B4 Our World And Our People · Term 3, Week 5

Authority and Power

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Curriculum details

Strand
Our Nation Ghana (Strand 4)
Sub-strand
Authority and Power (4.2)
Content standard
B4.4.2.1 - Demonstrate respect for people with authority and power
Indicator
B4.4.2.1.1 - Show respect and obedience to those in authority
Suggested placement
Term 3, Week 5 (Week 29 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.

Curriculum reference
Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 18

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners identify people (can use films and pictures) with authority and power in the community: parents, e.g.
Home: parents, grandparents uncles, aunties School: headteacher, teachers, prefects Community: chiefs, pastors, Imams, Assembly members, police State: President, Speaker of Parliament, Members of Parliament.
Learners talk about why they should respect and obey people in authority: e.g. to promote unity, peace and harmony, to avoid punishment.
In groups, learners talk and write about why they should obey authority.
Learners present their work for class discussion.