Power and Authority · B3 Our World And Our People

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.4.2.1.1 - Explain how law and order is maintained in the community

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define law and order in their own words using simple examples from their community.
Identify at least three agencies responsible for maintaining law and order in the community (e.g., the police, the courts, the army).
Explain how laws help to keep people safe and resolve disputes fairly.
Demonstrate, through role play, how law and order is maintained when a rule is broken.
State what citizens can do to support the maintenance of law and order.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Our Nation Ghana (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Power and Authority (4.2)
Content standard: B3.4.2.1 - Demonstrate how law and order is maintained in the community
Indicator: B3.4.2.1.1 - Explain how law and order is maintained in the community
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 2 (Week 26 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. 52
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners discuss how law and order is maintained in the community.
Learners mention agencies responsible for maintaining law and order in the community e.g. the police, lawyers
Learners role play how law and order is maintained in the community