Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6

WEEK 4

SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

CLASS: PRIMARY 6

TERM: 3^RD TERM

TOPIC: POULTRY – CHICKEN 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Types of Chicken
2. Selection of Housing and Equipment

 PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

1. list types of chickens;
2. mention and explain housing system;
3. discuss feeding of chickens according to the months. 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

charts of chickens.

 REFERENCE MATERIALS

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book – Basic Agriculture for Primary Schools

All Relevant Material

Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

Poultry are domesticated bird kept by humans for eggs, their meat or their features.

Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world. They are one of the cheapest sources of meat and can be kept by anyone, even at the back of the house.

 TYPES OF CHICKEN

1. Eggs laying chicken
2. Table meat chicken
3. Dual purpose chicken (for egg and meat production)

SELECTION OF HOUSING AND EQUIPMENT

A. Housing

1. Concrete building
2. Wooden and metal cages/wooden shed

B. Equipment

1. Baby chick cage
2. Layer chicken cage
3. Poultry feather removal 

C. FEEDING

1. Chicks mash (2 months – 4 months, about 8 weeks)
2. Growers mash (2 months – 4 months, about 8 – 16 weeks)
3. Broiler starter (for meat producer only about 9 – 14 weeks)
4. Layers mash (for more eggs)

D. SOURCE OF DAY OLD CHICKS

1. Buying
2. Hatchery 

E. HOUSING SYSTEM OF POULTRY KEEPING

1. Free range system
2. Semi intensive system
3. Intensive system
4. Extensive system
5. The fold system
6. The deep litter system
7. The Battery cage

STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES

 Step 1: Teacher revises the previous topic

Step2: Teacher introduces the new topic

Step 3: Teacher explains the new topic

Step4: Teacher welcomes pupils questions

Step45 Teacher evaluates the pupils

WRAP UP ( CONCLUSION)

Teacher goes over the topic for better understanding

Evaluation/ Assignment

1. explain the meaning of poultry;
2. method 2 ways of rearing chicken;
3. state 5 importance of poultry.