The People Of Ghana · B2 History

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.2.1.2.1 - State the characteristics of the ethnic groups in Ghana

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name at least three characteristics that describe an ethnic group (such as language, food, festivals, dressing, and political institutions).
State one characteristic each for at least three different ethnic groups in Ghana.
Identify at least two things that differentiate one ethnic group from another.
Describe what a festival of one ethnic group shows about that group’s culture.
Work with classmates to sort pictures and information about ethnic groups into the correct categories.

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Curriculum details

Strand: My Country Ghana (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: The People Of Ghana (2.1)
Content standard: B2.2.1.2 - Show understanding of the characteristics of some of the ethnic groups in Ghana
Indicator: B2.2.1.2.1 - State the characteristics of the ethnic groups in Ghana
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 2 (Week 2 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - p.10: Printed page 10 carries two different content standards, both coded 'B2.2.1.1.', and two different indicators, both coded 'B2.2.1.1.1'. This is the second: standard 'B2.2.1.1. Show understanding of the characteristics of some of the ethnic groups in Ghana', indicator 'B2.2.1.1.1 State the characteristics of the ethnic groups in Ghana'. Both codes are transcribed as printed; a human must renumber one of them before import. Sub-strand 2.1 has no B2.2.1.2 and no B2.2.1.1.2 anywhere in the document.
Curriculum reference: History Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 10
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Enquiry route: What are the characteristics of the ethnic groups? What differentiates one ethnic group from the other?
1. Identify the characteristics (food, festivals, dressing, language, political institutions, social and economic activities, taboos, oaths etc.) of some of the ethnic groups in Ghana
2. Show documentary/pictures/ internet of a festival of one of the ethnic groups
3. Discuss what the documentary entails.