How To Avert Strike for Primary 5

Class: Primary 5
Term: 3rd Term
Subject: national values Education
Curriculum Theme: Civic education
Previous Lesson: Ways Of Communicating Social Injustice
Topic: How To Avert Strike
Content/Learning Area: What the leaders can do to avert strike or presentation
Time Allocation: 40 minutes

Performance Objectives

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

• Cognitive Domain: Identify and explain actions leaders can take to avert strike or demonstration.
• Affective Domain: Appreciate the importance of peaceful resolution in preventing strikes.
• Psychomotor Domain: Demonstrate how to role-play leaders communicating to avert strikes.
• social Domain: Collaborate with peers to suggest ways leaders can prevent strikes and demonstrations.

Reference Materials

The following resources were used in planning this lesson:

• 9 Years Basic Education Curriculum
• Abuja Educational Resource Center Scheme of Work
• NAPPS national Unified Scheme of Work
• Online Data from: Wikipedia – Protest
• Relevant Textbooks

Instructional Materials

To deliver this lesson,the teacher will use the following:

• Chart paper with strike prevention steps
• Markers
• Flashcards showing strike scenarios
• Short video clips on peaceful conflict resolution
• Role-play scripts

Rationale for the Lesson

Understanding how to avert strike helps pupils appreciate peaceful ways leaders use to solve problems and keep communities working well.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils should know what a strike is and have basic understanding of leadership roles and community cooperation.

Lesson content

How To Avert Strike

This includes what leaders can do to prevent strikes or demonstrations by solving problems peacefully before they grow.

Leaders Communicate with Workers: Leaders talk clearly with workers to understand their problems and explain solutions. The following are ways leaders communicate:

1. Holding press conferences
2. Organizing meetings with workers
3. Listening to workers’ complaints carefully
4. Establishing open-door policies for workers to voice concerns
5. Creating feedback mechanisms like suggestion boxes or online forums

Leaders Improve Workers’ Welfare: leaders work to make workers happy by giving them fair treatment and support. These include:

1. Increasing salaries
2. Providing all allowances like leave bonus
3. Taking care of workers’ health and safety
4. Offering opportunities for professional development and training
5. Ensuring fair and equitable treatment in promotions and assignments

Leaders Use Peaceful Negotiation: Leaders solve conflicts by talking and agreeing without fighting. They are:

1. Using mediators to help discussions
2. Making compromises that suit both sides
3. Avoiding threats or violence
4. Establishing clear channels for dialog and grievance resolution
5. Engaging in active listening to understand the needs of all parties

Leaders Make Timely decisions: Leaders act fast to fix problems before they become strikes. Examples are:

1. Quickly paying owed salaries
2. Addressing complaints as soon as they arise
3. Planning meetings regularly to prevent misunderstandings
4. Implementing proactive measures to address potential issues
5. Regularly reviewing policies and procedures to ensure fairness and equity

Teaching Methods

To deliver this lesson,‌ ⁤the teacher will⁤ adopt⁤ the following methods: Discussion, clarification, Storytelling, Role Play, Visual Aids, Group work

Instructional Procedures

To deliver this lesson, the teacher will adopt the following steps:

Step 1: Introduction (Set Induction)

Time: 5m
Teaching Skill: Set Induction
Teacher’s Activity: Introduce topic using story about a strike and ask questions about strikes
Pupils’ Activity: Listen and answer questions

Step 2: Leaders Communicate

Time: 7m
Teaching skill: Explanation
Teacher’s Activity: Explain how leaders talk to workers, show flashcards and examples
Pupils’ Activity: Observe flashcards and discuss

Step 3: Improve Workers’ Welfare

Time: 7m
Teaching Skill: Discussion
Teacher’s Activity: Discuss ways leaders improve welfare, list points on chart
Pupils’ Activity: Contribute ideas and take notes

Step 4: Peaceful Negotiation

Time: 7m
Teaching Skill: Role Play
Teacher’s Activity: Guide role play on negotiation between leaders and workers
Pupils’ Activity: Perform role play in groups

Step 5: Timely Decisions

Time: 5m
Teaching Skill: Explanation
Teacher’s Activity: Explain why leaders must act quickly, give real-life examples
Pupils’ Activity: Listen and note examples

Step 6: Note-Taking

Time: 5m
Teaching Skill: Guided Practice
Teacher’s Activity: Summarize lesson on board for copying
Pupils’ Activity: Copy notes

Step 7: Evaluation/Review

Time: 3m
Teaching Skill: Questioning
teacher’s Activity: Ask questions to check understanding
Pupils’ Activity: answer questions

Objective-aligned checks:

1. Identify and explain actions leaders can take to avert strike or demonstration.
2. Demonstrate how to role-play leaders communicating to avert strikes.

Step 8: Conclusion

Time: 1m
Teaching Skill: Instructional
Teacher’s Activity: Recap key points and encourage peaceful attitude
Pupils’ Activity: Respond and reflect

Lesson Keywords

• Strike – A work stoppage by workers to demand rights
• Negotiation – Talking to reach agreement
• Allowance – Extra money paid to workers
• Welfare – Health and happiness of workers
• Mediation – Help from a neutral person to solve conflict
• Compromise – An agreement where both sides give up somthing
• Grievance – A complaint or resentment

Lesson Evaluation

To evaluate the learning, the teacher asks pupils to:

1. Explain what a strike is.
2. List three things leaders can do to prevent strikes.
3. Describe why interaction is crucial in averting strikes.
4. Role-play a leader talking to workers to avoid a strike.
5. Discuss how timely decisions help stop strikes.

Assignment/Homework

1. Write a short paragraph on the importance of peaceful negotiation in resolving conflicts.
2. List five ways leaders can improve workers’ welfare to prevent strikes.
3. interview a community leader about how they handle disagreements to avoid conflicts.

Differentiation

• For slower learners: Use peer tutoring for slower learners, provide flashcards for visual learners, and allow role play for active learners to ensure all pupils understand.
• For advanced learners: Assign research on triumphant conflict resolution strategies used by leaders in Nigeria.
• For visual/auditory/kinesthetic learners: Provide visual aids, encourage verbal discussions, and incorporate role-playing activities.

Note for Teachers

Encourage active participation during role plays to build pupils’ confidence in communication and problem-solving skills related to leadership and strike prevention.