My Family and the… · B5 Our World And Our People

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.3.3.1 - Explain how gender equity can be promoted

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define gender equity and gender stereotype in their own words.
Identify at least three common gender stereotypes found in their community.
Explain how gender stereotypes affect individuals, the community, and nation building.
Describe at least three practical ways to promote gender equity at home, in school, and in the community.
Work collaboratively in groups to discuss and present ways to promote gender equity, such as women empowerment.

Sign in with your phone number to read the full note and download the GES plan - free.

Sign in with phone number

Curriculum details

Strand: All About Us (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: My Family and the Community (1.3)
Content standard: B5.1.3.3 - Demonstrate understanding of gender related issues in the environment
Indicator: B5.1.3.3.1 - Explain how gender equity can be promoted
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 6 (Week 6 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. 27
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

In groups learners work to elicit gender stereotypes in their community.
Learners, in groups identify roles that are to be performed by the sexes. Learners discuss and cross out responses the class considers as stereotypes.
Learners discuss some gender issues in the community and how they affect the:
i. Individual
ii. Community
iii. Nation building e.g. widowhood rites, trokosi, witch camps etc.
Learners find out from parents and other people in the community some of the customs they consider discriminatory.
In groups, learners discuss and present their findings in class.
Learners in groups discuss how they will promote gender equity in their community. e.g. women empowerment