QUALITIES AND BEHAVIOUR THAT ENHANCE FRIENDSHIP
FIRST TERM E-LEARNING NOTE
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
CLASS: JSS 1
TOPIC:
QUALITIES AND BEHAVIOUR THAT ENHANCE FRIENDSHIP.
TERM: FIRST TERM
WEEK: WEEK 8
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Pupils have previous knowledge of FRIENDSHIP – MEANING OF FRIENDSHIP
BEHAVIUORAL OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to
- Define friendship
- Mention four importance of friendship.
- Mention qualities that enhance good friendship
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
CONTENT:
QUALITIES AND BEHAVIOUR THAT ENHANCE FRIENDSHIP.
CONTENT
Position and Negative Peer Pressure
Ways of Improving Friendship.
Qualities and Behaviour that Enhance Friendship
The following are the qualities and behaviours that enhance friendship.
- Forgiveness
- Respect
- Trust
- love
- Patience
- Affection
- Support during good and bad times
- Ability to keep confidence
- Cooperation
- Openness
- Fairness
- Sincerity
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Reliability
Position and Negative Peer Pressure
Peer pressure refers to the strong influence of friendship on one another in decision making.
Positive Peer Pressure
This refers to a situation where someone is positively influenced in making decisions that bring progress and great achievements. Positive peer pressure includes being fluenced to be obedient, not to join a bad gang, to be of good behaviour all the time etc.
Negative Peer Pressure
This refers to a situation where someone is strongly influenced to misbehave or take bad decisions. Examples are being influenced to skip lessons in school, take hard drugs, disobey parents, engage in robbery, pre-marital sex etc.
Ways of Improving Friendship
- Sharing goals and aspirations.
- By having group activities and solving assignments together.
- Sharing information and exchanging gifts.
- Visiting each other’s family and other friends.
- Giving support in times of trouble
- Dating, with no expectation for shared sexual activity (adults of marriageable age.)
- Making positive comments about each other and having fun together.
- Keeping secrets and building trust.
- Practice active listening skills
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 concludes the lesson by giving out a 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 makes the necessary corrections when and where the needs arise.
EVALAUTION
- Mention five qualities that enhance friendship.
- What is negative peer pressure?
- Mention five ways of improving friendship.
GENERAL EVALUATION
- Differentiate between negative and positive peer pressure.
- Mention two qualities that enhance friendship and mere acquaintances.
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
- The following are behaviours that enhances friendship except……. honesty B. trust C. loyalty D. malice E. respect
- All of these are qualities of a good friends except……… forgiveness B. selfishness C. sharing D. keeping confidence E. love
- An individual who has made the wrong choice of friends may develop all of the following except. __________ stealing B. respect C. truancy D. arrogance E. honesty
- The agents of socialization do not includes ____________ mass media b. peer group C. religious institution D. home E. market
- All the following are qualities of love except ____ showing respect B. companionship C. commitment D. understanding. E. hated
THEORY
- Mention five qualities that enhance friendship.
- Mention five ways of improving friendship.
