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Caring for Our Community and Its History

In this topic you will learn how to care for your community and remember its history.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Say how to care for your community
  • Explain why we keep our community's history
  • Name ways to keep history alive

What you already know

  • Historical places in my community

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Strand
History as a Subject
Sub-strand
Community History
Indicator
B1.1.4.2.1 – State the similarities and differences between the communities where learners live

Introduction

The children of Ama's school clean the area around the old chief's palace. They also listen to elders tell the story of how the town began.

1. Caring for Our Community

  • Keep the community clean.
  • Plant trees.
  • Respect elders and leaders.
  • Protect old buildings and sites.

2. Keeping History Alive

  • Listen to stories from elders.
  • Keep old photographs and objects safely.
  • Celebrate festivals.
  • Visit historical sites.
Children sweeping around a historical building and an elder telling a story
Figure 1: Caring for our community and its history Draw one way to care for your community.Illustration: Sirbus

Remember: When we know our history, we love our community more.

New words

care
To look after something.
protect
To keep safe from harm.
festival
A special yearly celebration.
leader
A person who guides others, like a chief.

Summary

  • We care for our community by keeping it clean and protecting old sites.
  • Elders, photos, objects and festivals keep history alive.
  • Knowing our history helps us love our community.

Class activity: Community Clean-up

  1. With your teacher, clean a small area of the school or community.
  2. Sketch the area before and after.
  3. Talk about why keeping it clean matters.

You need: Printed photographs of local Ghanaian communities, Sketch map of the local area, Exercise books

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. Which is a way to care for your community?

    • A. Keep it clean
    • B. Litter
    • C. Break things
    • D. Write on walls
    Show answer
    Answer: Keep it cleanClean places are healthy.

  2. 2. Who can tell us how our town began?

    • A. Elders
    • B. Babies
    • C. Goats
    • D. Cars
    Show answer
    Answer: EldersElders know the past.

  3. 3. Festivals help keep history alive.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThey remind us of the past.

  4. 4. We should break old buildings for fun.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseWe should protect them.

  5. 5. To keep something safe from harm is to ______ it.

    Show answer
    Answer: protectThat is the meaning of protect.

  6. 6. Write two ways to keep history alive.

    Show answer
    Answer: Any two: listen to elders, keep old photos, celebrate festivals, visit sites.These help us remember.

Homework

  1. Ask an elder how your town or village began. Tell the class.