The Primary 5 scheme of work was sourced from the Lagos State Ministry of Education:

Unified Scheme of Work for Primary Schools

 TABLE OF CONTENT

About Us..................................................................................Page 3
Chapter One
About Primary 5 Scheme of Work...........................................Page 5
Chapter Two
Syllabus...................................................................................Page 6
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 About Primary 5 Scheme of Work
The scheme of work for Primary 5 is obtained from The Lagos State Gov-
ernment Ministry of Education’s Unified Scheme of Work for Primary
School. This scheme outlines the curriculum for students in their fifth
year.

This scheme of work is structured in detail about what subject will be

covered throughout the academic year. This will ensure that the pupils
are taught what is suitable for their age and class. This scheme will
make what is being taught in all the schools in Lagos state to align with
each other.

Subject

There are thirteen subjects in the Lagos State Unified Scheme of Work
for Upper Basic (Primary 5). Three broad subjects comprise these 13
subjects: Prevocational Studies (home economics and agriculture),
National Values Education (social studies, civic education, and security
education), and Basic Science and Technology (basic science,
information technology, and physical and health education).

These are separate subjects that have been combined to create one.
Essentially, Primary 5 covers 21 topics in all, including Arabic, which is an
elective. The following is a list of the topics taught in Upper Basic
Primary Class 5:

● English Studies
● Mathematics
● Basic Science and Technology(Basic Science, Information
Technology and Physical and Health Education)
● National Values Education(Social Studies, Civic and Security
Education)
● Prevocational Studies(Agriculture and Home Economics)
● Yoruba
● Hausa
● Igbo
● Christian Religious Studies
● Islamic Religious Studies
● Arabic (Optional)
● History
● Cultural and Creative Arts
 Introduction

National Values Education is a subject that instills moral and national

values to the pupils through selected topics and activities suitable for
their age and class. The subject comprises three broad subjects; Civic
Education, Social Studies, and Security Education. Each of these sub-
jects all have their topics and what they aim to achieve at the end of
the academic session.

Some of the topics treated in the National Values Education for Pri-
mary 5 include; Unity in cultural diversity, types of personal security,
process of changing culture and difference, loyalty, qualities of a good
leader, government, pressure group, personal security and child's right
law.

By the end of the academic session the educators should make sure
the pupils are able to maintain safety rules at home and school, iden-
tify types of government and the arms of government, list the security
agents, track down behaviors that could lead to threat to avoid punish-
ment.
2 Chapter Two
Scheme of Work
First Term

LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION UNIFIED SCHEMES

OF WORK FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
National Values Education Scheme of Work for Primary/Basic 5
CLASS Primary/Basic 5
SUBJECT National Values Education
TERM First Term
WEEK TOPICS Learning Objectives
1(Social Other people in the family' By the end of the lesson pupils
Studies) - Other members of family should be able to:
and 1. Name other members of our
how they relate to us family
-Obligations of the members 2. Explain mw they related to us
of the 3. List obligations of the ræmbers of
family the family

(Civic Readiness test/ Loyalty By the end of the lesson pupils

Education) -Meaning of Loyalty should be able to:
- evidence of loyalty i. Describe loyalty and show
evidence of loyalty
to family, school and the society as
a whole
ii. Discuss the consequences of
disloyalty
iii. Identify national services that
shows loyalty

(Security Introduction to personnal By he end of the lesson, pupils

Education) security should be able to:
- Sources of treat to (i) Explain the term personal
personal securty security,
(ii) halyses at least 3 sources of
threat to personal
security e.g. rogue security',
employees, insiders,
social media, natural disasters etc.
 2(Social Unity in cultural diversity By the end of the lesson pupils
Studies) -meaning of culture diversity should be able to:
and 1. Define culture diversity and unity
unity 2- Describes culture as people's way
-culture as a people's way of of life
life 3. Explain customs and taditjon
-customs and tradition 4. Name retainable custom
-chargeable customs
(Civic Loyalty in relationships and By the end of the lesson pupils
Education) its should be able to:
examples i. demonstrate how to show loyalty
to friends and
famlies
ii. compare examples of loyal
individuals they
know

(Security Types of personal security By the end of the lesson, pupils

Education) should be able to:
(i) understand the concept of
danger,
(ii) Classify the types of personal
security e.g.
home, on the street, while travelling
etc,

3(Social Process of changing culture By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) and should be able to,'
difference i. Outline reasons for changing
- Reason for change cultures
- Process of changing culture ii. Analyze maps to indicate
- Nigerian language languages
- Using maps to indicate
language

(Civic -Importance of loyalty By the end of the lesson pupils

Education) -Consequences of disloyalty should be able to:
i. Explain the meaning of disloyalty
ii. Analyze and explain the
importance of loyalty
iii. Discuss the consequences of
disloyalty
 (Security Importance of personal By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) security should be able to:
(1) mention precaution tips on
personal security,
(2) state the importance of personal
security,
(i) keeping yourself safe/ personal
protection/
defense,
(ii) keeping your home safe,
(iii) feeling safe in your community,
(iv) quick medical assistance etc.

