B5 Our World And Our People · Term 2 Week 4: Population and Settlement

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.4.1.1 - Explain the features of rural settlements

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least four features of a rural settlement from pictures and descriptions.
Explain why rural settlements have small populations and few buildings.
Compare the features of rural settlements with those of urban settlements using a simple table.
Describe the main economic activities carried out in rural settlements in Ghana.
Draw a simple picture of a rural settlement showing at least three of its features.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All Around Us (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Population and Settlement (2.4)
Content standard: B5.2.4.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of the features of rural settlements
Indicator: B5.2.4.1.1 - Explain the features of rural settlements
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 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. 32
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners talk about the features of rural and urban settlements e.g. in rural settlements there is small population, few buildings, people living far apart.
In urban settlements the population is large, there is large market.
Learners in groups talk about the main activities in the rural and urban settlements of Ghana.
What can do to get food and money e.g. rural settlement: crop farming, animal rearing, hunting
Learners draw a rural and urban settlements, showing some features.