Values That Are Cherished In The Community
Subject :
Civic Education
Term :
First Term
Week:
Week 4
Class :
Primary 4 / Basic 4 / Grade 4 /Year 4
Previous lesson : Pupils have previous knowledge of
Democracy and Democratic Practices
that was taught in their previous lesson
Topic :
Values In The Community
Behavioural objectives : At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- Say the meaning of value
- Mention examples of good values that are expected of everybody in the community
- Define community
- Mention types of community
Instructional Materials :
- Wall charts
- Pictures
- Related Online Video
- Flash Cards
Methods of Teaching :
- Class Discussion
- Group Discussion
- Asking Questions
- Explanation
- Role Modelling
- Role Delegation
Reference Materials :
- Scheme of Work
- Online Information
- Textbooks
- Workbooks
- 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
- Workbooks
What is value?
Value is that good thing that we hold in high esteem that we love and cherish that guide our behaviour and interaction with other people.
What is a community?
A community is a group of people that are living closely together in a particular area with the aim of maintaining peaceful relationships and coexistence with one another
What are the examples of good values that are expected of everyone in the community?
These are the examples of good values that build a very good peaceful coexistence in a community.
- Honesty
- Care
- Love
- Good neighbourliness
- Cooperation
- Tolerance
- Consideration
- Moderation
- Humility
- Wisdom
Give 2 examples of Community.
- Rural communities : These communities are mostly made up rural dwellers especially from the villages. The atmosphere of rural communities are always serene, quite, calm and cool. Most villagers in the rural area have access to fresh fruits, vegetables and other benefits like fresh undiluted palm wine
- Urban communities : This term is used to refer to people that live in major cities. Most of these people are well educated with white collar jobs and some don’t have white collar jobs. Lives in the cities is regular hustling and bustling from dawn to dusk. Noise, air and land pollution are common scenes in some cities. Most cities are already filled up and yet some people are still coming from villages to cities.
Meaning of values
Values are what shape our beliefs, ideas or philosophy about good behavior or bad habits and what things are important in life .
It is also the basic and fundamental belief that guide or motivate attitude or actions.
Types of values
Family values : These are what we belief as a family. What good name our family is all about. What do we uphold and strongly belief as a family.
Moral values : These are the principles that guide the fundamentals of our good behavior with friends, family and relatives and others
Spiritual values : These values are clearly written in our holy books. They form the narratives for our dealings with The Almighty God and Other fellow human beings
Professional values : These are job ethics, rules and regulations that are already decided by management of our organization that we must abide by in order to move forward
Community values are the basic guide or beliefs of a group of people on how to live, interact with one another and what is important to them. Examples of community values include
Culture: Culture is the arts, customs, lifestyles, background and habits of a community or nation.
Beliefs are unique, strange and at times they are feeling of certainty that something exist.
Ethics: These are the moral principles that governor a person’s behaviour.
Norms: They are unwritten rules that are accepted in a society.
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
Conclusion
The class teacher wraps up or conclude the lesson by giving out short note to summarize the topic that he or she has just taught.
The class teacher also goes round to make sure that the notes are well copied or well written by the pupils.
He or she does the necessary corrections when and where the needs arise.
Evaluation
1. Define values
2. Mention 5 various community values
3. Mention 2 types of community
4. What is community value
5. List three examples community values.
6. Mention three types of values
7.Define value
8. What is culture?
9. What is norm
10. What are family values