4(Social Marriage customs and By tho end of tho lesson pupils

Studies) practices should be able to:
-Steps in selecting marriage i. Describe steps in selecting
partners marriage partners
-Purpose of writing or ii. Explain purpose of writing or
visiting visiting
-Values that are relevant to iii. Outline values that are relevant
selection to selection of
of marriage partners marriage partners

(Civic National service that shows By the end of the lesson pupils
Education) loyalty should be able to:
i. suggest loyal services that can be
rendered to
the family
ii. demonstrate loyal services that
can be
rendered to the school
iii. identify the services that requires
loyalty to
the nation
 (Security General Safety Rule By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) should be able to:
(1) Identify parts of their body not to
be touched
by stranger or people,
(2) develop these general personal
safety rules
which include,
(i) know your name, home address
and parent
phone number,
(ii) Do not eat anytiing given to you
by a stranger,
(iii) Do not walk off the road alone,
(iv) Never go anywhere with a
stranger,
(v) No one is allowed to touch our
bod etc.

5(Social Roles played by families By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) -Consequence should be able to:
- The roles of families i. Lists the roles of families
and other providing useful ii. Describes how the roe is being
advice played by the
-Unhealthy marriage practice families
(consequences) iii. Identify unhealthy mariage
practice
(Civic - meaning of leadership By the end of the lesson pupils
Education) - types of leadership should be able to:
i. explain the term leadership
ii. identify who a leader is
iii. mention the types of leadership
iv. analyze the types of leadership
 (Security General safety rules (Contd.) By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) should be able to:
(1) state the consequences of
keeping a bad
friend(s)
(2)describe these general safety
rules for children,
(i) playing or experimenting with fire
is not
allowed,
(ii) If you get lost, stay where you
are,
(iii) Do not share addressof parents'
phone
number with anyone except in
emergency
situation,
(iv) do not climb the fence etc.

6(Social Responsible parenthood By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) -Who are parents should be able to:
-Duties of parents 1. Explain who are parents
- Characteristic of 2. Describe duties of parents
responsible 3.Outlines characteristics of
parenthood responsible
parenthood

(Civic qualities of a good leader By the end of the lesson pupils

Education) should be able to:
i. identify qualities of a good leader;
ii. describe the qualities of a good
leader;
iii. highlight examples of a good
leader;
 (Security Roles of the school in the By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) security of should be able to
the pupils (1) Assess the roles of the school in
ensuring the
pupils' security which include;
(i) School need to have appropriate
security
measures in place to protect the
pupils,
(ii) keeping a register of all pupils in
the school,
(iii) provide a gatehouse and a
security guard,
(iv) proper monitoring of the pupils
movement.
(2) state the importance of security
in the school

7 MID TERM BREAK

8(Social Problems of parenthood By the end of the lesson pupils
Studies) STIS/STDS/AIDS should be able to:
-Meaning of STDS/HIV/AIDS 1.Define STDS/HIV/AIDS
-Types of STDS 2.List types of STDS
-Effects of STDS/HIV/AIDS 3.Identify effects of STD/HIV/AIDS
- Responsible sexual 4. Describe responsible sexual
behaviour behaviour
- Values relevant 5. Explain values relevant

(Civic Leadership functions By the end of the lesson pupils

Education) should be able to:
i. Highlight different function of a
leader
ii. Explain the different levels of
leadership
i.e. religious and political leader
iii. Discuss their roles
 (Security Security tips in the school By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) should be able to:
(1) tell why information is important,
(2) mention some security tips
i) school compound should be
fenced and gated,
ii) there should be security
personnel stationed at
the gate;
iii) clearance should be given to any
visitor(s)
before entering the school premises,
iv) pupils should be trained on
security related
subject etc.

