B1 Our World And Our People · Term 2 Week 2: Population and Settlement

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.2.4.1.1 - Describe the population structure of their class and the need to respect one another

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State their own age and sex when asked.
Group themselves by age and by sex (boys and girls) in the classroom.
Describe the population structure of their class using simple words such as “more boys than girls” or “older and younger learners”.
Explain at least one reason why we must respect one another regardless of age or sex.
Demonstrate respect for classmates of different ages and sexes during group work and class discussions.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All Around Us (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Population and Settlement (2.4)
Content standard: B1.2.4.1 - Demonstrate basic understanding of population structure (age and sex structure)
Indicator: B1.2.4.1.1 - Describe the population structure of their class and the need to respect one another
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 2 (Week 14 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - the figure is three stacked pairs of boxes; the page labels them '8 years Boys Girls', '7 years Boys Girls' and '6 years Boys Girls', and the text layer renders the topmost 'Boys' as 'B oys' p.9
Curriculum reference: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 9
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners in groups describe the structure of population in their class by sex and age.
Learners group the population in their class by age and by sex in their class.
NB: Teacher to represent each age by sex on the chalk/white board with a rectangular block, starting with the youngest age at three bottom and building on with older boys and girls. Size of box will be determined in each case by number of learners in each age group.
Example of the Age Structure

Figure from the b1 our world and our people curriculum, printed page 9

Learners talk about the need to respect one another regardless of age and sex as responsible citizens.