JHS1 Religious And Moral Education · Term 3 Week 7: Work, Entrepreneurship and Social Security

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.6.1.1.1 - Explain the meaning of work and entrepreneurship

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define the terms “work,” “entrepreneurship,” and “social security” accurately in their own words.
Distinguish clearly among the three concepts of work, entrepreneurship, and social security, giving at least one example of each.
Identify and classify at least four of the five types of work (domestic, community, school, occupational, and religious) from given scenarios.
Give at least two examples of entrepreneurs in their local community and explain the work they do.
Match everyday activities to the correct type of work they represent.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Religion and Economic Life (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Work, Entrepreneurship and Social Security (6.1)
Content standard: B7.6.1.1 - Cultivate the need for hard work and develop the spirit of entrepreneurship
Indicator: B7.6.1.1.1 - Explain the meaning of work and entrepreneurship
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 7 (Week 31 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: Religious and Moral Education, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 21
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Distinguish among the concepts; "work", "entrepreneurship" and "social security."
• Work - activity which has the aim of producing something or achieving a purpose or results.
• Entrepreneurship - the process of setting up a new business and assuming control of it.
• Social Security - a social protection programme often backed by law to provide monetary assistance to individuals in the event of unforeseen future circumstances or upon retirement from work.
2. Identify and explain the various types of work
Types of Work
• Domestic - washing, sweeping, cooking, etc.
• Community - clean-up exercises, building of schools, clinics, etc.
• School (academic and non-academic) - studying, sweeping, games, work of school prefects, etc.
• Work for livelihood/Occupational - teaching, farming, carpentry, nursing, policing, etc.
• Religious work - the work of priests/priestesses, imams, church administrators, evangelist etc.