B6 Our World And Our People · Term 2 Week 7: Festivals

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.3.2.1.1 - Identify two ways of making festivals beneficial to the communities

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State at least four ways in which festivals can bring benefits to their communities.
Explain how a festival occasion can be used to plan for community development projects.
Describe how festivals can be used to settle disputes and honour hardworking people in the community.
Discuss how youth participation and gender inclusivity can make festivals more beneficial.
Draw a durbar scene showing chiefs and community members during a festival celebration.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Our Beliefs and Values (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Festivals (3.2)
Content standard: B6.3.2.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of the significance of celebrations in Ghana
Indicator: B6.3.2.1.1 - Identify two ways of making festivals beneficial to the communities
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 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. 54
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners talk about ways of making celebrations of festivals beneficial to the communities e.g. use festival occasions to plan for development, encourage youth participation, gender and inclusivity, settle disputes, honour hardworking people, showcasing the culture of the people
Learners draw a durbar of chiefs during festival celebrations