9(Social Traditional marriage By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) - Meaning of traditional should be able to:
marriage 1. Define traditional marriage
- Modem marriage 2. Describe modern marriage
- Main features of traditional 3. Lists main factors of traditional
marriage marriage
- Values of traditional 4. Outline values of traditional
marriage marriage

(Civic Leadership styles By the end of the lesson pupils

Education) e.g democracy, dictatorship should be able to:
and i. identify leadership style
liesserfaire ii. discuss leadership styles
iii. give examples of leadership
styles
 (Security Security tips in the school By the end of the lesson pupils
Education) should be able to:
i. identify different clubs in the
school
ii. describe the importance of exit
card
iii.relate the topics to their
environment, school
and home
-a security club must be formed in
the school
-pupils activities should be strictly
monitored to
prevent them from joining bad gang
-pupils should not be allowed to
leave the school
premises at will
-pupils should be discouraged from
loitering

10(Social Modern Marriage By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) -Main feature of Christian should be able to:
marriage 1. examine main features of christian
-Values of Christian, Islamic marriage
and 2. identify values of christian and
marriages by ordenance islamic
-Main features of Muslim marriage
marriage 3. outline main features of muslim
-Main features of marriage marriage
by 4. list main features of marriage by
ordinance ordinance
(Civic REVISION
Education)
(Security REVISION
Education)
11(Social Religion and Social Belief By the end of the lesson pupils
Studies) -Concept of religion should be able to:
-Types of religion 1. explain concept of religion
-Religion Intellorance 2. list types of religious intelorance
-Problems of religion 3. describe religious intelorance
intellorance 4. outline problem of religious
intelorance
12-13 REVISION/EXAMINATION
 Second Term
CLASS Primary/Basic 5
SUBJECT National Values Education
TERM Second Term
WEEK TOPICS Learning Objectives
1(Social Leadership By tho ond of tho losson pupils
Studies) -Who is a leader should be ablo to:
-Type of leadership 1. Define a loader
-How can a leader be 2. List typos of loadorshlp
selected 3. Describe how a leader can be
-Function of political leaders solectod
-Fomation of political parties 4. State function of political leader
and
changes
-What attributes a good and
bad
leadership
(Civic Revision/Characteristics of a By the end of tho lesson pupils
Education) bad leader should be ablo to:
i. Identify characteristics of a bad
leader
ii. Discuss tho characteristics of a
bad leader
problems that may arise from bad
leadership

(Security Student readiness By the end of the lesson, pupils

Education) assessment and should be able to:
revision of 1st term work i) evaluate the 1st term work and
treating the 1st
term past questions,
ii) Responds to various questions,

2(Social Organization and cooperation By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) - Meaning of organization should be able to:
and I. Define organization and
co-operation cooperation
-Types of organization and 2. List types of organization and
co-operation cooperation
- Why people live together 3. Explain why people live together
- Function of various 4. Describe function of various
organization organization
and co-operation co-operation
- Benefit of living together
 (Civic Definition and meaning of By the end of the lesson pupils
Education) govemment should be able to:
i. Define government
ii. Explain the meaning of
government
iii. Identify the form of government
practiced in
Nigeria

(Security -Definition and meaning of By the end of the lesson. pupils

Education) govemment should be to:
I) identify the followings as an agent
of personal
security,
i) parents, ii) School, iii) community;
2) discuss their views on the above
mentioned
agents
3(Social Resource/preservation By the end of the lesson pupils
Studies) -What is resource should be able to:
preservation i. Define resource presentation
- Mention types of saving ii. List types of savings
- Banking facilities in iii. Outline banking facilities in
communities communities
-Process of opening an iv. Explain process of opening an
account in account in the
the bank bank

(Civic arms of government By the end of the Esson pupils

Education) should be able to:
i. identify the three arms of
government
executive, legislative and judiciary
ii. explain the arms of government
iii. mention the head of each arm of
government
 (Security Roles of parent on child's By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) personal should be able to:
security i) list the roles of parents on child's
personal
security,
ii) explain different roles of parents
on child's
personal security.

4(Social - causes of poor savings By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) - practice saving should be able to:
1. Outline causes of poor savings
2. Explain inability to manage one's
income
properly
3. Identifies practice

(Civic functions of the arms of By the end of the lesson pupils

Education) government should be able to:
i. mention some of the functions
performed by
the arms of government
ii. explain functions of each of the
arms of
government

(Security Roles of peer group on child's By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) personal security should be able to :
i) define the term "Peer group",
ii) highlight the influence of peer
group on child's
personal security.

