Food : Different Types of Native Cultural Foods In Nigeria

Subject :

Social Studies

Topic :

Food : Different Types of Native Cultural Foods In Nigeria

Class :

Grade 2 / Basic  2

Primary 2

Term :

First Term,

Week :

Week 7

Instructional Materials :

• Lagos State Scheme of Work
• Online Resources
• Textbooks
• Workbooks
• Pictures
• Wall Charts

Previous Knowledge :

The pupils have been taught

Importance of Culture in Nigeria

that was taught in their previous lesson

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

• say the meaning of culture
• say the meaning of food
• give examples of native ingenuous Nigerian food

Content :

What is food ?

Food is any substance either liquid or semi solid that we take into our body in order to grow and maintain good health .

Food is what we eat or drink to make us grow. Every living thing must eat to live. Food can be:

1. Solid g. amala, rice etc.
2. Liquid g. tea, pap etc.

Types of food

• Yam
• Beans
• Rice
• Garri
• Spaghetti

Food have different uses. Babies take more of liquid food while adults take solid food.

We shall look at the food eaten by the three main cultures:

• Yoruba
  1. Amala (made from yam)
  2. Efo riro (vegetable soup)
  3. gbegiri (bean soup)etc.
  4. Eba
  5. iyan
  6. Ewedu
  7. Ewa Agoyin

• Igbo
  1. Akpu (made from cassava)
  2. Ogbono soup
  3. Oha soup
  4. Abacha.
  5. Okpa
  6. Akidi
  7. Ofe Onugbu

• Hausa
  1. Tuwo
  2. Suya
  3. Dan Wake.
  4. Misa
  5. suya
  6. Miyan Geda
  7. kunnu

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 :

Write out two examples of food eaten by these tribes in Nigeria

1. Igbo ________________   , _______________________
2. Yoruba _____________     ________________________
3. Hausa _____________       _________________________

Conclusion :

Summary: Teacher goes over the topic once again to enhance better understanding

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Assignment :

Classification of food