JHS1 Religious And Moral Education · Term 3, Week 10

Work, Entrepreneurship and Social Security

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.6.1.1.4 - Justify the need to become an entrepreneur

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

  1. State at least four benefits of becoming an entrepreneur based on the exemplars provided.
  2. Justify, using reasoned arguments, why entrepreneurship is important for personal growth and national development.
  3. Compare the advantages of entrepreneurship with the experience of paid employment using examples from their community.
  4. Explain how entrepreneurs contribute to job creation and nation-building in Ghana.
  5. Present a convincing case for why a young person should consider becoming an entrepreneur.

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Curriculum details

Strand
Religion and Economic Life (Strand 6)
Sub-strand
Work, Entrepreneurship and Social Security (6.1)
Content standard
B7.6.1.1 - Cultivate the need for hard work and develop the spirit of entrepreneurship
Indicator
B7.6.1.1.4 - Justify the need to become an entrepreneur
Suggested placement
Term 3, Week 10 (Week 34 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
Religious and Moral Education, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 24

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Discuss the benefits of entrepreneurship. E.g.
• freedom to pursue one's vision
• flexibility of time
• employment to other members of society
• helps in nation-building
• sense of pride when vision of business is achieved, etc.
Project Work
In three groups, learners should take a field research in their community into how to become a successful entrepreneur and present findings for class discussion.