Family : Nuclear and extended Family

Table of Contents

Subject : Social Studies

 

Topic : Nuclear and Extended Family

 

Class :

Primary  3/ Basic 3

 

Term :

1st Term / First Term

 

Week :

Week 1

 

Instructional Materials :

  • Lagos State Scheme of Work
  • Textbooks On Social Studies
  • Online Materials
  • Picture Charts

 

 

Previous Knowledge :

The pupils have been taught

various topics

in their previous classes

 

Behavioural Objectives :  At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

  • Say the meaning of family
  • Explain the meaning of nuclear family
  • Say the meaning of extended family
  • Write out the members nuclear family and extended family
  • Write out the differences between nuclear family and extended family

 

 

Content :

Family is defined as a group of people that are related by blood, marriage or by adoption. Everybody in the society belongs to one family or another, family can be small or big.

F = Father 

À = And 

M= Mother 

I = I

L = love 

Y = You

There are two types of family; they are:

1 Nuclear family

2 Extended family

Nuclear family

A nuclear family is a simple family made up of a father, a mother and their children. In other words, nuclear family can also be referred to as immediate family.  The members of a nuclear family are father, mother, sons and daughters.

Extended family

An extended family refers to all the people that are related by blood through one’s father or mother. It is made up of many nuclear families.

The members of an extended family include:

1 Uncle: The brother of one’s mother or father

2 Aunt: The sister of one’s mother or father

3 Nephew: The son of one’s brother or sister

4 Niece: The daughter of one’s brother or sister

5 Paternal grandfather: The father of one’s father

6 Paternal grandmother: The mother of one’s father

7 Maternal grandfather: The father of one’s mother

8 Maternal grandmother: The mother of one’s mother

9 Father–in–law: Father of one’s husband or wife

10 Mother–in–law: Mother of one’s husband or wife.

When our relations like uncles, aunts and cousins are from our mother’s side they are known as maternal relations, but when they are from our father’s side, they are known as paternal relations.

 

 

Presentation

The topic is presented step by step

 

Step 1:

The class teacher revises the previous topics

 

Step 2.

He introduces the new topic

 

Step 3:

The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise

 

Evaluation :

Assignment:

  1. relations from mother’s side are known as ……………………………………………..
  2. state six members of the nuclear family
  3. your father’s brother is called…………………………………………
  4. What is family
  5. Who is the head of the extended family
  6. Who is the head of the nuclear family
  7. Who is your uncle. Explain.
  8. Who is your aunt. Explain

 

Conclusion :

The class teacher gives out ó brief note that is based on the topic that has just been taught.

The pupils may dramatize the roles of father and mother in the family

The girl may play the same role of a mother cooking for the kids while family or mother bathing the child

 

 

 

Assignment :

 

The roles of every member in a nuclear familyÂ