Civic Education

Civic Education

Nursery 1 – Second Term Lesson Notes
Week 9: Rights and Responsibilities

Topic: Rights and Responsibilities

Sub-Topic: Understanding Children’s Rights and Responsibilities

Behavioral Objectives

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

1. Explain what rights and responsibilities mean.
2. List the rights of every child.
3. Mention the responsibilities of children at home and school.

Keywords

• Rights
• Responsibilities
• Education
• Protection

Set Induction

The teacher begins by asking:

• “What do you enjoy doing at home or school?”
• “Do you know there are certain things you should do to help your family or school?”

Entry Behavior

Pupils know the importance of behaving well at home and school.

Learning Resources and Materials

1. Flashcards with the words Rights and Responsibilities.
2. Picture charts of children learning, playing, and helping.

Building Background/Connection to Prior Knowledge

The teacher explains that everyone has things they enjoy (rights) and things they should do to help (responsibilities).

Embedded Core Skills

• Social awareness
• Communication
• Empathy

Content

What Are Rights?

• Rights are benefits we enjoy as members of a family, group, or community.
• They are protected by laws to ensure we live happily.

Examples of Children’s Rights:

1. Right to life.
2. Right to education.
3. Right to protection from abuse.
4. Right to good health.
5. Right to a good quality family life, play, and recreation.

What Are Responsibilities?

• Responsibilities are duties we must do to help our family, group, or community function well.
• They make our communities better and help us live in peace.

Examples of Children’s Responsibilities:

1. Always do your homework.
2. Do not run within the school compound.
3. Be able to eat your food by yourself.
4. Always wear neat clothes or uniform.
5. Always look neat and tidy.

Teacher’s Activities

1. Display picture charts of children exercising their rights and responsibilities.
2. Explain the differences between rights and responsibilities.
3. Discuss the importance of fulfilling responsibilities at home and school.

Learners’ Activities

1. Identify the rights they enjoy at home and school.
2. Mention some responsibilities they fulfill daily.
3. Discuss how rights and responsibilities help everyone live happily.

Assessment

1. What are rights?
2. Mention three rights every child has.
3. What are responsibilities?
4. List two responsibilities of children at school.

Evaluation Questions

1. Rights are _______ we enjoy as members of a community.
   (a) Benefits (b) Punishments
2. Responsibilities are things we _______ do.
   (a) Must (b) Should not
3. Every child has a right to _______.
   (a) Education (b) Stealing
4. Children should always _______ their homework.
   (a) Do (b) Ignore
5. A right to protection means children should be free from _______.
   (a) Abuse (b) Happiness
6. Responsibilities help to make our _______ better.
   (a) Communities (b) Troubles
7. Wearing neat clothes is a _______.
   (a) Responsibility (b) Right
8. The right to good health means every child should _______.
   (a) See a doctor when sick (b) Play all day
9. Not running in the school compound is a _______.
   (a) Responsibility (b) Right
10. Rights are protected by _______.
    (a) Laws (b) Toys

Conclusion

The teacher emphasizes that rights and responsibilities work together. Pupils are reminded to enjoy their rights and fulfill their responsibilities to make their families, schools, and communities better.

Home Task: Draw a picture of a child helping at home.

Evaluation

Mention four rights of every child

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________

Mention four responsibilities of every child

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________

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