Lesson Note on SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

LESSON NOTE ON SOCIAL STUDIES FOR PRIMARY 4

                                                                                                                                              

TOPIC: Social Environment

DURATION: 2 periods (35 Minutes each)

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

1.    Explain social environment

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Pupils are familiar with their environment

PERIOD	TOPIC
1	Meaning of social environment

PROCEDURE

TEACHING AID: Pupils text book

STEP I: Arouse pupils interest by asking them to mention some of the things found in their environment

STEP II: Introduce lesson by explaining the meaning of social environment: It is referred to as the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops. It includes the culture that the individual was educated or lives in, and the people and institutions with whom they interact.

 Man is a social being;
- He enjoys and depends on the company of others.
- People live together in groups
- Established set of patterns of behavior regarding customs
- People organize their daily lives, like the kind of food they eat, their dress, language, occupation and culture; guided by religion and moral values
- Passed these from one generation to another.

STEP III: Develop lesson by stating some of the things found in the environment: things found in the environment are:

1.   plants

2.   Houses

3.   Rocks

4.   Vehicles

5.   Man

6.   Rivers etc

STEP IV: EVALUATION; Evaluate pupils by asking them to:

 Explain social environment

Assignment: list 3 relationship that exist between some members of a family