Housing – Basic 5 Social Studies Lesson Note (Third Term)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. Definition of house.
2. Type of houses Nigerians live in.

TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

• Whiteboard/ Chalkboard 
• Explanatory posters 
• Explanatory pictures 
• Explanatory videos

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHOD

• Explanation • Discussion 
• Questions and Answers.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

• NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary schools. 
• Lagos State Scheme of Work 
• Online Materials. 
• Social Studies Text Books for Primary Schools

MODULE CONTENT

A house is a place where we live in. It is a place that provides shelter and protects one from the sun, the rain. Etc.

TYPE OF HOUSES NIGERIANS LIVE IN

1. Mud houses: it can be mud house with thatched roof or iron roofing sheet

2. Wooden houses: built with timber

3. Huts: they are small and can be built from thatch or bamboo.

4. Duplexes: they are modern house with room and two floors, built with cement and corrugated iron roofing sheets.

5. Flats: they are set of rooms usually on the floor of a building with two or more floors. It may be one, two or more bedroom flat.

6. Penthouse: it is an apartment located on the top floors of a building.

7. Skyscrapers: a building with many stories

8. Bungalows: a small house with a single story.

PROVISION AND ACQUISITION OF HOUSES

People acquire houses through:

1. Savings and personal efforts.
2. Through housing cooperation.
3. Loan from commercial banks.
4. Loan from mortgage banks.
5. Government allocation.

PRESENTATION

• The Teacher revises the previous lesson. 
• The Teacher introduces the topic. 
• The Teacher explains the lessons.