Ways Through Which Civic Education Can Be Important at School – Basic 1 Civic Education Lesson Note (First Term)

Class: Primary 1
Subject: Civic Education
Topic: Ways Civic Education is Important at School – Rights of a Child and Rights of a Citizen
Duration: 30 minutes

Lesson objectives

By the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:

• Tell how civic education helps at school
• Name rights of a child
• Name rights of a citizen

Lesson content

Ways Civic Education is Important at School:

1. Teaches Good Behavior

• How to be polite to teachers and friends
• How to share things with classmates
• How to say “please” and “thank you”

2. Helps Us Follow School Rules

• Come to school on time
• Keep our classroom clean
• Listen when teachers are teaching

3. Teaches Us to Respect Others

• Respect our teachers and elders
• Be kind to all our classmates
• Help friends who need help

4. Makes Us Good Leaders

• Learn to be class monitor
• Help organize school activities
• Take care of school property

Rights of a Child:

Rights are things children are allowed to have or do.

Every child has the right to:

• Go to school and learn

• Have food and water

• Have a safe place to live

• Play and rest

• Get medical care when sick

• Be protected from harm

Rights of a Citizen:

Citizens also have rights in their country:

• Right to vote when grown up
• Right to move around freely
• Right to say what they think
• Right to practice their religion
• Right to own things
• Right to be treated fairly

EVALUATION/EXERCISES

Answer these questions:

1. Name 3 ways civic education helps at school:
2. Rights are things we are _______ to have or do.
3. Circle the rights of a child: Go to school Work hard Have food Be hurt Play and rest
4. Name 3 rights of a child:
5. Fill in the missing words:
   1. Every child has the right to go to _______ and learn.
   2. Citizens have the right to _______ when grown up.
6. Tick (✓) good behaviors at school:
   1. Be polite to teachers [ ]
   2. Fight with classmates [ ]
   3. Keep classroom clean [ ]
   4. Be rude to friends [ ]
   5. Help organize activities [ ]
7. Match the rights:
   1. Child’s right • Vote when grown up
   2. Citizen’s right • Go to school
   3. Both • Be treated fairly
8. Choose the correct answer: What right does every child have? a) To be hurt b) To go to school c) To fight

ASSIGNMENT

Write 2 rights of a child and 2 ways to show good behavior at school.

TEACHER’S REMARKS

Teacher’s Name: _________________________
Date: _________________________