Our Neighbouring Countries · B1 Our World And Our…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.5.1.1.1 - Mention Ghana’s Neighbours

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and name the four neighbouring countries of Ghana: Togo, La Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Use body movements (right hand, left hand, front, back) to show the positions of Ghana’s neighbours.
Sing a simple song or rhyme that mentions Ghana’s neighbours in the correct positions.
Draw a picture of a person with arms stretched out, labelling the neighbours around them.
Point to Ghana on a map or chart and describe what is found on each side.

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Curriculum details

Strand: My Global Community (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Our Neighbouring Countries (5.1)
Content standard: B1.5.1.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of Ghana's Neighbouring Countries
Indicator: B1.5.1.1.1 - Mention Ghana's Neighbours
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: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 16
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners identify their unique country, Ghana and her neighbours
Learners demonstrate the positions of Ghana's neighbouring countries by using the body e.g. to my right is Togo, to my left is La Cote d'Ivoire, to my front is Burkina Faso and to my back is the sea (the Atlantic Ocean)
Learners compose a song/rhyme and draw a learner with arm stretched showing Ghana's neighbours