Population and Settlement · B2 Our World And Our…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.2.4.1.1 - Explain the need to accept and adapt to a change in the total number of people, as a responsible citizen

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what it means for the number of people in a place to increase or decrease, using their own family and class as examples.
Identify at least three ways a change in family or class size affects daily life, such as sharing space, food, or attention.
Demonstrate through role play the challenges that come with a large family size and suggest at least two positive ways to cope.
Represent the number of people in their household using a simple bar chart.
Describe and practise at least two responsible citizen skills, such as tolerance, sharing, and respecting the rights of others, when adapting to a change in population.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All Around Us (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Population and Settlement (2.4)
Content standard: B2.2.4.1 - Demonstrate basic understanding of population changes
Indicator: B2.2.4.1.1 - Explain the need to accept and adapt to a change in the total number of people, as a responsible citizen
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 2 (Week 14 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. 26
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners role play problems of a large family size.
Represent the number of family members in your house with a bar chart.
Explain what happens to the class size when a new learner joins or leaves your class.
Learners talk about skills needed to accept and adjust to a change in the total number of people in a place, e.g. respect the rights of others, tolerance, sharing.