Population and Settlement · B4 Our World And Our…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.2.4.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what a settlement is and why people live together in settlements.
Identify at least four features of a good settlement that make life easier and comfortable.
Discuss the importance of settlements, including protection and pooling resources together.
Justify their choice of a good settlement location using the features discussed in class.
Suggest practical ways to keep their own settlement safe, peaceful and clean.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All Around Us (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Population and Settlement (2.4)
Content standard: B4.2.4.1 - Demonstrate understanding settlements patterns in Ghana
Indicator: B4.2.4.1.1 - Describe the nature of settlements in Ghana.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 6 (Week 18 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. 10
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners discuss the importance of settlements e.g. people live with other people, we do not live in vacuum, for protection, for pooling resources together etc.
Learners discuss and write about features that they will consider in choosing a good settlement that would make life easier and comfortable such areas free of floods, access to local raw materials, local water supply for drinking and washing and access to roads and transportation.
Learners engage in activities that teach them to help keep their settlements safe, peaceful and clean.