B6 Our World And Our People · Term 3 Week 4: Authority and Power

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.4.2.1.1 - Identify the role of children in promoting harmony with other family members

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what it means to live in harmony with family members, using at least two examples from their own homes.
Identify at least four roles children can play to promote harmony in the family, such as being respectful, obedient, humble and helpful.
Describe the roles other family members (grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins) play in ensuring harmony and moulding a child’s character.
Demonstrate through role-play how a child can respond to a family situation in a way that promotes harmony rather than conflict.
Appreciate that harmony in the family requires effort from everyone, both children and adults, and that each person’s contribution matters.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Our Nation Ghana (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Authority and Power (4.2)
Content standard: B6.4.2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the need to obey and submit to authority
Indicator: B6.4.2.1.1 - Identify the role of children in promoting harmony with other family members
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 4 (Week 28 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. 58
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners discuss what it takes to live in harmony.
Learners in pairs, list roles they can play to promote harmony in the family:
e.g. Children must be respectful, obedient, humble, etc.
Let learners in pairs, list roles other family members can play to ensure harmony in the family.
e.g. Relatives must be respectful, obedient, caring, protective, defensive, humble, etc.
Ask learners to role-play the duties of their grandparents, uncles, cousins, aunts, etc., in moulding their character.