Kinship Civic Education Nursery 2 – Second Term Lesson Notes

Civic Education

Nursery 1 – Second Term Lesson Notes
Week 4: Kinship

Topic: Kinship

Sub-Topic: Understanding Kinship and Family Relationships

Behavioral Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Explain what kinship means.
2. Identify their kinsmen in their immediate family.
3. Appreciate their kinsmen as gifts from God.

Keywords

• Kinship
• Relatives
• Bloodline
• Kinsmen

Set Induction

The teacher begins by asking:

• “Do you know your brothers and sisters?”
• “Can you mention someone related to you through your father or mother?”

Entry Behavior

Pupils are familiar with their family members, such as parents, siblings, and grandparents.

Learning Resources and Materials

1. Pictures of family members (e.g., brothers, sisters, grandparents).
2. Flashcards with the names of family relationships.

Building Background/Connection to Prior Knowledge

The teacher explains that kinship means being connected to other people in the family through blood, marriage, or adoption.

Embedded Core Skills

• Social awareness
• Communication skills
• Family bonding

Content

What Is Kinship?

• Kinship means relatives.
• Kinsmen are people we are related to by blood, marriage, or adoption.

How Are We Related to Our Kinsmen?

1. Father’s Side: Relatives from our father’s family.
2. Mother’s Side: Relatives from our mother’s family.
3. Marriage or Adoption: Relatives connected to us by marriage or adoption.

Who Are Our Kinsmen in the Immediate Family?

1. Brothers
2. Sisters
3. Nephews
4. Nieces
5. Grandchildren
6. Grandparents

Important Notes About Kinship

• You don’t choose your kinsmen or bloodline.
• They are God’s gifts to you, and you are God’s gift to them.

Teacher’s Activities

1. Explain the meaning of kinship and family relationships.
2. Show pictures of family members and ask pupils to name them.
3. Guide pupils to identify their immediate family members.

Learners’ Activities

1. Mention members of their family who are their kinsmen.
2. Identify relatives from their father’s and mother’s families.
3. Share how they interact with their brothers, sisters, and grandparents.

Assessment

1. What does kinship mean?
2. Who are your kinsmen?
3. Can you name two people in your immediate family?

Evaluation Questions

1. Kinship means _______.
   (a) Strangers  (b) Relatives
2. Kinsmen are people we are related to by _______.
   (a) Blood  (b) Dreams
3. _______ is a relative in the immediate family.
   (a) Brother  (b) Neighbor
4. People related to us by adoption are our _______.
   (a) Kinsmen  (b) Strangers
5. Relatives from our mother’s family are called _______.
   (a) Mother’s kinsmen  (b) Friends
6. Grandparents are _______ in our family.
   (a) Strangers  (b) Relatives
7. _______ are gifts from God.
   (a) Kinsmen  (b) Trees
8. Our father’s relatives are from our _______ family.
   (a) Father’s  (b) Teacher’s
9. Nephews and nieces are part of our _______.
   (a) Immediate family  (b) Schoolmates
10. _______ connects us to our kinsmen.
    (a) Bloodline  (b) Distance

Conclusion

The teacher emphasizes that kinsmen are special gifts from God and that pupils should cherish their family relationships. Pupils are encouraged to respect and love their family members.

Home Task: Draw and label three kinsmen in your immediate family.