Our Neighbouring Countries · B3 Our World And Our…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.5.1.1.1 - Describe the location of Ghana and her neighbouring countries

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify Ghana on a map of Africa and point to its position on the West African coast.
Name the three countries that share borders with Ghana: Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso.
Describe the location of each neighbouring country relative to Ghana (east, west, and north).
State that the Atlantic Ocean forms Ghana’s southern border.
Use directional language (north, south, east, west) correctly when describing locations on a map.

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Curriculum details

Strand: My Global Community (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Our Neighbouring Countries (5.1)
Content standard: B3.5.1.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of Ghana's neighbours
Indicator: B3.5.1.1.1 - Describe the location of Ghana and her neighbouring countries
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. 55
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners watch Ghana's neighbouring countries on a map or the globe.
Learners describe Ghana's neighbouring countries e.g. Togo stretches from the North to the South on the eastern part, La Cote d'Ivoire stretches from the North to the South on the western part, Burkina Faso joins the northern part of Ghana.
Note:
Ghana shares boundaries with the three countries.
In the south is the Atlantic Ocean.