasure and excitement, pear pressure, availability of drug in the environment |
| (Civic Education) | Characteristics of National Unity | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Mention at least three characteristic of national unity e.g (l) one constitution (ii) common national goals (iii) Common national symbols. 2. Explain some of the characteristics 3. Analyze national symbols |
| (Security Education) | Meaning of personal security management | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. define the meaning of personal security management |
| 3(Social Studies) | Sources of drugs supply and traficking -Registered -Unregistered | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1.Distinguish between the various sources of dry supply and trafficking (registered and unregistered) 2. Mention example of sources of drug supply and trafficking (registered – pharmaceutical industries, hospital, patent medicine store, hotel and club. 3. Unregistered – plantations traditional medicine establishments, herb seller, road side hawkers |
| (Civic Education) | -Factors that promote National Unity | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Identify five factors that promote national unity 2. Explain the factors that promotes national unity 3. Demonstrate some of the factors |
| (Security Education) | Types of crime | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. define crime ii. list the types of crime in the society iii. explain each crime iv. mention examples of various crimes mentioned |
| 4(Social Studies) | Identification of abuses The treatment and effects | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Identify person involved in drug abuse (heroine and cocane excessive joy, tiny pupils, pain and shivering) 2. Sedative drugs (drunken behaviour with or without smell, tremor, convulsion) 3. Discuss ways of treatment and rehabilitation of people on drug abuse. (counseling social centre, use of sport to occupy idle time, arresting and publishing peddlers sellers |
| (Civic Education) | Factors that promote National Unity (Continuation) | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Identify five factors that promote national unity e.g (i) Peaceful co-existence (ii) Love (iii) Perseverance (iv) Understanding 2. explain factors that promote national unity 3. Demonstrate factors that promote national unity |
| (Security Education) | Punishment for various crimes -Theft -Rape -Impersonation | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: 1. mention the punishment for various crimes e.g. theft, rape, impersonation etc 2. describe the punishment attached to each crime |
| 5(Social Studies) | Prevention of drug abuse -Life saving skills -Developing positive health behaviour | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. Mention life savings skill (health promotion behaviour, regular exercise, constructive play) 2. Identify and develop positive health behaviours (constructive relationship with others, avoidance of harmful drugs. More discrimination in what is consumed and choice of friends. 3. List organizations responsible for curtailing drug abuse, warfare and social centre, sport organization, NDLEA, customs (non-government-social, churches, mosque, etc. |
| (Civic Education) | Factors that hinder National Unity | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. identify three factors that hinder national unity 2. explain factors that hinder national unity 3. demonstrate some of the factors that hinder national youth |
| (Security Education) | Punishment for crimes e.g -production of adulterated foods (food fraud) -fake drugs | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. cite the punishment for production adulterated food 2. describe the punishment for dealing in fake drugs |
| 6(Social Studies) | Obstacle to physical development in youth | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. explain the word obstacle to physical development 2. list obstacle to physical development -poor feeding, bad habit, diseases 3. discuss solution to obstacle to physical development -good hygiene, balance diet, regular excercise, sleep and rest. |
| (Civic Education) | Factors that hinder National Unity (Continuation) | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. itemize four factors that hinder national unity e.g -ethnicity -like of love -disloyalty 2. discuss that factor that hinders national unity 3. draw a map of Nigeria showing ethnic groups |
| (Security Education) | Punishment for -Bribery and corruption -Embezzlement -Extorsion | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. list the punishment for bribery and corruption 2. describe the punishment for embezzlement 3. identify the punishment for extorsion |
| 7 | MID TERM BREAK | |
| 8(Social Studies) | Revision | |
| (Civic Education) | Solutions to the factors that hinder national unity | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. identify the solution to the factors that hinder unity -Government policy -Lack of cooperation -Tribalism 2. explain the solution to the factors that hinders national unity 3. describe the government policy that can solve the problem of disunity |
| (Security Education) | Punishment for -Fake pretense -Fraud -Burglary | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. explain the punishment for false pretense, fraud and burglary |
| 9(Social Studies) | Revision | |
| (Civic Education) | Revision | |
| (Security Education) | Punishment for -Advance fee fraud(419) -Money laundering -Terrorism -Forgery | By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: 1. identify the punishment for advance fee fraud, money laundering, terrorism and forgery |
| 10(Social Studies) | Revision | |
| (Civic Education) | Revision | |
| (Security Education) | Economic crime | By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: i. define economic crime ii. give examples of economic crime |
| 11-12 | REVISION/EXAMINATION | |
