History Primary 5 First Term Lesson Notes
Weekly Brief List of Topics Covered Throughout the Term
History Primary 5 – First Term
- Week 1: General Revision of Primary 4 Work
- Recap of all major topics covered in Primary 4.
- Primary 4 History Revision: Key Events and Figures History Primary 5 First Term Lesson Notes Week 1
- Week 2 & 3: British Rule in Nigeria (Part 1)
- Who are the British?
- Location of Nigeria and its significance.
- Introduction to Europeans and the various countries that attempted to occupy Nigeria (Portugal, France, Germany, Britain).
- Reasons for British rule in Nigeria.
- Impacts of British rule on Nigeria.
- Exploring British Rule in Nigeria: European Influences and Impacts History Primary 5 First Term Lesson Notes Week 2 and 3
- Week 4 & 5: British Rule in Nigeria (Part 2)
- The first place the British occupied in Nigeria.
- Phases of British occupation of Nigeria.
- The ways the British occupied Nigeria.
- Activities of the British Royal Niger Company.
- The revocation of the Royal Niger Company’s Charter on 31st December 1899.
- The Founder of the Royal Niger Company.
- British Rule in Nigeria: Key Phases and Impacts History Primary 5 First Term Lesson Notes Week 4 and 5
- Week 6: British Rule in Nigeria (Part 3) – Amalgamation of Nigeria
- Meaning of amalgamation.
- The individual who amalgamated Nigeria.
- Reasons behind Nigeria’s amalgamation.
- Various phases of Nigeria’s amalgamation.
- Positive and negative effects of the British amalgamation of Nigeria.
- Amalgamation of Nigeria British rule in Nigeria History Primary 5 First Term Lesson Notes Week 6
- Week 7: Mid Term Assessment and Break
- Assessment covering topics from Week 1 to Week 6.
- Part A: 20 Objective Questions.
- Part B: 20 Theory Questions.
- Part C: 20 True or False Questions.
- Part D: 20 Fill-in-the-Gaps Questions.
- First Term Mid Term Test History Primary 5 First Term Lesson Notes Week 7
- Week 8 & 9: British Rule in Nigeria (Part 4) – Constitutional Development
- Meaning of a constitution.
- Various British constitutional reforms in Nigeria (Nigeria Council 1914-Lord Lugard, Hugh Clifford 1922, Arthur Richard’s 1946).
- Regionalism and its effects on Nigeria.
- Reasons for the introduction of these constitutions.
- Effects of these constitutional reforms on Nigeria’s gradual independence.
- Constitutional Development in Nigeria British Rule in Nigeria History Primary 5 First Term Lesson Notes Week 8 and 9
- Week 10 & 11: British Rule in Nigeria – Traditional Nationalism and Resistances
- Meaning of nationalism.
- Forms of nationalism.
- Notable traditional nationalists in Nigeria (e.g., Kosoko of Lagos, Jaja of Opobo, Nana Olomu Itshekiri, Sultan Attahiru of Sokoto, Madam Tinubu).
- Reasons for the growth of traditional nationalism in Nigeria.
- Effects of traditional nationalism on Nigeria.
- Meaning of Nationalism, Forms of Nationalism, Notable Traditional Nationalists in Nigeria History Primary 5 First Term Lesson Notes Week 10 and 11
- Week 12: Revision of All Topics Covered
- Review and revision of all topics covered throughout the term.
- Part A: 20 FAQs with answers.
- Part B: 20 Objective Questions.
- Part C: 20 Theory Questions.
- Part D: 20 True or False Questions.
- Part E: 20 Fill-in-the-Gaps Questions.
- Revision History Primary 5 First Term Lesson Notes Week 12
- Week 13: Examination
- Comprehensive exam covering all topics from Week 1 to Week 11.
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- Part A: 30 Objective Questions.
- Part B: 30 Theory Questions.
- Part C: 30 True or False Questions.
- Part D: 30 Fill-in-the-Gaps Questions.
- First Term Examination History Primary 5 First Term Lesson Notes Week 13