5(Social Resources development By the end of the lesson, pupils

Studies) -meaning of capital should be able to
-ways of raising fund i. define ways of raising fund
-sources of fund ii. describe source of fund
-identify the uses of fund iii. identify the uses of fund
 (Civic Importance of the arms of By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) Government should be able to
i. list importance of each arms of
government
ii. discuss the importance of each
arms of
government
(Security Reasons for personnal By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) security should be able to
i. explain reasons for personnal
security
ii. enumerate the importance of
personnal
security

6(Social Resources Distribution By the end of the lesson, pupils

Studies) -meaning of resources should be able to
-Types of resources 1. define resources
-why resources are not 2. list types of resources
evenly 3. explain why resources are not
distributed evenly
-problems of distributed
overconcentration of 4. outline problems of over
industries concentration of
ways of ensuring even ensuring even distribution
distribution of 5. describe distribution of resources
resources
(Civic Difference between the arms By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) of should be able to
government i. differentiate between legislative,
executive and
judiciary
(Security Duties and responsibilities of By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) a child should be able to
in respect of personnal i. explain the word responsibility
security ii. classify the duty of a child in
respect to
personnal security

7 MID TERM BREAK

 8(Social Employment By the end of the lesson, pupils
Studies) -What is emplyment should be able to :
-Concept of employment 1. define employment
and unemployment 2. write/list concepts of
- Causes unemployment employment
3. state concept of unemployment
4. describe causes of unemployment

(Civic Pressure groups By the end of the lesson pupils

Education) -meaning of pressure group should be able to:
and i. explain the meaning of pressure
types of pressure group groups
ii. highlight the type of pressure
groups
iii. mention pressure groups in the
country

9(Social Wages and income By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) - Concept of wages and should be able to:
salary 1. Explain concept of ways
- Why some people eam 2. Describe concept of salary
higher 3. State why some people earn
salaries than others higher salaries
than others

Civic REVISION
Education
(Security Identification of different By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) security should be able to:
information Il i) identify more security information,
ii) examine the functions of the
mentioned
security information.

10(Social Communication By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) - Meaning of communication should be able to:
- Types of electronic 1. Define communication
communication 2. Lists types of electronic
-Use of the device communication
- Problems of some of the 3. State uses of the device
devices 4. Explain problems of the devices

(Civic REVISION
Education)
 (Security REVISION
Education)
11(Social Transportation Studies By the end of the lesson pupils
Studies) -Meaning of transportation should be able to:
- Types of transportation 1. define transportation
- Forms of land 2. list types of transportation
transportation 3. explain form of land
-Draw means of transportation
tansportation on 4. draw means of transportation
land
- Advantage of
transportation
- Identify the problems of
land
transportation
-Solution to problems of
transportation

12-13 REVISION/EXAMINATION
 Third Term

CLASS Primary/Basic 5
SUBJECT National Values Education
TERM Third Term
WEEK TOPICS Learning Objcetives
1(Social Housing By the end of the lesson pupils
Studies) -Types of houses Nigerians should be able to:
live in 1. Outline the types of houses
-Provision and acquisition of Nigeria live in.
house 2. Describe necessary provision of
houses
3. Identity means of acquiring
houses in Nigeria

(Civic Resumption test

Education)
(Security Revision of last term work By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) student should be able to:
readiness assessment i) evaluate the 1st term work and
2nd term past
questions,
ii. responds to various questions.
 2(Social Features of adequate By the end of the lesson pupils
Studies) - Housing should be able to:
- Qualities of a goal house 1. Outline qualities of a good house
- Difference in the housing 2. Draw that shed roof and mud
needs of house or iron
urban and rural settlement roofing sheets
3. Draw a complete
4. Describe differences in the
housing needs of
urban and rural settlement

(Civic Advantages and By the end ofthe lesson pupils

Education) disadvantages of should be able to:
pressure group i. Identify the advantages of
pressure groups
ii. Mention the disadvantages of
pressure groups

(Security Threat to personal security By the end of the lesson, pupils

Education) (Rape) should be able to:
i) explain briefly the meaning of
rape,
ii) state the causes of rape.

3(Social Population and By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) - Meaning of population should be able to:
Relationship between 1. Define population
population 2. Outline the relationship between
and availability population
- Reasons everybody does and available numbers of houses
not own 3, Explain in reasons everybody does
house in Nigeria not own
-Solution to housing house in Nigeria
shortage 4. Give solution to housing shortage

(Civic Meaning and definition of By the end of the lesson pupils

Education) values should be able to:
i. Explain value mention the types of
value
ii. discuss the types of value
 (Security Threat to personal security By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) (Robbery) should be able to:
i) explain the meaning of robbery,
ii) highlight and explain the causes
of robbery,
iii) state ways to prevent robbery.

