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It is very important that you identify learners who need special attention the first time you enter the History class or meet new learners. Find out their areas of difficulty and concerns, that is, find out their individual learning challenges.
This will give you a chance for proper placement and handling. Provide additional time or remedial teaching to the slow learners and extra work to those who are very fast. Give a chance to all learners to express themselves freely, regardless of their individual differences. Try as much as possible to make History more practical than theoretical.
Preparation to Teach Using This Teacher’s Guide
Whatever experience you have, a good History teacher must prepare before teaching; careful planning is necessary before an effective lesson is delivered. You, as a teacher, should know the details of the curriculum and how to interpret it correctly. Then scheme according to the curriculum requirements. A sample scheme of work and a sample lesson plan have been given in this guide to help you.
Below are the suggested life skills, their indicators, and values you need to refer to during scheming.
| Effective communication | Social relationships | Critical thinking |
| Fluency Audibility Confidence Verbal delivery Non verbal delivery | Working in groups Sharing Appreciation Responsibility Care | Responding to questions appropriately Giving reasons for action taken Taking decision effectively |
| Creative thinking Innovativeness Logical reasoning | Problem solving Taking decision effectively Making choices Weighing options | Empathy Supporting others Guiding others Listening to others |
| Self-awareness Thinking Requesting Using persuasive language | Interpersonal relationships Interacting freely with others Working together Respecting other’s opinions | Peer pressure resistance Standing for one’s values and beliefs |
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