Culture – Basic 1 Social Studies Lesson Note (First Term)

Class: Primary 1
Subject: Social Studies
Topic: Culture – Meaning and Types
Duration: 30 minutes

Lesson objectives

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

• Say what culture means
• Name the two types of culture
• Give examples of each type of culture

Lesson content

What is Culture?

Culture is the way of life of people.

It is how people live, dress, eat, speak and do things in their community.

Types of Culture

There are TWO types of culture:

1. Material culture

These are things we can see and touch:

• Houses and buildings
• Clothes and shoes
• Food and drinks
• Cars and bicycles
• Books and toys

2. Non-material culture

These are things we cannot see or touch:

• Language (how we speak)
• Songs and music
• Dance and festivals
• Religion and beliefs
• Good behavior and manners

Both types make up our culture.

Evaluation/exercises

Answer these questions:

1. Culture is the _______ of _______ of people.
2. How many types of culture do we have? _________
3. Name the two types of culture:
   1. _________________ culture
   2. _________________ culture
4. Circle the material culture: House Language Food Dance Clothes
5. Circle the non-material culture: Car Songs Books Religion Bicycle
6. Match correctly:
   1. Material culture • Things we cannot see
   2. Non-material culture • Things we can see
7. Tick (✓) the correct group: Material Culture:
   1. Music [ ] – Houses [ ] – Cars [ ]
8. Non-material Culture:
   1. Dance [ ] – Shoes [ ] – Language [ ]

ASSIGNMENT

Name 2 examples of material culture and 2 examples of non-material culture.

Teacher’s remarks

Teacher’s Name: _________________________
Date: _________________________