Being a Citizen · B4 Our World And Our People

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.4.1.3.1 - Become committed to duties and responsibilities

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain commitment as a promise, agreement, or understanding you make to someone or something.
Identify at least three areas in which they are expected to show commitment (God, family, school).
Give at least two examples of what commitment looks like in their daily life (praying, doing homework, keeping their room clean).
Demonstrate commitment through role play and show the benefits that come from being committed.
Reflect on their own level of commitment and state one duty they will commit to doing better.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Our Nation Ghana (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Being a Citizen (4.1)
Content standard: B4.4.1.3 - Demonstrate understanding of commitment as a civic value and responsibility
Indicator: B4.4.1.3.1 - Become committed to duties and responsibilities
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. 17
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

• Learners explain commitment: A promise, agreement, or understanding you make to/with someone or something.
• Learners mention the ways by which they are expected to show commitment.
• For example:
• Show commitment to God such as praying everyday and reading scriptures, helping others showing charity.
• Show commitment to the family duties such as keeping room clean and taking care of pets.
• Showing commitment to school work by doing homework, keeping the classroom neat, and coming to school everyday.
• Learners role play scenarios or engage in other activities that show the benefits for showing commitment.
• We show respect to God, teachers, parents and leaders.
• We develop positive self-identity.
• We develop good relationships etc.