4(Social Personal hygiene and By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) physical should be able to:
development 1. Define personal hygiene and
-Whatis personal hygiene physical
and development
physical development 2. Outline characteristics or physical
- Characteristics of physical development
development 3.Write factors that can hinder
- Factor tiat can under grow growth in children
in
children

(Civic Values that promotes peace By the end of the lesson pupils
Education) should be able to:
i. Explain the values that promotes
peace
ii. Identify values that promotes
peace
iii. Discuss the values that promotes
peace

(Security Threat to personal security By the end of the lesson, pupils

Education) (Cultism) should be able to:
i) define the term cultism,
ii) mention causes of cultism.
iii) Examine why cultism is a threat
to personal
security.
 5(Social Physical fitness and By the end of the lesson pupils
Studies) population should be able to:
- Things to do to keep our 1.Outline things to do to keep our
body body physically
physically fit fit
- Characteristics of 2. Describe characteristics of
household household
population and effect on population
personal 3. Explain characteristics of
hygiene household population
and effect on personal hygiene

(Civic -concept of social injustice By the end of the lesson pupils

Education) should be able to:
i. define what social injustice is

(Security Advance free fraud (419) as a By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) threat should be able to:
to personal security i) explain briefly what an advance
fee fraud
means,
ii) examine various preventive
measures against
advance fee fraud

6(Social Drug abuse By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) - Concept of drug abuse should be able to:
- Factors contributing to 1. Explain concept of drug abuse
drug abuse 2. List factors contributing to drug
- Effects of abuse of abuse
stimulation 3. Describe effects of stimulation
- Sources of drugs 4. Outline sources of drugs

(Civic Social injustice continues By the end of the lesson pupils

Education) should be able to:
i. Give examples of social injustice
ii. Explain the examples of social
injustice
 (Security Punishment for various By the end of the lesson, pupils
Education) threats to should be able to:
personal security i) explain briefly the term
'punishment'
ii) enumerate types of punishment

7 MID-TERM BREAK
8(Social Prevention of drug abuse and By the end ofthe lesson pupils
Studies) life should be able to:
coping skills 1. List how we prevent drug abuse
- How do we prevent drug 2. explain health promotion
abuse behaviour
- Health promotion 3. Outline non-govemment
behaviour organization
- Nongovemment 4. Describe moral responsibility
organization 5. Outline non-govemmental
- Moral responsibility organization
- Conse uences

(Civic Types of social injustice By the end of the lesson pupils

Education) should be able to:
i. Identify the types of social
injustice
ii. Discuss the types of social on
justice

(Security Punishment for various By the end of the lesson, pupils

Education) threats to should be able to:
personal security i) list types of threat,
e.g. rape and cultism, ii) state punishment for various
threats
mentioned above.

9(Social Pollution By the end of the lesson pupils

Studies) - Meaning of pollution should be able to:
-Sources and causes of air 1. Define pollution
pollution 2, Outline sources of air pollution
3. Describe causes of land pollution
 (Civic How to communicate social By the end of the lesson pupils
Education) injustice should be able to:
i. Identify how to communicate
social injustice
ii. discuss how to communicate
social injustice
(Security Chlld's right law By the end of the lesson pupils
Education) should be able to:
i) define the term law,
ii) Illustrate the meaning of right
iii) analyse the child right act in
Nigorla

10(Social Natural disastor By tho end of tho losson pupllg

Studies) -Meaning of natural and should bo oblo to:
unnatural I. Define natural disaster
disaster 2. Explain unnatural disaster
-Causes of natural disaster 3. List causes of natural disaster
- Effect of natural disastor 4. Doscrlbe effect of natural
on life disaster on life and
and property proporty

(Civic REVISION
Education)
(Security Child's right law Il By tho ond of tho lesson, pupils
Education) should bo ablo to:
i) determine a child under the child
right Act,
ii) enumerate child right law in
Lagos statos

11(Social Mechanized agriculture By tho end of tho lesson pupils

Studies) - Concept of mechanized should bo ablo to:
agriculture 1, Explain tho concept of
- Agricultural mechanized mechanized agriculture
-Problems of mechanized 2. Lists agriculturo machines
agriculture 3. Outline problems of mechanlzod
-Modem agricultural agriculture
technology to 4. Describe modern agricultural
fishing and farmlnq technology to
fishing and farming

(Civic REVISION
Education)
(Security REVISION
Education)
12-13 REVISION/EXAMINATION